Schillerstraße

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Schillerstraße is a German improvisational comedy show that airs weekly on Sat.1. It is recorded without script and broadcast to a large extent unedited.

Contents 1 Idea and show structure 2 Development 3 Awards won 4 Episodes 4.1 Season 1 4.2 Season 2 4.3 Season 3 4.4 Season 4 5 External links

[edit] Idea and show structure

The setting of the show is the living room of Cordula Stratmann (all the actors keep their real names) in the fictional street "Schillerstraße" in Cologne, Germany. Cordula gets visited by her friends and relatives regularly. The participants only know the topic of the episode in advance. The whole plot has to be improvised comically. They get directions by the spielleiter (game master) via headphones that have to be realised, e.g. "Cordula: Tell the others you're pregnant!". The show airs mostly unedited and things that go wrong are not removed, either.

The main cast is made up of Cordula Stratmann, as well as Annette Frier, Martin "Maddin" Schneider, Michael Kessler and Ralf Schmitz as her regular visitors. They interchange with dozens of other guests.

The show was created by Maike Tatzig who is also the show's executive producer. In September 2005 she took over the task of the Spielleiter, after Georg Uecker left or had to leave the show for unknown reasons.

The show is produced by Hurricane Fernsehproduktion GmbH.

[edit] Development

Schillerstraße first aired on 3 September 2004 on the German TV channel Sat.1. The originally only 30 minutes lasting episodes in the later evening programme were a big success. That's why the run time has been extended in January 2005 and moved into a prime time slot on Thursdays. On 26 Januar 2007 Schillerstraße got a new slot in the Friday evening prime time and started with a special 90 minutes 100th episode broadcast in which the actors and spielleiter Maike Tatzig looked back at the previous 99 episodes. Former spielleiter Georg Uecker was not mentioned once, instead they decided to make it look like Maike Tatzig had been spielleiter since the beginning of the show.

After Uecker left the show, producer Maike Tatzig became spielleiter in autumn 2005, officially due to schedule problems of Uecker.

On 20 April 2006 the stage has been extended. For being able to continue the show reasonable without Cordula Stratmann who was on maternity leave and was therefore not available for some episodes, they created a pub next door which is called Schillereck (Schiller corner). Stratmann's pregnancy was never part of the show. Her character on the show became fat and had to go to a diet camp. The pub is "owned" by Bernhard Hoëcker, a friend of Cordula's. The stages are set in a right angle. To be able to use both stages in one show, a rotatable audience stand was constructed.

Due to decreasing ratings, the show will return after a long summer recess with a renewed concept. Cordula Stratmann is not going to be part of the show, then.

After being surprisingly successful, the format has been sold internationally. The rights were sold to the American media company Fox which is going to produce the show in the USA, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The rights have been sold as well to France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Turkey and Israel.

[edit] Awards won

• 2005 - Rose d'Or Preis der Presse (Press Award)
• 2005 - Deutscher Comedypreis (German Comedy Award) as beste Impro-Serie (best improvised show)
• 2005 - Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German Television Award) as beste Impro-Comedy (best improvised comedy)
• 2006 - Goldene Romy (Golden Romy) in the category beste Programmidee (best idea)
• 2006 - Radio Regenbogen Award 2005 in the category Comedy 2005

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1

1. Die neue Wohnung (Willkommen in der Schillerstraße) – The New Flat (Welcome to Schillerstraße)
2. Babysitter wider Willen – Involuntary Babysitter
3. Gute Geister, schlechte Geister – Good Ghosts, Bad Ghosts
4. Maddins neue Flamme – Maddin's New Acquaintance
5. Das Regal – The Shelf
6. Das Fitness Fieber – Fitness Fever
7. Die Tupperparty – Tupperware Party
8. Der Hausputz – House Cleaning
9. Halloween – Halloween
10. Die Herbstgrippe – Autumn Flu
11. Der Führerschein – Driving License
12. Der Mutterbesuch – Mother's Visit
13. Der Malkurs – Painting Course
14. Die defekte Heizung – The Damaged Radiator
15. Der Charity Ball – Charity Ball
16. Der Advent – Advent

[edit] Season 2

17. Frohes Neues – Happy New Year
18. Der Ex-Freund – Ex Boyfriend
19. Die Hypnose-Kassette – Hypnosis Cassette
20. Die Schwangerschaft – Pregnancy
21. Kölle Alaaf – Carnival
22. Die Observierung – Observation
23. Das Gipsbein – Casted Bone
24. Die Findelfische – Foundling Fish
25. Das Theaterstück – The Play
26. Die Nachtschwester – Night Nurse
27. Der Lottoschein – Lottery Ticket
28. Der Spieleabend – Game Evening
29. Guck mal, was da krabbelt – Look At What's Crawling There
30. Die Untermieterin – Subtenant
31. Die Kontaktanzeige – Lonely Hearts Ad
32. Schlüsselalarm – Key Alert
33. Das Blind Date – Blind Date
34. Himmelfahrtkommando – Suicide Squad
35. Die Streithennen – Brawlerettes
36. Der kulinarische Nachbar – Culinary Neighbour
37. Die Renovierung – Renovation
38. Der Liebeskummer – Lovesick
39. Die Heimarbeit – Homework
40. Bella Italia – Bella Italia

[edit] Season 3

41. Die Rückkehr – The Return
42. Die Parteifreunde (Spezial) – Party Friends (Special)
43. Die verlorenen Jungs – The Lost Boys
44. Der Zahn – Tooth
45. Das Oktoberfest – Oktoberfest
46. Die Quizshow – Quiz Show
47. Der Stromausfall – Blackout
48. Die Bewerbung – Job Application
49. Vaterbesuch – Father's visit
50. Die Urlaubsbekanntschaft – Holiday Acquaintance
51. Die Rivalen – Rivals
52. Der Geburtstag – Birthday
53. Der Esoteriktrip – Esotericism Trip
54. Der Töpferkurs – Potter's Workshop
55. Der Fremdverliebte – Foreign Lover
56. Das Liebeshoroskop – Love Horoscope
57. Die Schlägerei – Fight
58. Das Weihnachtswichteln – Secret Santa
59. Der Ski-Urlaub – Ski Holiday
60. Der Pechvogel – Jinx
61. Der Schwiegerelternschreck – Son-In-Law
62. Der Tanzwettbewerb – Dancing Contest
63. Der Lebensmitteltest – Food Control
64. Der Fahnenflüchtling – Deserter
65. Die Geschiedenen – The Divorced
66. Die Jecken sind los – The Crazy Are Coming
67. Der neue Ralf – The New Ralf
68. Der Einbruch – Break-In
69. Der Personaltrainer – Personnel Trainer
70. Der Frühjahrsputz – Spring-Cleaning
71. Der Ausrutscher – Slipping
72. Deutschlands neues Topmodel – Germany's New Top Model
73. Frohe Ostern – Happy Easter
74. Die Erbschaft – Legacy
75. Die unfreiwillige WG – Flat Share By Accident
76. Der Psychologe* – Psychologist
77. Der Abschied – Good Bye
78. Die Anstreicher* – Painters
79. Die Nervenkrise* – Nervous Crisis
80. Die Eröffnungsparty* – The Opening Party
81. Warten auf Gast Nr.1* – Waiting For Guest No. 1
82. Profikellner gesucht!* – Master Waiter Wanted
83. Die Marketingkampagne* – Marketing Campaign
84. Die Karaokeparty* – Karaoke Party

Cordula Stratmann was not available for the episodes marked with an asterisk.

[edit] Season 4

85. Willkommen zurück! – Welcome Back!
86. Die veränderte Cordula – Changed Cordula
87. Die Geschäftsidee – Business Idea
88. Der Wasserschaden – Water Damage
89. Der Gutachter – The Assessor
90. Der Astronaut – The Astronaut
91. Der Kurschatten – Diet Camp Acquaintance
92. Die Wette – The Bet
93. Der Liebesbote – Messenger of Love
94. Der Martinszug – St. Martin's Procession
95. Die Wetterfee – Weather Host
96. Der Hochzeitsplaner – Wedding Planner
97. Das Tai-Chi-Video – Tai Chi Tape
98. Die Mehrwertsteuererhöhung – Increase of VAT
99. Der Weihnachtsbasar – Christmas Bazaar
100. Der Director's Cut – Director's Cut
101. Der Steckbrief – Profile
102. Tetjes Schwester – Tetje's Sister
103. Die Karnevalsparty – Carnival Party
104. Der zweite Frühling – Indian Summer
105. Die Thekenbauer – Bar Builders
106. Die Safari – Safari
107. Die Kegelbahn – Bowling Alley
108. Der Wasserhahn – Water Tap
109. Bernhards Rückkehr – Bernhard's Return
110. Der Mönch – The Monk
111. Der Talentwettbewerb – Talent Competition

[edit] External links

• Official Schillerstraße webpage of Sat.1
• Schillerstraße at the Internet Movie Database