Humor is when you laugh anyway - under all circumstances? Everyone agrees that laughter is good for people. Who is at the expense of this and what consequences it could have are often discussed and argued about. You have to be able to take a racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory joke sometimes - right? Those affected often find their laughter stuck in their throats: especially when existing stereotypes that they suffer from in everyday life are reinforced. For some, it is perfectly possible to be funny without discriminating and kicking people down the wrong way. For others, this is unavoidable and is precisely a means of exposing stereotypes and creating closeness. In the end, does it all depend on who makes the joke and in what context? Or should it not play any role at all? Our guests discussed 13 questions about whether humor should have limits, where these could be and who actually decides on them. #13Questions #Freedom of Art #Humor #Satire Our participants: Philipp Leinenbach, comedian David Geßner, media lawyer Minh Thu Tran, journalist Oliver Pocher, comedian Kerstin Hensel, writer Hamza Raya, comedian Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:33 Should humor have limits? 01:47 What has changed in the German humor scene? 04:06 Has the way we deal with “borderline” jokes changed? 13:09 Is humor that kicks downwards less legitimate? 14:58 Do comedians have a moral responsibility? 16:28 Are you hypermoral? 21:06 Does humor always depend on the speaker's position and the respective power imbalance? 27:12 When is a joke from a heterosexual about a homosexual person okay? 30:15 Where are the legal limits of humor? 33:17 How do you manage not to offend anyone with your comedy? 37:25 Can we agree that humor is basically free, but jokes about marginalized groups require a special sensitivity? 38:55 Can we agree that context and intention play an important role in drawing boundaries when it comes to humor? 39:45 Can we agree that a limit has been reached when humor is used to discriminate? 13 Questions is a format from ZDFkultur. More information here: https://kurz.zdf.de/HZtF/ You can find more content on this and similar topics here: Does humor need boundaries? On the Couch https://kurz.zdf.de/XPN4/ Who's Afraid of Böhmermann? A film by Patrick Lipke People today https://kurz.zdf.de/YfJG/ Debate about cancel culture: Kerkeling: Schlämmer is no longer possible https://kurz.zdf.de/vY0/ Jokes about wheelchair users: To do or not? ARD 1LIVE Best friends at home https://kurz.zdf.de/sWu/ ZDF editor: Stefan Münker ZDF format development: Vanessa Olivier, Lisah Dietrich A production by Hyperbole. Host: Jo Schück Director / Author: Katharina Lauck, Niels Folta Editors: Katharina Schaar, Althea Pappas, Caroline Weigele Social Media Editor: Anne Sophie Lange, Lina Eikelmann Camera: Michel Gumnior, Fabian Uhlmann, Taner Asma, Sebastian Linder Lighting: Micha Plundrich, Ulrich Kalliske Sound & sound mixing: Wladimir Gelwich Set Design: Justus Saretz Production Manager: Denise Ghard Editor: Suraj Chandran Graphics: Petra Sohnius Make Up: Juliane Polak Producer: Bastian Asdonk Creative Producer: Katharina Lauck, Niels Folta Production Manager: Laura Obereisenbuchner Production Assistant: Nina Schögel, Lina Willeckes Social Media Editor ZDF: Leonie Steinfeld, Muriel Spiegel, Schahrzad Zamankhan, Lara-Celine Saalmann, Judith Aretz Online Editor ZDF: Anna Ernst Production Management ZDF: Christiane Alsfasser