“The Night of the Comedians” is the motto of the gala evening which forms the “German Film Awards 1996”, held in the Deutsche Oper, Berlin.
“Night of the Comedians” means remembering a cinema of feelings, since it is always the comedians that make us laugh and cry. And “Night of the Comedians” also means drawing attention to the fact that it was predominantly the comedians who recaptured audiences for German films... ( Hellmuth Karasek)