Discover the. Subscribe. Documentary to. The folks. From the. Culture we have a really diverse mix for you today indeed one could Say Something for every taste. Provocative canadian performance artist peaches and her make the stage show which is definitely not for the faint hearted. In our series 100 german must reads the last on of katherina bloom a classic novel from Nobel Prize Winner im rick. And an old black and White British comedy sketch that has become a cult classic here in germany on new years eve. Canadian musician and performance artist peaches has been raising eyebrows with her sexually explicit shows since she started performing in the 990 s. Bisexual herself gender identity is a big topic in her work and her lyrics blur the difference between male and female its shocking stuff sometimes and yet her music has been used in movies like lost in translation and t. V. Shows like south park stage show features 40 people on stage and right now shes performing it here in berlin. This is one of peaches best known tracks. Its about shake him what you got. There we can see. If you dont already know the berlin based comedian artist you might be surprised by her ruckus explicit lyrics and rampant nudity. A lot of people were shocked when she hit the scene 2 decades ago its been a lot of years of people. Getting it or people not understanding but being excited about it people being afraid of my work has this big sexuality that im not asking people to believe that on stage or anything im just showing you an expressman of how. To mark the 20th anniversary of her career peaches is putting on a kind of retrospective show a best of her 5 albums a concert at berlins for experience theater is called theres only one peach with a hole in the middle. And extravaganza with dozens of performers including a dance troupe from new orleans. The message of the show is one of sex positivity and embracing all bodies. I dont think anybody is interested in perfection and most important to me is that everybody is comfortable in their own body but thats my number one you know you can call it feminism college whatever but i think like the most important is that i want people to feel comfortable in their own bodies. Yes there she just says yes she cares but she doesnt care peaches is. For me very defining for the Sexual Identity each and discussions that were having right now a lurker courages shes very. In your face and without any compromise. People are just like. What is going on in stage these are actual instruments. Were actually playing out. Just so you know. I dont really care if you know. Peaches was a teacher when she started making music at the time she felt there were no clear extreme could identify with from the beginning she was open about her own bisexuality. Now shes revisiting old songs. Like i have friends its a song thats as i knew she together come on baby lets go together i dont have to make a choice i like girls and i like boys so i actually change the lyrics to that one. Youve a together. And also i dont have to make a choice. So instead of being boy girl he. Still edgy and political but playful preaching at 53 years old peaches is ok were still pushing. Thank you but i think i need a little more choose from this is my diva moments and playing to packed house. Today in our continuing series 100 german must reads we come to one of the greats of literature. Who won the nobel prize for literature. In the last bloom he writes about the arrival of tabloid sensationalism in the media and how it can destroy lives a book as prevalent today as sensationalist journalism was 1st emerging in the 1970 s. If someone tries to kill you but you kill 1st. But what if its not your life theyre trying to take on or. Lost on or blum the main character is up against a real bad guy a tabloid reporter who ruins her reputation to sell papers. Just an ordinary woman whose only real mistake is falling in love with the wrong person at a Costume Party weve all been there. It turns out her handsome stranger is running from the law the countrys biggest tabloid says hes a murderer and a bank robber its a juicy story even if it isnt true and now the newspapers making up stories about. Her father was a communist in disguise and her mother stole the sacramento wire and carried on orgies in the sacristy with her lovers for the last 2 years the bloom woman has regularly received mail visitors whats her apartment a conspiracy against headquarters and arms caps boats book is a radical protest against the tabloid press his main character sees no other way to restore her on or than to kill the reporter whos ruined her life. But words could do more harm than guns now it is with fake news everywhere this seventys classic is as current as ever. Many years ago i used to be the singer in a british Jazz Orchestra and wore a dinner jacket on stage i was always confused here in germany when fans would say to me the same procedure as every year when i didnt think we toured that city the year before that was until i realised they were joking and referring to a catchphrase from a British Comedy sketch which Everybody Knows here but its unknown in Great Britain where it was originally performed ages ago he is rachael to explain. Oh by the way the same procedure as last year miss will feel the same procedure as. Several question whats going on allow me to explain my name is miss sophie. And thats james. Its my 90th birthday and ive invited my closest friends to deny that her big admirer of on. The pomeroy and of course my dear old friend mr winterbottom sadly are not actually with us anymore so to speak but no matter james takes their place as one of us neither more strong in new york really to me. Much to my astonishment this little British Comedy sketch of us has become a cult classic in germany 18 minute black and white recording has been shown on German Television every single new years eve since 972 millions of people tune in to watched an awful lot in english without subtitles dont believe me come on lets see just how well the did people of germany know james and i the same procedure as every year actually has called a status in germany its very funny you have to love some russian we even watch todays kids when we didnt understand half of the jokes some are just became a tradition how did some just think its called down through the generations the way the butler slips and sure the different roles as cruel yet mr of introduction mr pomeroy. So. Tommy told me for me just as i was just being the schumer and always being over the top i watch it every new years eve its a must i watch it at least once a year. They ought to car and anyway back to the story james has to do the test on behalf of every guest and he has to help them out with the drinks too. After 4 helpings of sherry. Champagne and port. Where. The germans go wild for his comical to ing and fro ing and his regular running within him practically positioned tiger skin rug. For one was written for the stage for a different thing a british comedian an actor. Used to perform the routine on the blackpool musical scene in the sixtys he was spotted by 2 german t. V. Producers who invited him over to germany along with may water thats the actress who played my pop they recorded the show in front of a Live Audience one particularly enthusiastic lady became rather famous in her own right but her shrieks of laughter they reached a crescendo at this point oh roosevelt room. Was. There were you there. Thank you to everyone in germany nosed enough for one and its got a Solid Fan Base and a few other countries too and yet it took more than 50 years for it to be shown in full on British Television most of my fellow brits have still never heard it 20 of remakes in paris the native indians from germany just good old fast. Oh by the way the same procedure is long here in germany same procedure as every object. Groom our very best. Of all from the series of germans on our website at v. W. Dot com. As well as loads of other stories from the world of awesome culture so for now ill leave you with more from peaches later show which is currently here in berlin and its really easy paul on the video wall behind. You. This. 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