1 | ''Die Wochenshow'' was a [[GermanMedia German]] SketchComedy show, originally broadcasted from [[TheNineties 1996]] to [[TheNoughties 2002]] on [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations Sat.1]], and one of the most popular German comedy shows of its era. The show was mainly a NewsParody, but also parodied other show formats you need hosts for, mostly specially themed [[TalkShow talk shows]]. The title is an allusion to ''Wochenschau'', the [[UsefulNotes/GermanLanguage German term]] for ''weekly newsreel'', and also to the fact that there was a new episode once weekly. |
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3 | Ingolf Lück was the anchorman and Anke Engelke played the co-anchorwoman, but of course they and a bunch of other comedians also assumed quite a number of other roles. [[StarMakingRole Most of the cast are still well known to the German audience.]] |
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5 | Has been [[{{Revival}} revived]] in March 2011, with Ingolf Lück as the only member of the old cast reprising his role(s). |
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7 | !! This show contains examples of: |
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9 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Brisko Schneider (played by Pastewka), the host of fictional show ''Sex-TV'', is certainly very [[CampGay campy]], but his sexual orientation has never been explicitly shown or stated (although [[WordOfGay Pastewka once said in an interview]] that he considers Brisko being in a TransparentCloset.) |
10 | * AscendedExtra: Creator/MatzeKnop was a recurring guest in 2002, when his character Richie had a recurring segment. In the 2011 revival, he was a regular cast member. |
11 | * AttentionWhore: Herbert Görgens (played by Lück) always tries to get into tv with his "visionary" inventions and ideas, which are either totally silly, useless, frauds, or have already been existing for a long time. |
12 | * BleepDammit: In a spoof report on some criminal activity, the reporter began to interview somebody with a CensorBox covering his face. It did not move with him when they sat down. |
13 | * CatchPhrase: |
14 | ** ''Zurück zu Lück!'' - ''Danke, Anke!'' (''Back to Lück'' - ''Thanks, Anke!'') - Lück and Engelke as anchorman and -woman |
15 | ** ''Hallo liebe Liebenden...'' (''Hello, dear lovers...'') - Brisko Schneider |
16 | ** ''Komm ich jetzt ins Fernsehen?'' (''Do I get on tv now?'') - Herbert Görgens |
17 | * FunWithAcronyms: ''SHIT – Shopping im TV'' |
18 | * InnocentInnuendo: In ''Geh ran'', Dana Rama (played by Annette Frier), interviews people concerning their occupations, which are always rather ordinary. However, she tends to automatically interpret everything they tell her in a sexual way. |
19 | * KentBrockmanNews: Due to the show's [[NewsParody concept]], the occurence of this trope was inevitable. |
20 | * LargeHam: Ingolf Lück often got the "hammy" roles, like that of the anchorman or the above mentioned Herbert Görgens. |
21 | * NaziGrandpa: Opa Adolf Frey (played by Marco Rima), from the segment ''Was der Großvater noch wusste'' (''What Grandpa Still Did Know''), is implied to be one. |
22 | * NewsParody |
23 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Averted most of the time with characters named exactly like the people they are a parody of, although sometimes the names are slightly changed due to the RuleOfFunny (e.g. Sabine Christiansen --> Christiane Sabinsen). |
24 | * SpiritualSuccessor: Of ''Rudis Tagesshow'', a NewsParody from TheEighties. |
25 | * SpotlightStealingTitle: While many sketch themes were shown once and never seen again, others were repeated quite regulary, if popular enough (e.g. ''Sex-TV'' and ''Ricky's Pop-Sofa''). |
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27 | * ThoseWackyNazis: In a "Hits of the 40s" segment. |
28 | * TooDumbToLive: Ricky (played by Engelke), the host of fictional show ''Ricky's Pop-Sofa''. |
29 | * YouClonedHitler One of the recurring sketches featured a bunch of Hitler clones (Cloned out of the original one's famous ''mustache''! It was a Russian soldier's war trophy.) living in the present as flatmates. |
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