''Rent a Pocher'' was a German television show hosted by comedian
Oliver Pocher
Oliver Pocher (born 18 February 1978) is a German comedian, entertainer, television personality and host.
Early life and professional training
Pocher is the son of Gerhard and Jutta Pocher; he was born and grew up in Hanover, West Germany. Hi ...
. The weekly late-night show ran on Thursdays on the commercial television channel
ProSieben
ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...
and was produced by
Brainpool. 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
The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, t ...
in the category "Best Comedy"
* 2004 & 2005:
Deutscher Comedypreis
The Deutscher Comedypreis ("German Comedy Award") is awarded by Brainpool TV. Because Brainpool's in-house productions have received extensive awards, the designation as the ''German Comedy Award'' is controversial.
The awards ceremony takes plac ...
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"
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2003 German television series debuts
2006 German television series endings
ProSieben original programming
German television talk shows
German-language television shows
Television series by Banijay
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