''Kalkofes Mattscheibe'' is a German satirical television show starring

Oliver Kalkofe Oliver Lars Fred Kalkofe (born 12 September 1965) is a German actor, comedian, satirist, writer and audiobook narrator. Life and career Kalkofe was born in Hanover and grew up in Engelbostel and Peine. After passing the Abitur in 1984, he fi ...

. 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 The Grimme-Preis (Grimme Award), formerly known as the Adolf-Grimme-Preis, is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme. The Grimme Institute ...

for the show. After changing channels several times over the years, the show's current incarnation (entitled ''Kalkofes Mattscheibe Rekalked'') is broadcast on

Tele 5 TELE 5 is a German free-to-air television channel that primarily broadcasts classic American films, science fiction series and anime. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery International. ...

. Kalkofe's Media Meltdown For

Deutsche Welle (; "German Wave"), commonly shortened to DW (), is a German state-funded television network, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the Federal Government of Germany. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite tele ...

, Kalkofe has also picked up some international productions that he parodies in English.

External links

Official website
(Tele 5) *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalkofes Mattscheibe 1994 German television series debuts 2000s German television series 2010s German television series