heute-show
| heute-show | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy, news satire |
| Presented by | Oliver Welke |
| Opening theme | "Breakfast Briefing" by Terry Devine-Kings |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| No. of episodes | 183 (as of Summer 2015) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
David Flasch (2009–2010) Georg Hirschberg Gregor Salmingkeit |
| Running time | 30-35 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ZDF |
| Picture format | 720p (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | May 26, 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The heute-show is a German late-night satirical television program airing every Friday evening on public broadcasting channel ZDF. A conceptual adaptation of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[1] it is presented by German comedian and journalist Oliver Welke. Heute show presents the weekly news with funny or sarcastic and cynical comments, especially focusing on issues that are subject of the latest political discussions in Germany. Welke argues that he might help to make people interested in politics and might help to point out "what goes the wrong way" in parliamentary debates, in ministries, in institutions, and in parties. Sometimes, he simply "mock[s] people who deserve it" in his show.[2]
History
The first episode of the heute-show was broadcast on May 26, 2009. It started out as a monthly show airing on Tuesday, following another satirical program, Neues aus der Anstalt (German for "News from the Nut-House"). Following the success of the first six pilot episodes and a "Best of" special in 2009, the heute-show was picked up as a weekly program for a 2009-2010 first season of 24 episodes.
The 2013-14 ninth season had the best ratings of the show's history with reaching around three million viewers at the peak. The episode on June 6, 2014 was the highest-rated episode so far, with 3.90 million viewers and an overall market share from 25,1%. That episode also recorded in the target group ages 14–49 with 1.57 million viewers and 23,5% market share.
In 2014, heute-show correspondent Martin Sonneborn became top candidate of the satirically political party Die PARTEI for the parliament of the European Union. He had to leave the show after becoming a member of the parliament.
The heute-show made national news in October 2014. The episode broadcast on October 17, 2014 dealt with reporters not being allowed to film in the Bundestag anymore. Bundestag secretary Ernst Hebeker was quoted by Oliver Welke, saying that the show "doesn't do political-parliamentary reporting" as the reason for the decision. Welke argued what else they do over the entire runtime of the show if not doing political-parliamentary reporting. He also closed the show with saying that Hebeker would love to get "fan mail". The decision by the Bundestag was picked up by newspapers and several online news sites, and the heute-show was allowed to film in the Bundestag.
Cast
- Oliver Welke, anchorman of the show
- Martina Hill as Tina Hausten, head of the statistics division
- Christian Ehring, heute-show expert on numerous subjects
- Dietrich Hollinderbäumer as Ulrich von Heesen, the show's 70-year-old self-declared "youth correspondent"
- Hans-Joachim Heist as Gernot Hassknecht, whose role is very similar to Lewis Black's in the Daily Show's "Back in Black" segment
- Olaf Schubert, correspondent (2009 - )
- Martin Sonneborn, correspondent (2009 - 2014)
- Lutz van der Horst, correspondent (2012 - )
- Carsten van Ryssen, correspondent (2012 - )
- Dietmar Wischmeyer, expert about so-called VIPs
References
- ↑ David Wagner (2010-01-29). "Wenn der Wegschaltfinger dreimal juckt". freitag.de. der Freitag Mediengesellschaft mbh & Co. KG. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ↑ http://oliverwelke.de Retrieved 2010-11-27