Knallerfrauen (Eng: Fire-women) is a German sketch comedy series first aired in 2011. The series stars actress Martina Hill in the main role.[1] The sketches are unrelated and frequently depict absurd situations, often without any dialog.[1] The jokes are similar in part to the French sketch comedy series Vous les femmes.[1]

Knallerfrauen was so popular in China that a Chinese version was produced.[2]

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Martina Hill plays herself in various scenes of everyday life. The humor usually arises from the contrast of its occurrence and the more anarchic everyday reactions of the other protagonists.

Cast edit

Actor / Actress Role Season
Martina Hill Various Roles 1–
Maja Beckmann Various Roles 1–
Matthias Deutelmoser Various Roles 1–
Michael Krabbe Various Roles 1–
Marc Benjamin Puch Various Roles 1–
Anna Schäfer Various Roles 1–
Jasper Smets Various Roles 1–
Claus Dieter Clausnitzer Father 1–
Peggy Lukac Mother 1–
Andreas Jancke Various Roles 4–
Maurizio Magno Child 1–2
Lara Sophie Schmitz Baby 1–2

Awards edit

  • 2012: Bambi Awards: Comedy
  • 2012: German Comedy Award: Best Sketch Comedy (German: Beste Sketch-Show)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Buß, Christian (February 2, 2012). "'Knallerfrau' Martina Hill: Höschen runter, Niveau rauf". Spiegel Online (in German). Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Pöttgen, Oliver (June 9, 2012). "Ausflippen mit Martina Hill: Zum Erfolg der Sat1-Serie 'Knallerfrauen' in China" [Freak Out with Martina Hill: The Success of Sat1 Series "Knallerfrauen" in China]. Stimmen aus China (in German). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

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