Die Harald Schmidt Show (English: The Harald Schmidt Show) is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 late night talk show hosted on Sat.1

Sat.1

Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television....

 by comedian Harald Schmidt

Harald Schmidt

Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, writer, comedian and television entertainer best known as host of two popular German late-night shows.- Early life :...

. The show first aired from December 5, 1995 to December 23, 2003. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste

Das Erste

Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...

 as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher

Schmidt & Pocher

Schmidt & Pocher is a German late night talk show hosted on Das Erste by comedians Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher in the Thursday 10.45 pm time slot from October 25, 2007 to April 16, 2009...

, but he returned to Sat.1 on September 13, 2011.

Writers

• Peter Rütten
• Manuel Andrack
  Manuel Andrack
  Manuel Andrack is a German journalist, television show editor, television host and author. He is most well known for his role as the "sidekick" of the popular Harald Schmidt Show.-Early years:...
  
  
• Suzana Novinščak
• Nathalie Licard
• Ralf Kabelka
• Katrin Bauerfeind

Music

The house band is led by Helmut Zerlett

• Helmut Zerlett – keyboards
• Axel Heilhecker - guitars
• Rosko Gee
  Rosko Gee
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   - bass
• Antoine Fillon - drums
• Jürgen Dahmen - piano
• Thomas Heberer - trumpets
• Mel Collins
  Mel Collins
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   - saxophone

History

The first incarnation of the show aired from December 5, 1995 in the Tuesday-Saturday 11:15 pm time slot. The shows from Tuesday to Friday were live on tape, and the Satuday shows were live. Over time, the Saturday shows were phased out. From June 30, 2003 until the end of its first run on December 23, 2003, it also aired Monday shows.

Schmidt then moved to Das Erste with his band leader Helmut Zerlett, but without his sidekick Manuel Andrack. Schmidt moved back to Sat.1 beginning from September 13, 2011, hosting two shows a week every Tuesday and Wednesday at 11:15 pm.

The format of the show is similar to American late night talk shows, with a monologue in the beginning, followed by comedy skits, interviews, and a musical guest.

Awards

Year	Award	Category
1997	Adolf Grimme Award	Fiction/Entertainment
1997	Bambi Bambi (prize) The Bambi - Deutschlands Wichtigster Medienpreis, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylized as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year",...	TV Hosting
1997	RTL Golden Lion Award	Best Hosting for a TV Show
1999	Bayerischer Fernsehpreis Bayerischer Fernsehpreis Bayerischer Fernsehpreis is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989.- 2010 :* Nina Gummich, Nachwuchsförderpreis * Klaus Doldinger, Bavarian Prime Minister's Prize- 2009 :...	Hosting
2000	Deutscher Fernsehpreis Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis is a German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created as a equivalent to the Emmy Awards though it is not organized by an academy and is awarded annually in September or October...	Best Host in a Comedy Program
2001	Deutscher Fernsehpreis	Best Host in an Entertainment Program
2002	Goldene Kamera	Entertainment
2002	Adolf Grimme Award	Outstanding Individual Achievement
2003	Deutscher Fernsehpreis	Best Comedy Program

List of episodes

#	Original airdate	Guest(s)
1	Tuesday, September 13, 2011	Hape Kerkeling Hape Kerkeling Hans Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling is a well-known German actor, presenter and comedian.-Career:At secondary school in Recklinghausen, Hape Kerkeling and some fellow students formed a band and published a record .Kerkeling started his career as a comedian in radio, working for various German... , Guano Apes Guano Apes Guano Apes are an alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen, Germany. The group members are Sandra Nasić , Henning Rümenapp , Stefan Ude and Dennis Poschwatta ....
2	Wednesday, September 14, 2011	Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter is a German violinist.- Early life :Mutter was born in Rheinfelden, Germany. She began playing the piano at age five, and shortly afterwards took up the violin, studying with Erna Honigberger, a pupil of Carl Flesch...
3	Tuesday, September 20, 2011	Joko Winterscheidt, Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc is an American soul singer, rapper, and musician.-Early career and Shine Through :...
4	Wednesday, September 21, 2011	Jürgen von der Lippe Jürgen von der Lippe Hans-Jürgen Dohrenkamp , better known by his stage name Jürgen von der Lippe, is a German television presenter, entertainer, actor and comedian... , Selah Sue Selah Sue Selah Sue, is a Belgian musician and songwriter. Her first EP was released in 2008, under the title Black Part Love. It contains five songs.-Background:...
5	Tuesday, September 27, 2011	Josef Bierbichler Josef Bierbichler -Awards:* Adolf Grimme Award , best performance in the ZDF TV film Freier Fall* Adolf Grimme Award , best performance in Hierankl, along with Johanna Wokalek, Barbara Sukowa and Peter Simonischek* Theaterpreis Berlin -External links:... , Caro Emerald Caro Emerald Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw , better known by her stagename Caro Emerald, is a Dutch jazz singer. She debuted on 6 July 2009 with her single "Back It Up"...
6	Wednesday, September 28, 2011	Herbert Grönemeyer Herbert Grönemeyer Herbert Grönemeyer is a German musician and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's movie Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career... , Jools Holland Jools Holland Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
7	Tuesday, October 4, 2011	Samy Deluxe Samy Deluxe Samy Sorge , commonly known as Samy Deluxe, Wickeda MC or Sam Semillia is a German rapper, and hip hop artist from Hamburg. He is one of Germany's most successful solo rap musicians while also releasing albums as a member of two separate crews, Dynamite Deluxe and ASD...
8	Wednesday, October 5, 2011	Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner... , James Morrison James Morrison (singer) James Morrison is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the...
9	Tuesday, October 11, 2011	Melanie Mühl, Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol...
10	Wednesday, October 12, 2011	Julie Engelbrecht, Rea Garvey Rea Garvey Raymond Michael "Rea" Garvey is an Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist and frontman of the German rock/pop band Reamonn....
11	Tuesday, October 18, 2011	Leander Haußmann Leander Haußmann Leander Haußmann is a German theatre and film director.The son of actor Ezard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann, he attended the Ernst Busch theatre school in Berlin.... , Seasick Steve Seasick Steve Steven Gene Wold, commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays guitars, and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work.-Childhood and early life:...
12	Wednesday, October 19, 2011	Wolke Hegenbarth Wolke Hegenbarth Wolke Alma Hegenbarth is a German actress, best known for starring in the sitcom Mein Leben & Ich. She is related to illustrator Hannes Hegen and the painter Josef Hegenbarth.-Personal life:... , Alison Moyet Alison Moyet Alison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
13	Tuesday, October 25, 2011	Michael Mittermeier Michael Mittermeier Michael Mittermeier is a German comedian.- Life :Michael Mittermeier was born in Dorfen, Upper Bavaria. During his childhood he lived in Bavaria. After school he learned theatre. In 1996, Mittermeier started the comedy program Zapped... , Jonathan Jeremiah
14	Wednesday, October 26, 2011	Otto Waalkes Otto Waalkes Otto Gerhard Waalkes is a Frisian comedian and actor. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and movies. His perhaps most famous trademark are the 'Ottifanten' , elephant-like comic characters of his own design... , Milow Milow Milow is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-References:...
15	Wednesday, November 2, 2011	Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer.His films, most of which are Hollywood productions filmed in English, have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, more than those of any other European director... , Kasabian
16	Tuesday, November 8, 2011	Götz Alsmann Götz Alsmann Götz Alsmann is a German television presenter, musician and singer.- Life :Alsmann studied from 1977 to 1985 in Münster German studies, music and communication studies at University of Münster. From 1980 to 1988 he played in band Sentimental Pounders. Since 1988 he plays in band Götz Alsmann Band...
17	Wednesday, November 9, 2011	David Garrett
18	Tuesday, November 15, 2011	Felix Sturm Felix Sturm Felix Sturm is a German boxer and current WBA middleweight Super champion of Bosniak descent. Sturm was born and raised in Leverkusen, Germany, but both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Professional career :On 27 January 2001, Sturm made his debut as a... , Black Stone Cherry Black Stone Cherry Black Stone Cherry is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. They are signed to Roadrunner Records. The band consists of Chris Robertson , Ben Wells , Jon Lawhon , and John Fred Young...
19	Wednesday, November 16, 2011	Til Schweiger Til Schweiger Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger is a German actor, director, and producer.He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor has drawn more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.-Early... , Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced a rare level of commercial success both as a blues artist and a young musician.-Biography:Shepherd graduated Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport, Louisiana...
20	Tuesday, November 22, 2011	Lemmy, Motörhead
21	Wednesday, November 23, 2011	Angelika Kallwass Angelika Kallwass Angelika Bergmann-Kallwass is a German psychologist and television host.- Biography :After finishing high school she studied psychology, minoring in economy. She then taught at the Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie. Since 2001 she has been the host of the TV show Zwei bei Kallwass on Sat.1... , Jupiter Jones

External links

• Official site