For that we don't get to see the American SNL the show Samstag Nacht was a very good representative of the original. The show had some scenes and sketches that have not been on the SNL and some have been in a way, and without it maybe Germans would have never found their way to get interested in the American SNL and would not buy their DVDs which is the only way to get to watch it here. By the way, any show shown here is a "copy", its always a country doing it first and others follow... On the other hand, I really request the Germany TV to show SNL either in English or dubbed! And RTL Samstag Nacht should be available on DVD here!
4 Reviews
Definitely not lousy
molch18 April 2000
This show had some very funny recurring elements, e.g. the "Sports" section, having the names of famous German athletes replaced by similar sounding nouns from a different word-field like vegetables. Of course this has to be experienced to grasp how funny it was... The famous spoof of modern talk-shows "Zwei Stuehle, Eine Meinung" (Two Chairs, One Opinion) deserved all the praise and awards it received. It uncovered the stupidity, arrogance and over-estimation of people involved with this "format". In all, this show was definitely not lousy, but a funny and mostly original approach to Saturday Night Entertainment.
Cool Show
nico_prd9 July 2005
This show started a real comedy boom in Germany. When it was shown first in 1993, nobody knew this kind of TV show here. Sure there were some similar shows before like "Total Normal". But so much various characters like in this show there weren't before. For example some sketches playing with words: "Der Sport" (translated: Sports) or "Kentucky schreit ficken" (translated: Kentucky screams CENSORED). "Zwei Stühle, eine Meinung" (translated: Two chairs, one opinion) or "Schreinemakers Ihre Schwester-TV" were funny talk shows. All of the actors in this show became popular in Germany later. And tough RTL Samstag Nacht stopped its production in 1997 its broadcoasted today on some TV programmes.
the best german comedy show EVER.
n000g28 July 2003
rtl samstag nacht is truly based on saturday night live, but its NOT lousy. it was the first real comedy show of that format ever in germany. it pushed the comedy boom here. without samstag nacht, there wouldnt be that much comedy in tv today. way too bad, the show was canceled after 5 years in 1998.
me and my friends back then always watched it. is was a highlight on tv every week. a must-see. when i hear the show's theme, i remember the time back then. almost brings a tear to my eye. :)
i love SuperRTL for rerunning the show, even if they bring it every night.
me and my friends back then always watched it. is was a highlight on tv every week. a must-see. when i hear the show's theme, i remember the time back then. almost brings a tear to my eye. :)
i love SuperRTL for rerunning the show, even if they bring it every night.
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