RTL Samstag Nacht

RTL Samstag Nacht is a comedy television show which ran from 6 November 1993 to 23 May 1998 on German TV network RTL. It was a major comedy show on German television, created after the example of the long-running American show Saturday Night Live and broadcast late on Saturday night. It helped several new comedians in Germany to break through and was a model for several later comedy shows.^{[citation needed]}

RTL Samstag Nacht
Starring	Wigald Boning (1993–1998) Esther Schweins (1993–1998) Olli Dittrich (1993–1998) Stefan Jürgens (1993–1998) Tanja Schumann [de] (1993–1998) Mirco Nontschew (1993–1998) Sabine Aulmann (1993) Tommy Krappweis (1995–1998) Marc Weigel (1997–1998)
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
Production
Executive producers	Hugo Egon Balder Jacky Dreksler
Production companies	Pacific Productions RTL Atlantic Media
Original release
Network	RTL
Release	6 November 1993 (1993-11-06) – 23 May 1998 (1998-05-23)

Karl Ranseier was a recurring character featured in fake news reports, mentioning his death at the end of each episode. The name Karl Ranseier has become a catchphrase in Germany that has led to its own joke category of Ranseiers which became popular outside of the comedy origin.

The show was relaunched in 2005 as the RTL Comedy Nacht.^[1]