Rent a Pocher was 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...

 television show hosted by comedian Oliver Pocher

Oliver Pocher

Oliver Pocher is a German actor, stand-up comedian and television host.- Early life and professional training :...

. The weekly late-night show ran on Thursdays on the commercial television channel ProSieben and was produced by Brainpool

Brainpool (company)

Brainpool TV GmbH is a German television production company located in Cologne. In 2001 it had become a subsidiary of VIVA Medien AG, until a Management-Buy-outs in January 2007.-Productions:*Die Harald Schmidt Show...

. On the show, in addition to comedy bits and celebrity guests, Pocher offered to "rent" himself out to a viewer. For example, Pocher was rented as a babysitter, to pick grapes for wine and as an undertaker's assistant.
The final episode aired on 14 April 2006.

Awards

• 2004: 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...
  
   in the category "Best Comedy"
• 2004 & 2005: Deutscher Comedypreis as "The best comedy show"

External links

• Official website - features clips from past shows (in German)
• Official Oliver Pocher site - information concerning Oliver Pocher' tour "It's my life"