''Kalkofes Mattscheibe'' is a German satirical television show starring Oliver Kalkofe. The show's title is a pun based upon the fact that the German word ''Mattscheibe'' can mean "television screen" as well as a "mental blackout". In it, Kalkofe shows clips from German TV and humorously comments on them or parodies them. In 1996 he was awarded the Adolf-Grimme-Preis for the show. After changing channels several times over the years, the show's current incarnation (entitled ''Kalkofes Mattscheibe Rekalked'') is broadcast on

Tele 5 Tele 5 is a German free-to-air television channel that broadcasts classic American films, series, cartoons and Japanese anime. On 3 July 2020, Discovery, Inc. agreed to acquire the channel from Leonine Holding, completing the purchase on 1 Se ...

. Kalkofe's Media Meltdown For

Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle (; "German Wave" in English), abbreviated to DW, is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service con ...

, Kalkofe has also picked up some international productions that he parodies in English.

External links

Official website
(Tele 5) *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalkofes Mattscheibe 1994 German television series debuts 2000s German television series 2010s German television series