''Gav Ha'Uma'' (formerly ''Matzav Ha'Uma'') was an Israeli
satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming ...
show hosted by
Lior Schleien
Lior Schleien ( he, ליאור שליין; born 1 July 1978) is an Israeli television producer and host.
Early life
Lior Schleien was born in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel to Jewish parents of Lithuanian descent. He holds law degrees from Tel Aviv U ...
,
Orna Banai
Orna Banai ( he, אורנה בנאי; born November 25, 1966) is an Israeli actress, comedian, entertainer and past member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo city Council.
Biography
Banai was born in Beersheba and raised in Omer. Her father was a judge in Be ...
,
Guri Alfi and as of the fourth season also
Einav Galili. The show was broadcast from January 4, 2010 until January 15, 2015 on
Channel 2 (
Reshet
Reshet ( he, רשת, ''lit.'' "Network") is an Israeli television broadcasting and production company. It was one of the two concessionaires running the Television in Israel, Israeli commercial television channel, Channel 2 (Israel), Channel 2 fr ...
) as ''Matzav Ha'Uma'' ("מצב האומה", "The state of the nation") and from February 3, 2015 on
Channel 10 as ''Gav Ha'Uma'' ("גב האומה", "The back of the nation").
Guri Alfi, one of the show's regular panelists, appeared in only a handful of episodes of the 2nd season of ''Gav Ha'Uma'', and departed from the show in favor of hosting his own late-night talk show in Channel 2's
Keshet. Recurring panelists participate since then as a replacement.
The show was taken down in August 2020, after the network decided not to sign
Lior Schleien
Lior Schleien ( he, ליאור שליין; born 1 July 1978) is an Israeli television producer and host.
Early life
Lior Schleien was born in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel to Jewish parents of Lithuanian descent. He holds law degrees from Tel Aviv U ...
for another season, this due to high production cost, and low ratings.
The shows cancellation sparked controversy. This over claims that the shows cancellation was influenced by political interest.
USA performance
The show's team performed in NY at NYU Skirball Center in 2014, with a guest skit involving
Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...
.
See also
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Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 ( he, ערוץ שתיים, Arutz Shtaim), also called "The Second Channel" ( he, הערוץ השני, HaArutz HaSheni) was an Israeli commercial television channel. It started doing experimental broadcasts funded by the television tax. ...
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Channel 10 (Israel)
Channel 10 ( he, ערוץ עשר, translit=Arutz Eser), formerly known as Israel 10 ( he, ישראל 10, translit=Yisra'el Eser), was an Israeli free-to-air television channel. Operating under the auspices of The Second Authority for Televisio ...
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Reshet
Reshet ( he, רשת, ''lit.'' "Network") is an Israeli television broadcasting and production company. It was one of the two concessionaires running the Television in Israel, Israeli commercial television channel, Channel 2 (Israel), Channel 2 fr ...
*
Nana 10
Nana 10 ( he, נענע 10), previously Nana (lit. mint), was an Israeli Web portal. The website was owned by Israeli web and communication company 013 Netvision, and Israeli news Channel 10, and consisted of Internet forums, which it was especia ...
References
External links
Official website of ''Matzav Ha'Uma''Official website of ''Gav Ha'Uma''*
2010 Israeli television series debuts
2015 Israeli television series debuts
2020 Israeli television series endings
Israeli television shows
Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel) original programming
Channel 10 (Israeli TV channel) original programming
Channel 13 (Israel) original programming
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