Kalkofes Mattscheibe

Kalkofes Mattscheibe is a German satirical television show starring Oliver Kalkofe.

Kalkofes Mattscheibe
Also known as	Kalkofes Mattscheibe Rekalked
Genre	Satire
Created by	Oliver Kalkofe
Starring	Oliver Kalkofe
Composer	Karl Johannes Schindler
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of seasons	10+
No. of episodes	306+
Production
Running time	5 – 43 minutes
Production company	Rat Pack Filmproduktion
Original release
Network	Premiere (1994–1998) ProSieben (2003–2008) Tele 5 (2012–2021)
Release	April 17, 1994 (1994-04-17)

The show's title is a pun based upon the fact that the German word Mattscheibe can mean "television screen" as well as a "mental blackout". In it, Kalkofe shows clips from German TV and humorously comments on them or parodies them. In 1996 he was awarded the Adolf-Grimme-Preis for the show.^[1] After changing channels several times over the years, the show's current incarnation (entitled Kalkofes Mattscheibe Rekalked) is broadcast on Tele 5.

Kalkofe's Media Meltdown

For Deutsche Welle, Kalkofe has also picked up some international productions that he parodies in English.^[2]

External links

• Official website (Tele 5)
• Kalkofes Mattscheibe at IMDb

References

1. "Kalkofes Mattscheibe Rekalked" (in German). Tele 5. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
2. "German comedian Oliver Kalkofe parodies the NRA, Trump and China". Deutsche Welle. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.