These connecting elements, referring to punch lines from earlier stories and requiring knowledge of previous events appear as running gags throughout the books. For instance, in one story, the author pulls a book out of a fuzzy sock, referring to an earlier chapter when he mentioned that he keeps his books inside fuzzy socks to keep them from sliding off his crooked shelf. Each chapter is a complete short story in and of itself, but they do build on top of one another. The Chronicles report their conversations and shared experiences, usually through direct speech. Got something against it?" As such, the author is responsible for the Kangaroo's livelihood.
The Kangaroo refuses to pursue stable employment, and when asked about it, simply states "I'm a Communist.
Marc-Uwe invites his neighbor into the kitchen – a momentous decision, considering the Kangaroo later moves in with him, without asking for permission, and the two of them become flatmates. Before he's even moved an inch from the door, the bell rings once again. Marc-Uwe is happy to help out, grabs the ingredients and the pan and gives them to the Kangaroo. Shortly after he had closed the door, it rings again – the Kangaroo also needs to borrow some salt, milk, flour, oil and a pan. The author is flabbergasted by the talking animal but reacts quickly and fetches some eggs for his new neighbor. It explains that it would like to borrow some eggs from him, as it wants to make pancakes but did not remember to buy any eggs. The story opens with Marc-Uwe Kling answering the door to a kangaroo. Plot Die Känguru Chroniken (The Kangaroo Chronicles) In 2010, the podcast was awarded the German Radio Prize for "Best Comedy". The stories in the anthology were originally broadcast as a weekly podcast, Neues vom Känguru (en: News from the Kangaroo), on Fritz, a Berlin-based radio station.
In 2020, a film of the same name was released by ZDF and X Filme. The fourth volume is called Die Känguru-Apokryphen (en: The Kangaroo Apocrypha) and was published in 2018. The second volume, Das Känguru-Manifest (en: The Kangaroo Manifesto), was published in 2011 the third volume followed in 2014 under the name Die Känguru-Offenbarung (en: The Kangaroo Revelations). The first book in the series, Die Känguru-Chroniken (en: The Kangaroo Chronicles), was published in 2009. The Kangaroo Chronicles is a book series by the German author, singer-songwriter and Kabarett artist Marc-Uwe Kling.
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