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Joko & Klaas
Joko & Klaas
	Joko & Klaas in 2012

Joko & Klaas (German: Joko und Klaas) is a German comedy duo consisting of Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf.

First working together in 2009 for the MTV Germany show MTV Home, they started working for ZDFneo in 2011, hosting a late night show called neoParadise.

Since 2010, they regularly appear on ProSieben, Germany's second-largest private television network, hosting a variety of shows.

Biography

TV shows (selection)

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben (Joko & Klaas vs. ProSieben) is a game show that pits Joko & Klaas against various celebrities and television personalities acting on behalf of ProSieben in seven different games. If they win, they get 15 minutes of prime live airtime (from 20.15 to 20.30) to do with as they please without oversight from ProSieben. If they lose, they have to perform duties for ProSieben like hosting other shows or getting a tattoo of the ProSieben logo.

As of May 2020, there have been ten episodes of the show, six of which Joko & Klaas won. The duo's use of their free airtime has surprised and delighted critics when instead of performing comedy routines, they used the time to address serious problems such as sexual harassment, homelessness and right-wing extremism.^[1] Other live shows included airing rival RTL's programming with commentary and giving away money in select German cities.

References

^ "Joko und Klaas thematisieren in Livesendung Gewalt gegen Frauen". Der Spiegel (in German). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] "Joko und Klaas thematisieren in Livesendung Gewalt gegen Frauen". Der Spiegel (in German). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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