Loriot is much about failed communication. And usually his characters are very pedantic.
Watch this video for example.
The EggThe spoken language is German, but there should be English subtitles available.
Usually the conversation starts fairly normal and ends up very absurd.
This is another example:
The picture is hanging askanceI don't know if there are subtitles, but most of that sketch works without words. The man is someone who is trying to sell an insurance or something like that. He is supposed to wait in that room till the lady of the house arrives.
Another great sketch is about a news anchor interviewing an astronaut, but it turns out the man sitting in front of him is just Joe Regular. But he keeps asking him the same kind of questions.
"What is the greatest distance from Planet Earth you've been working at?"
"Oh, we're on the third floor."
"And have you ever been afraid that you won't come down?"
"No."
"No, uh huh. And I guess zero gravity isn't the main problem of administration employees."
