The Guglhupf

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The Guglhupf was a cabaret show on the Austrian radio station Ö1 . From 1978 to 2009 it was broadcast weekly on Sunday mornings, with interruptions during the holidays. The signature spoke of Gugelhupf as a work of art made of dough and raisins that also needs a little bit of salt , but in Austria Gugelhupf is also associated with the popular name for the Viennese “ Narrenturm ”, an insane asylum built under Joseph II . On November 1, 2009, ORF announced the Guglhupf by broadcasting the new program Welt Ahoi! which was discontinued in December 2010.

Creation and character of the program

The Guglhupf was founded in October 1978 by Gerhard Bronner , Peter Wehle , Kurt Sobotka , Lore Krainer and Peter Frick. From 1988 Lore Krainer headed the Guglhupf . Her team included Herbert Prikopa , Christian Futterknecht , Andreas Steppan and Walter Galla . Alfred Heinrich , who wrote most of the texts, was not in front of the microphone . On November 13, 2005, the program was broadcast for the thousandth time. On October 11, 2008 the Guglhupf celebrated its 30th anniversary, on June 25, 2009 the program was honored with a farewell gala, and on Sunday, June 28, 2009, it was broadcast for the last time. A total of 1130 programs were designed.

Supporting element of the show was a double act (initially by Bronner and Wehle, then by Krainer and Prikopa) to mainly current political topics through the Schönfärber, the raisins Gugl and Jumpy, the quotes slingers, the Lord Pfneudl, the question uncle, the , Klug biter to Consulter, Anderl Speckknödlinger (Ambassador from Tyrol ), Messrs. "Grüneis and Veigerl" (two football fans of two rival Viennese football clubs), the Dr. Sigismund and others was interrupted.

The songs by Lore Krainer and Walter Galla were also mostly devoted to current political issues. In addition to the two, Sobotka and Prikopa also appeared as singers.

The forerunner of Guglhupf was Der Watschenmann until June 1975 and in between the unsuccessful broadcasts Strictly confidential and your infusion please .

Signation

The text for the characteristic melody by Bronner / Wehle, sung in lively, syncopated 4/4 time in tenor , read:

What Sunday only
makes it a Sunday,
is the ring cake -
the Guglhupf:

As a round G'sicht,
the always friendly laughs,
is the ring cake -
the Guglhupf. Every Austrian likes

this work of art made of dough and raisins
.
But to gain flavor, you
also need a little bit of salt.

It has just come off the oven
and it is important that
it does not lose its freshness ... That's why
our Guglhupf is now
served hot.


At the end of the program, the following text was sung to the melody of the fourth part above:

With this we have inhaled
the last crumbs
of our Guglhupf ...
and next Sunday a new Guglhupf,
a new Guglhupf, a new Guglhupf will be served.

Farewell quotes

Lore Krainer was pleased when the last Guglhupf broadcast was over: "That I can cancel the Kronenzeitung and no longer have to read it."

Kurt Sobotka: ... "because the real art is to criticize people in such a way that they have to laugh themselves."

“One is lucky in Austria that really all politicians are doing something stupid,” smiles Sobotka. "Otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do the show every week," added Krainer.

On the “not entirely voluntary” end of the series: “We have already experienced and survived a number of directors” (Krainer)… “With all that is kicked out of the ORF, we are in excellent company with the radio symphony orchestra ” (Prikopa).

Readers' comments Die Presse 20. – 23. June 2009: “The Guglhupf belongs to the radio like the critical court jester to the Empire”… “A thousand thanks to the 'Guglhupfteam'! Hopefully you have not been retired because of muzzle exemption ”…“ This unbearable opinion of opinion and opinionated moralizing is finally over ”…“ What kind of Sundays should that be without Guglhupf? ”

Reader's comments “Der Standard” 22. – 25. June 2009: "I still have a huge appetite for Guglhupf ... I hope the ORF will think about it again." ... "No harm in the guglhupf - it had exceeded its shelf life by around 15 years" ... "There is no other station to be found, who takes over the Guglhupf? ”…“ One can be glad that a legend is finally put to rest ”.

literature

  • Christina Höfferer and Andreas Kloner: The Guglhupf. A recipe for success. Radio feature . Production: ORF, 2009 (54 minutes).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A farewell gala for the “Guglhupf” ( memento from July 15, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). In: ORF . June 25, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Guglhupf" - A piece of radio history says goodbye. In: OTS . June 17, 2009 Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  3. ↑ Alfredreiber : Ö1 belongs to: the annotated success story of a radio station . Böhlau Verlag, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2007, ISBN 978-3-205-77495-2 , p. 88 .