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Die Wochenshow

1996–2011 · 9 seasons

A brisk, joke-dense sketch parade that breezes by, poking fun at the week's news and everyday German life with silly characters and quick gags.

Genres
Comedy, News
Starring
Ingolf Lück, Anke Engelke, Bastian Pastewka
Overview
Die Wochenshow is a German weekly comedy sketch show that aires on Sat.1 and is produced by Brainpool TV. It started on 20 April 1996 and was cancelled early in 2002. Almost a decade later, eight new episodes have been broadcast since 20 May 2011.

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Genres
Comedy, News
Starring
Ingolf Lück, Anke Engelke, Bastian Pastewka
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • politics
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, news
Starring
Ingolf Lück, Anke Engelke, Bastian Pastewka, Marco Rima, Markus Maria Profitlich, Annette Frier, Michael Kessler, Bürger Lars Dietrich
Length
9 seasons, 140 episodes, 60 min each
Network
SAT.1
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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