Season 1 • Episode 36
LatestScheibenwischer was the name of a long-running German Kabarett show. It was founded in 1980 by Dieter Hildebrandt and produced by BR / RBB to be broadcast on Das Erste. The show ended in 2008 after 28 years on the air.
Writing
Hildebrandt's razor-sharp monologues aged like wine, not milk.
Production
Low-fi sets let the words do the damage.
Creator
Dieter Hildebrandt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Scheibenwischer was one of few West German shows to satirize both East and West during the Cold War, making it subversive on both sides of the Wall.
The title literally means 'windshield wipers'—Hildebrandt wanted to 'clear the view' through political muck, a metaphor that outlasted most of his targets' careers.
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