"Schmidt and Pocher" canceled: Harald Schmidt to go it alone again
It's the end of the road for Germany's big late-night show: Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher will wrap up their joint show on ARD in April. The whole thing was a temporary experiment from the start, producer Fred Kogel told *Der Spiegel*.
The end of the big German late-night show: Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher will end their joint show on ARD in April. The whole thing was a temporary experiment from the outset, producer Fred Kogel told Der Spiegel. "It was good for both of them. But now it's time to go their separate ways," Kogel announced. "Schmidt is not fulfilling his potential as a duo."
The show "Schmidt and Pocher" was launched at the end of October 2007. Kogel told "Der Spiegel" about Schmidt's plans for the future: "We have very clear ideas about where we want to go." In an election year, "people want to see Schmidt at a level that nobody else on German television can deliver". The aim is to "raise the comedy bar again in terms of sophistication and intellect, comparable to the US political comedian Jon Stewart - but Harald Schmidt."
According to a report in the newspaper Bild am Sonntag, Pocher will soon have his own personality show on RTL. He is to be developed as the new face of the Cologne-based broadcaster.
Pocher recently told Bunten that he really wanted to do the show with Schmidt for two years to show that it wasn't a quick fix: "Now I have no pressure. I know that I'll be back with a show next fall," said Pocher. It is important to him that this show can be seen regularly.
The show "Schmidt and Pocher" was launched at the end of October 2007. Kogel told "Der Spiegel" about Schmidt's plans for the future: "We have very clear ideas about where we want to go." In an election year, "people want to see Schmidt at a level that nobody else on German television can deliver". The aim is to "raise the comedy bar again in terms of sophistication and intellect, comparable to the US political comedian Jon Stewart - but Harald Schmidt."
According to a report in the newspaper Bild am Sonntag, Pocher will soon have his own personality show on RTL. He is to be developed as the new face of the Cologne-based broadcaster.
Pocher recently told Bunten that he really wanted to do the show with Schmidt for two years to show that it wasn't a quick fix: "Now I have no pressure. I know that I'll be back with a show next fall," said Pocher. It is important to him that this show can be seen regularly.
