''Sketchup'' is a West German

comedy television series A list of comedy television series by country of origin. Argentina Argentinan Comedies Australia Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina * '' Viza za budućnost'' Brazil Canada China *'' Miracle Star'' *'' Number One Surprise'' Chile * ...

which aired on ARD between 1984 and 1986.Screen International p.36 A

sketch show Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches" or, "skits", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. While the form developed and became popular in ...

, it enjoyed popular success at the time of its broadcast. A revival series was broadcast in 1997 with a new cast, but it did not recapture the success of the original.

Main cast

Diether Krebs Diether Krebs (11 August 1947 – 4 January 2000) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. Life and career Youth and initial success Diether Krebs was born on 11 August 1947 in Essen, the son of a stationery shop owner. His godfather ...

Iris Berben Iris Renate Dorothea Berben (, born 12 August 1950) is a German actress. Biography Berben was born in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia. She grew up in Hamburg, where her parents ran a restaurant. Berben has appeared in about 150 film and televi ...

* Beatrice Richter

References

Bibliography

''Screen International: The international film & television directory, Volume 3''. EMAP Media Information, 1993.

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0088607 1984 German television series debuts 1986 German television series endings 1997 German television series debuts 1997 German television series endings 1980s comedy television series 1990s comedy television series German-language television shows