Oliver Pocher
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Oliver Pocher is a German actor
, stand-up comedian and television host.
. His parents are Jehovah's Witnesses
and he too was raised as one. In 2007, Pocher stated that, unlike his parents, he had no contact with the organization anymore as he claimed "not to have agreed with their rules“.
The general predication that Pocher attended a Waldorf school was denied by his management. Pocher successfully completed his training as an insurance broker at Signal Iduna Bauspar AG.
During the time of his apprenticeship he had some part-time jobs at various radio stations and as a DJ in clubs and during family celebrations. He also appeared in the comedian group Holla-Bolla and as an entertainer at Birte Karalus, a German chat show. After his apprenticeship he worked for the Swiss life insurance "Schweizerlebensversicherung und Rental AG" (today: SwissLife) and the "HDI Lebensversicherung AG" (HDI life insurance).
On 29 September 1999 he presented the show Chart Surfer Trash Top 100, Was geht ab, Planet Viva and finally 2002 his own show Alles Pocher, ... oder was?.
Between January 2003 to 14 April 2006 he presents the show Rent a Pocher on ProSieben.
In 2006 he recorded the single "Schwarz und Weiss," a song dedicated to the 2006 world cup. A music video was made, featuring Oliver as several pressbox speakers, as well as him performing the song in front of fans dressed in Team Germany attire.
From October 2007 to April 2009, Pocher joined established late night host Harald Schmidt
's show on the Das Erste
television channel, with the show being called Schmidt und Pocher.
In 2008 his third single "Bringt ihn heim“ (engl.: take it home)was released. It is a song for the European Football Championship of 2008. The original version is Baschi's number one hit (Switzerland) “Bring en hei“ He acted as a co-trainer of the European Team during the DEL All Star Game in 2009.
Pocher's contract was not renewed after April 2009, so he was hired by Sat.1
instead to present his own late night show, Die Oliver Pocher Show. The show's ratings were always below the station's average and even slipping over the course of the run until it was cancelled in March 2011.
("Wanna Bet..?") episode on the 22nd of January in 2005, he was sued for damages of 25,000 Euros. Although he apologized to her on the phone and repeated this apology in public during one of his shows, he was not able to solve this conflict out of court. On the 11th of January Pocher was sentenced by the district court of Hanover to pay a fine of 6000 euros. The judge in charge called Pocher’s statement (“You look quite old for your age”) a “very insulting comment”. The public insulting continued in January 2008 during the TV show "Johannes B. Kerner" when Pocher once again made fun of this woman’s appearance and mocked the verdict. As a result another suit was filed against the entertainer. The victim’s lawyer explained that the woman was insulted and that the topic is repeatedly brought up by people whom she meets during her work. Pocher did not comment on this. Statements as those made by Pocher could be legal in the future, as the Council of Europe is advising to decriminalize insults.
Pocher caused a scandal in July in 2005 during the ZDF (German broadcasting station) – show "Gottschalk & Friends" when he first insulted Mariah Carey and later accidentally spat water onto her. For this action he has been harshly criticised by some newspapers and by the broadcast station in charge. Gottschalk himself kept calm and commented upon the incident: "Of course I do not want to have jokes at the expense of others during my show and I do not want dead bodies having been carried away from the battle field afterwards. If you invite Pocher to your show, however, you should expect a different atmosphere than with, for example, Alfred Biolek."
When Pocher mocked the personal life of singer Sarah Connor and her reality show, Connor sued Pocher. While the exact outcome of the lawsuit is not known, Pocher did apologize to Connor.
In January 2009, during the TV show “Schmidt & Pocher“, Pocher spoofed the Hitler assassin Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, who is portrayed by Tom Cruise in “Operation Walküre“. He had to face negative feedback for this and thereafter the broadcasting commission examined this incident.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, stand-up comedian and television host.
Early life and professional training
Pocher is the son of Gerhard and Jutta Pocher and grew up in HanoverHanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
. His parents are Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
and he too was raised as one. In 2007, Pocher stated that, unlike his parents, he had no contact with the organization anymore as he claimed "not to have agreed with their rules“.
The general predication that Pocher attended a Waldorf school was denied by his management. Pocher successfully completed his training as an insurance broker at Signal Iduna Bauspar AG.
During the time of his apprenticeship he had some part-time jobs at various radio stations and as a DJ in clubs and during family celebrations. He also appeared in the comedian group Holla-Bolla and as an entertainer at Birte Karalus, a German chat show. After his apprenticeship he worked for the Swiss life insurance "Schweizerlebensversicherung und Rental AG" (today: SwissLife) and the "HDI Lebensversicherung AG" (HDI life insurance).
Career
Pocher's first television appearance was on 28 October 1998 at the afternoon chat show of Bärbel Schäfer. Pocher was given 5 minutes to make the audience laugh.On 29 September 1999 he presented the show Chart Surfer Trash Top 100, Was geht ab, Planet Viva and finally 2002 his own show Alles Pocher, ... oder was?.
Between January 2003 to 14 April 2006 he presents the show Rent a Pocher on ProSieben.
In 2006 he recorded the single "Schwarz und Weiss," a song dedicated to the 2006 world cup. A music video was made, featuring Oliver as several pressbox speakers, as well as him performing the song in front of fans dressed in Team Germany attire.
From October 2007 to April 2009, Pocher joined established late night host 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 :...
's show on the Das Erste
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
television channel, with the show being called Schmidt und Pocher.
In 2008 his third single "Bringt ihn heim“ (engl.: take it home)was released. It is a song for the European Football Championship of 2008. The original version is Baschi's number one hit (Switzerland) “Bring en hei“ He acted as a co-trainer of the European Team during the DEL All Star Game in 2009.
Pocher's contract was not renewed after April 2009, so he was hired by 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....
instead to present his own late night show, Die Oliver Pocher Show. The show's ratings were always below the station's average and even slipping over the course of the run until it was cancelled in March 2011.
Criticism and Scandals
Oliver Pocher is widely criticised for his jokes at the expense of others. After he recommended plastic surgery to a woman of the audience of the Wetten, dass..?Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? is a long-running German-language entertainment television show. It is the most successful Saturday television show in Europe...
("Wanna Bet..?") episode on the 22nd of January in 2005, he was sued for damages of 25,000 Euros. Although he apologized to her on the phone and repeated this apology in public during one of his shows, he was not able to solve this conflict out of court. On the 11th of January Pocher was sentenced by the district court of Hanover to pay a fine of 6000 euros. The judge in charge called Pocher’s statement (“You look quite old for your age”) a “very insulting comment”. The public insulting continued in January 2008 during the TV show "Johannes B. Kerner" when Pocher once again made fun of this woman’s appearance and mocked the verdict. As a result another suit was filed against the entertainer. The victim’s lawyer explained that the woman was insulted and that the topic is repeatedly brought up by people whom she meets during her work. Pocher did not comment on this. Statements as those made by Pocher could be legal in the future, as the Council of Europe is advising to decriminalize insults.
Pocher caused a scandal in July in 2005 during the ZDF (German broadcasting station) – show "Gottschalk & Friends" when he first insulted Mariah Carey and later accidentally spat water onto her. For this action he has been harshly criticised by some newspapers and by the broadcast station in charge. Gottschalk himself kept calm and commented upon the incident: "Of course I do not want to have jokes at the expense of others during my show and I do not want dead bodies having been carried away from the battle field afterwards. If you invite Pocher to your show, however, you should expect a different atmosphere than with, for example, Alfred Biolek."
When Pocher mocked the personal life of singer Sarah Connor and her reality show, Connor sued Pocher. While the exact outcome of the lawsuit is not known, Pocher did apologize to Connor.
In January 2009, during the TV show “Schmidt & Pocher“, Pocher spoofed the Hitler assassin Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, who is portrayed by Tom Cruise in “Operation Walküre“. He had to face negative feedback for this and thereafter the broadcasting commission examined this incident.
Shows
| Title | Channel | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Alles Pocher, … oder was? | Viva (TV station) | 2002 |
| Rent a Pocher Rent a Pocher Rent a Pocher was a German television show hosted by comedian Oliver Pocher. The weekly late-night show ran on Thursdays on the commercial television channel ProSieben and was produced by Brainpool. On the show, in addition to comedy bits and celebrity guests, Pocher offered to "rent" himself out... |
ProSieben | January 2003 - 13 April 2006 |
| Trash Top 100 | VIVA | 2004 |
| Pochers WM-Countdown | ProSieben | 3 April 2006 - 5 June 2006 |
| Pocher zu Gast in Deutschland | ProSieben | 12 June 2006 - 6 July 2006 |
| Gameshow-Marathon | ProSieben | 15 January - 12 March 2007 |
| Schmidt & Pocher | Das Erste Das Erste Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany... |
25 October 2007 - 16 April 2009 |
| Sportfreunde Pocher – Alle gegen die Bayern | 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.... |
27 June 2009 - 25 July 2009 |
| Alarm für Cobra 11 (guest appearance) | RTL RTL Television Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres... |
3. September 2009 |
| 5 gegen Jauch | RTL RTL Television Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres... |
4 September 2009 |
| The Oliver Pocher Show The Oliver Pocher Show The Oliver Pocher Show is a late-night show with Oliver Pocher shown by Sat.1 in Germany on Fridays. The show is a mix of late-night comedy and personality. Each broadcast begins with stand-up comedy. There are generally two celebrity guests... |
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.... |
Starts October 2009 |
Singles
- 2006: "Schwarz und Weiß"
- 2007: "Ich kann nix dafür" (with Nena & Stephan Remmler)
- 2008: "Bringt ihn heim" (Germany: 68th best-selling single of 2008 )
- 2009: "Kennst du die StarsKennst du die Stars"Kennst du die Stars" , is the third single by rapper Bushido featuring comedian Oliver Pocher, from his album Heavy Metal Payback...
" (BushidoBushido (rapper)Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
feat. Oliver Pocher) - 2010: "Wir gehen nur zurück um Anlauf zu nehm’"
DVDs
- 2005: Best of Pocher: Aufstieg & Fall eines B-Promis (2 DVDs)
- 2007: It's my life - Aus dem Leben eines B-Promis (2 DVDs)
- 2008: Best of Schmidt & Pocher (2 DVDs)
- 2009: Gefährliches Halbwissen - Die Weltrekord Live-Show (2 DVDs)
2005
- Golden Bravo Otto in the category „Comedy“
- Comet in the category „Beste Live-Comedy“
- Deutscher Comedypreis for „Beste Comedy-Show“
- Jetix Kids Award in the category „Coolster TV-Star“
2006
- Goldene Schallplatte for over 45.000 sold DVDs
- Golden Bravo Otto in the category „Comedy“
- Radio Regenbogen Comedy AwardComedy awardA Comedy award can refer to numerous awards given for achievement in comedy, including* The Comedy Awards* American Comedy Awards* British Comedy Awards* German Comedy Award* Edinburgh Comedy Awards...
- Goldene Schallplatte for more than 220.000 sold Cd's of „Schwarz und Weiss“
Filmography
- 2005: Durch die Nacht mit Moritz Bleibtreu und Oliver Pocher (TV)
- 2006: 7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug is a 2006 German film....
- 2006: Hui Buh – Das Schlossgespenst
- 2007: Vollidiot
- 2009: Alarm für Cobra 11
- 2010: Hanni & Nanni
External links
- http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/156625/february-14-2008/who-s-riding-my-coattails-now----oliver-pocher Stephen ColbertStephen ColbertStephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an...
about Oliver Pocher (14. February 2008)