''Hahamishia Hakamerit'' ( he, החמישייה הקאמרית, The Kameri Quintet) was a weekly Israeli satirical sketch comedy

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created by , who was also the main writer of the show, and , who directed the entire run of the show. Hahamishia Hakamerit was broadcast on Israeli Channel 2 and Channel 1 between the years

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

. Later on, reruns of the show were broadcast on the cable channel Bip. The show's often surreal skits were characterized by a satirical point of view which did not spare the audience sensitive subjects such as politics, national security, the

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and sex. Another characteristic of the show's sketches was that occasionally they had an unclear point or

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. Following the success of the show, similar sketch comedy programs were produced on Israeli television. Unlike ''Hahamishia Hakamerit''s humor, which was considered at the time to be blatant, insensible, full of black humor and cynicism, these subsequent shows followed a line much closer to the Israeli-Jewish mainstream.

Cast

* (שי אביבי) *

Rami Heuberger Rami Heuberger (Hebrew: רמי הויברגר; born October 12, 1963) is an Israeli director, actor and entertainer. Biography Career in the theater After his army service, Heuberger studied acting at Nissan Nativ's acting studio in Tel Aviv. A ...

(רמי הויברגר) * Keren Mor (קרן מור) * (דב נבון) * (מנשה נוי)

External links

* Israeli television series Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel) original programming 1990s Israeli television series 1993 Israeli television series debuts 1997 Israeli television series endings {{Israel-tv-stub