As a foreigner in Germany, I've concluded that the problem with German humour is that exaggerations don't make things funnier for Germans, they make it serious.

American tells a joke, German does not laugh - Germans have no humor. German tells a joke, American does not laugh - Germans have no humor.

Why do you think, Ryans sense of humors doesn't translate in Germany? I'm German and I really liked The Green Lantern.

Ryan Reynold: "I was in love with this little girl." Germany: O_O NEIN

I'll never get tired of good impressions of us Germans. It's just weird to me that Ryan would openly admit that he was gonna kidnap a little girl.

Funny: as a German, I had it happen to me exactly the other way around. In the US, I got in trouble a couple of times for irony and sarcasm.

2008 - Ryan Reynolds looks like he's on his way to junior prom. Conan looks completely the same.

As a wise man once said - "Its German humour, its no laughing matter."

god that punchline to that bit "you really plan to kidnap a child?" God Conan is so, truly, genuinely funny

What makes this great interview even better is that Conan keeps bringing back the idea of the German press taking everything literally. So your mind is processing 2 levels of humor.

Honestly, buying a (famous) recovering alcoholic expensive alcohol is a very Deadpool thing to do!

Darn, this happened 13 years ago. I was like, ryan looks so damn young again after shaving and dying the hair

Man two of the funniest people in the world, German accents were killing me 😂

That Tom Arnold story is gold! Its exactly the kind of forehead slapping mistake I've made so many times. When I do those kind of things I beat myself up for years but when other people do them I just think he's human and tried to make up for it no big deal. It's cool that he has the confidence to make it into a fun story he can just tell publicly and moves on from it.

I love the difference between Ryan's and Conan's German accent. Both kind of high pitched but Conan's is way sillier.

I love these classic Conan clips

I wanted this interview to go on forever! This is far too short have the best interviewers I’ve ever seen on Conan ♥️👑

Sending alcohol to a recovering alcoholic. Insert "Outstanding move" meme.

first time watching an interview with this guy, hes much more kind and down to earth then I expected !

Conan secured Ryan with a seatbelt with that last bit. Such a great interview man.

The first time I saw him was in "Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place" (In the late 90s) which later shortened the name to "Two Guys and a Girl". I knew right away he'd be huge. His screen presence and personality just shined.

Ryan Reynolds(and Conan) never fail to amuse me even at the worst of times. 🥺😄

I can't believe someone unearthed an interview of Ryan Reynolds being interviewed when he was 12.

Fun fact: Danny DeVito and The Rock were once considered to voice Pikachu in Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) before Ryan Reynolds was cast.

just keep these interviews coming baby

This interview aired so long ago yet I still remember that Tom Arnold story because it’s so hilarious.

HAHAHA, I just love the deadpan delivery of lines in the German accent!

I'm from germany, and yes, irony and sarcasm is really, really hard to translate (thats why i watch a lot of those movies in english). Deadpool for example was really hard i can imagine. They even changed some lines COMPLETELY because it wouldnt have made sense to just translate them. Its not an issue just with germany, it goes through every translation, where it has to be lipsync or its some reference to something else (which people might not know in another country, like some celebrities). But at least with Deadpool they really tried, Free Guy too, though it was not THAT impressive translated. On the plus side, germany is really good at dubbing movies, compared to the US. I watched some european netflix shows in german dubbing and english dubbing. The english version ALWAYS sounds like a german b-movie from the 80s. Or some crappy Videogame-Voiceover from the early 2000s, while in german you often can't even tell it's dubbed. But for german's not beeing funny: Yeah, we don't even have a SINGLE late night show here, that's how funny germans are in general.

Idk, I understand his jokes. I am German and I literally enjoy his sense of humor a lot. I guess the interviewers were not knowing what kind of humor he uses and were not ready for that. Also guys honestly everyone of us has a different sense of humor. Sad he got such a weird response to his Judi Dench joke. I thought it's hilarious and describes his aw towards his co actress pretty well.

Funny how Americans make fun of German accents, since they are the number one monolingual nation in the world, in Germany almost everyone of the next gen speaks at least two languages

I remember Robin Williams describing being interviewed in Germany, German reporter: "Why do you think there are not many German comedians?" Williams: "Did you ever think that maybe you killed all the funny people?" German: "No."

Spent a number of years in Germany, I called one guy a Lady Killer. Should have seen the look on his face, he's like, I Don't Kill Ladies. My wife explained it to him that he is successful with with the opposite sex. Funny stuff

As a straight man, I would say Ryan Reynolds is a lot more attractive as an older fellow than he is as a pretty boy like he is in this clip.

Man I remember having this episode on vcr, must’ve seen it a thousand times by now, this was for me the moment I realised Ryan Reynolds is hilarious!

Immediately after this he ran into Abigail Breslin leaving a taping of Jay Leno

Great interview, and definitely maybe is one of the best romantic Dramedys there is, a lot of heart

It sounds like Tom Arnold spends a lot of time in Ryan's building lobby.

the quality on this is insane and no one is talking about it

The way that Conan played off the joke.. comedy gold

2:51 I thought he was speaking a different language. I had to replay it 3 times to know that it was English. Accents are fun to hear

I wonder if he looks back on this interview, and says, "Deadpool must be really popular in Germany."

Love Conan. His show is amazing

Two of the most witty people ever seen, love them.

This interview is gold

Its the same thing with TV shows, particularly comedies. I remember watching Family Guy when I lived in Germany and they actually change the jokes for them to make more sense in whatever country their in, especially if its a joke that plays on words that rhyme or sound alike because in that countries language the words may not rhyme if translated directly and wouldn't make any sense.

2:08 “We need you to be the good guy” “I’m not going to be the good guy, I’m going to be the great guy”

Ryan: I was just joking around. Interviewer: We don't do that here.

Oh the to and fro banter..amazing

Ryan Reynolds AND Steven Yeun in the SAME DAY!!!!!! Best day in a long time :)

Ryan reynolds is a guy that everyperson needs in their life.

I really adore his ability to tell stories well.

I might not be the first one who think that Ryan and Conan sense of humour and jokes are kinda simmiliar in a way that its unexpected and flow naturally, would love to see more of these two in an interview

As a German, I can tell, I love Ryans humor, but you need to be almost perfect in a foreign language, to understand this level of sarcasm! (as a non native english speaker of course!) And i am sorry but: Green Lantern was just awful

this is gold!

Iove this video cuz it talks about how Conan loves to travel (and that eventually becomes his thing) and Ryan being able to do more humor (which eventually becomes his thing)

I remember back then, even with the hype Ryan was kind of slept on as a legitamite actor, but I was a huge fan since I saw waiting and watched 2 guy and a girl. Glad he's so popular now

Language barriers go hand-in-hand with culture differences, when you learn a new language you also need to learn the culture that uses it. Speaking as an American learning Japanese, most things will translate, but if you don't learn the culture too, it won't translate well and everyone will have a bad time.

The thing about any kind of humor, but especially sarcasm and irony, is that you need to know about the cultural background in which the joke is made. That's why comedy/humor in a foreign language/country is about the biggest challenge in learning that language there is.

jesus christ shes *28* now. Lord how fast time flies. Ryan was 29 when recording this.

Conan is so good at improvising when interviewing people!

These impressions of germans made me laugh so much as a german guy. In general this stereotype is pretty funny

Conan’s comedic timing is unmatched

Conan and Ryan make a great comedic duo.

At least he didn’t send Tom a basket of muffins with that champagne 🥂

300 dollars to Ryan Reynolds is like me spending 30 cents

this video was from 2008. ofc Ryan looks younger there, but compare how he projects himself with recent videos- here he's slouched, hunched, and doesn't smile his charming smile. the sense of humor is there, but the geniality, the self assuredness, isn't.

conan and Ryan are hilarious together.

Ryan is not only HILARIOUS (especially in "Waiting"). but he's handsome AND humble... Dude ages like wine. #Bromance

Q: How many times do you have to exaggerate before a German understands that you are joking? A: NEIN!

She's like 23 now. I feel old.

"You're trying so hard to be a good guy" "I'm not gonna be the good guy....I'm going to be the GREAT guy"

This would be better as a podcast!!!

He is absolutely stunning to look at. Dang.

I can't help myself but recall "Daffy dook" episode where Craig's and Geoff's logs touch when I hear this accent...

and Conan with the perfect closer.

Conan never disappoints.

Finaly I figured it out, Ryan Reynolds is a male version of Kate Beckinsale

i think you can cut the "Ryan Reynold's sense of" part

a great story for mrya nreynolds, a great man.

Im going to miss Conan 😢

Yup, hes always Deadpool since the beginning

Team Coco could you put up Alyson Hannigan interview with Luke Perry. Also Sarah Silverman interview where she talked about geisha balls. And all the old Jim Carrey interviews.

They are such an ideal duo

I love this guy Greetings from Germany

I`ve just noticed Kate Backinsale and Ryan are similar.

Gosh didn't knew he had Lisp back in the day

Insane actor Ryan Reynolds.

The instant he said champagne, I thought oh no!

As a german living in germany ^^ .. i understand his humor and sarcasm. The reporter simply failed....

Abigail Breslin and Judi Dench - I see it

Dutch-Bangla Bank has opened it's 196th Branch at Nayanpur Bazar (Kazi Complex, 1st floor, Nayanpur, Sripur, Gazipur) on September 29, 2020.

always nice to watch the video, and then come into the comment section making it more fun

Sometimes we sit in a workshop cellar in berlin kreuzberg. Me from former GDR one guy from BRD one from california one from bristol one from moscow. We laugh our mf asses of cause we share the same humour. Its not about borders, its about who is used to this fun and who is not. In germany we call ryans homour "dry". Not everyone gets it but who gets it loves it.

Two of the funniest man in the world. Love their sense of humour.

2:09min Hence _______ man alive. The way to fit that adjective there. He is, after all is said and done, Ryan Reynolds.

"Two Martinis, bitte." "Dry?" "Nein, I said TWO!"

I apologize for the german press. the average Germans gets the ryan reynolds irony and sarcasm!!! Love from germany

Ryan Rebolds was hot back then but got wayyy hotter by the time Dead Pool rolled around

Ryan Reynolds could easily fix any world crisis by doing all meetings with presidents in a German accent

Good interviewer