“It would take some black-hearted schadenfreude to gloat over the comedian's 75-second quickie divorce from his 18-month civil partnership.”

“With every reverse, or seeming reverse, that the Americans suffer, the schadenfreude in Germany reaches new heights, or depths.”

“This, on the other hand, is just pure mean-spirited snark, the more so as it invites us to feel political schadenfreude over geniune tragedy.”