Late Night Berlin

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Late Night Berlin
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Directed by Klaas Heufer-Umlauf
Presented byKlaas Heufer-Umlauf
Starring
Opening theme The Heavy – "What Makes a Good Man?"
ComposerMark Tavassol
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes185
Production
Production locations
Running time55 minutes (with commercials)
Production companyFlorida TV
Original release
Network ProSieben
ReleaseMarch 12, 2018 (2018-03-12) 
March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)

Late Night Berlin (abbreviated LNB) was a German late-night talk show hosted by Klaas Heufer-Umlauf on ProSieben. The show premiered on March 12, 2018, and was produced by Florida TV.

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Concept

The concept of the show included the classic elements of a late-night talk show such as stand-up, interviews with celebrity guests and a musical appearance. There were also recurring segments. The show had a studio band, led by Mark Tavassol. While the house band's name changed throughout the show's existence, it is in fact the band Gloria. [1] The Florida TV author and producer Jakob Lundt appeared as a sidekick. [2]

Show structure

At the beginning of an episode Heufer-Umlauf performed a traditional stand-up monologue, before changing to a seated. After that one of various recurring segments appears, followed by the first of the episode's guests, which usually included celebrities and actors, literary figures, people in fashion, artists, athletes, and politicians. The guest may return after a second recurring segments and at the episode's end followed by a musical guest.

Production

Already in July 2017 ProSieben announced a new weekly comedy show with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf for Spring 2018. [3] At the beginning of February 2018 it was finally announced that the late-night show named Late Night Berlin premiered on March 12, 2018. [4]

In 2018, Late Night Berlin was not recorded in Berlin as the title suggests. However, since its 3rd season began in 2019, it is now filmed at the eastern side of Berlin. [5] This programme is produced by Florida TV, and its 4th season will be returned on September 23, just after summer break.

In 2021, just before days of 2021 German federal election (on Sept. 26), on September 14, this show has successfully returned into its 8th season. This show is to be broadcast every Tuesday at 22:30.

Episodes

Late Night Berlin  [ de ]

No.Original release dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1March 12, 2018 (2018-03-12) Anne Will Casper feat. Ahzumjot
171 Tage – Im Laberinth der Macht (with Heinz Strunk and Kevin Kühnert): a sketch about German Government formation 2017/18
2March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19) Heike Makatsch, Jessica Schwarz Tocotronic
Music video: Smart Home H**ensohn, Das kleine Helene-Fischer-Quiz

Reception

Ratings

No. in seriesAir dateViewers (in millions)ShareSource
all14–49 yearsall14–49 years
1March 12, 20180.75 Mio.0.58 Mio.5.3%12.1% [6]
2March 19, 20180.70 Mio.0.57 Mio.4.6%10.7% [7]

References

  1. Druck ablassen mit Klaas. Stern. March 12, 2018. German. (Retrieved March 13, 2018)
  2. „Late Night Berlin“: neue wöchentliche Show mit Klaas Heufer-Umlauf startet im März bei ProSieben. meedia. February 4, 2018. German. (Retrieved March 13, 2018)
  3. Glenn Riedmeier (July 14, 2017): "Ein Mann, eine Wahl": ProSieben gibt Details zu Polittalk von Klaas Heufer-Umlauf bekannt. TV Wunschliste. German. (Retrieved March 13, 2018)
  4. Glenn Riedmeier (February 5, 2018): "Late Night Berlin": Klaas' neue ProSieben-Show startet Mitte März. TV Wunschliste. German. (Retrieved March 13, 2018)
  5. "Late Night Berlin - Studio Berlin Adlershof" Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine . EndemolShine Germany. German. (Retrieved June 23, 2019)
  6. Sidney Schering (March 13, 2018): «Late Night Berlin»: Quotenstart nach Maß. Quotenmeter. German. (Retrieved March 13, 2018)
  7. Sidney Schering (March 20, 2018): «Late Night Berlin» gibt nach, bleibt über Senderschnitt. Quotenmeter. German. (Retrieved March 20, 2018)