Mainz remains Mainz as it sings and laughs

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Television broadcast
Original title Mainz remains Mainz as it sings and laughs
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) since 1973
Production
company
SWR
ZDF
length approx. 240 minutes
First broadcast February 17th, 1955 on SWF
(as Mainz as it sings and laughs )
Mainz remains Mainz as it sings and laughs (2008)

Mainz remains Mainz, the way it sings and laughs is a carnival session from Mainz that has been broadcast live on television since 1973 alternately by SWR and ZDF . The meeting is organized by the Mainz Carneval Association (MCV), the Mainz Carneval Club (MCC), the Gonsenheim Carnival Association (GCV) and the Kastel Carnival Club (KCK). It always takes place on the Friday before Shrove Monday in the Great Hall of the Electoral Palace and begins appropriately for carnival at 8:11 pm. The show and its forerunners contributed a lot to the fame and popularity of the Mainz Carnival in the entire German-speaking area.

history

ARD / SWF from 1955 to 1972: Mainz as it sings and laughs

As early as February 17, 1955, Südwestfunk broadcast a joint meeting of MCV and MCC for the first time on television under the motto “Mainz as it sings and laughs”, initiated and led by the head of the SWF News Production Group, Wolfgang Brobeil . The television program was overdone for an hour on February 5, 1964, when Ernst Neger sang Humba Täterä for the first time , because the audience in the hall could no longer calm down and kept asking for an encore. At the same time, with a market share of 89%, it was the highest audience rating ever recorded .

ZDF from 1965 to 1972: Mainz remains Mainz

Picture booklet from 1968 in the form of a fool's cap

Since 1965, the ZDF broadcast a joint meeting of the KCK, the Mombach Carneval Association “Die Bohnebeitel” and the Mainz Prinzengarde under the title Mainz remains Mainz as a competing event . After years in the too large Rheingoldhalle, the meeting place again became the Electoral Palace . On February 16, 1968, the ZDF Mainz remains Mainz broadcast in color for the first time, headed by ZDF's main department manager for culture, Wolfgang Brobeil , who had switched from SWF to ZDF .

Since 1973 ARD and ZDF have alternated: Mainz remains Mainz the way it sings and laughs

In 1972 Südwestfunk had the television session chaired by Otto Höpfner , who tried to organize the session as a contemporary entertainment show with the help of session design and stars like Tony Marshall . This attempt failed completely with the audience and critics. Two weeks after this meeting, ARD and ZDF decided to broadcast the meeting every year from 1973 onwards: until 1990, ARD broadcast in even years and ZDF in odd years. When the program was canceled in 1991 due to the Gulf War , this changed and since then ARD has been broadcasting in odd years and ZDF in even years. Since 1973 it has been a joint meeting of MCV, MCC, GCV and KCK. The TV contract with these associations and the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF is regularly renewed every few years. The current contract (as of 2019) runs until 2024.

useful information

Jürgen Dietz in his prime role as "The Messenger of the Bundestag" in the Carnival campaigns from 1987 to 2014 (recording from 2010)

Rolf Braun was the chairman of the meeting from 1973 to 1989. He already took on this task from 1965 to 1972 in the ZDF broadcast Mainz remains Mainz . With a total of 25 chaired meetings, he became the defining face of the Mainz TV Carnival. From 1990 to 2005, the meeting presidents alternated with the management of the program on a rotation basis. They were: Reiner Laub, Bernd Mühl, Karl-Werner Buchholz, Horst Radelli, Werner Böttner and Hans-Peter Betz. From 2006 to 2013 Hans-Peter Betz took over the office alone. Andreas Schmitt has been swinging the presidential bell since 2014 .

Well-known participants in the television session were Joe Ludwig as Dom-Schweizer and Herbert Bonewitz as Prince Bibi , “Bajazz” Willi Scheu , Otto Dürr and Georg “Schorsch” Berresheim as Fraa Babbich and Fraa Struwwelich , Jürgen Dietz as the messenger from the Bundestag and Friedrich Hofmann as Till . Also the "Meenzer Meedche" Margit Sponheimer , Ernst Neger , the Gonsbachlerchen or the Mainz court singers as well as "thoroughbred speakers" like Rudi Zörns . The comedian Tobias Mann also became known to a wide audience through the show.

In 1992 the then Federal Labor Minister Norbert Blüm spontaneously took the stage. Just when "Erna from East Prussia" alias Manfred Friedrich wanted to talk about Blüm's pension policy, Blüm used a break from art to go on stage. “Erna” said at the time: “When I asked Blüm about my pension - just listen to what he said.” To the applause of the audience, Blüm went to the microphone and said: “Girl, as long as we rule, you have a good pension. ”Then the hall went wild with enthusiasm.

For the first time in 2009 there were two fast nights that did not come from the four organizing associations, but from the Bohnebeitel from the Mainz district of Mombach.

In the second decade of the 21st century, professional cabaret artists also came into the program. Detlev Schönauer , for example, appeared in 2011 as “Mainz in a foreign country” and then repeatedly as “Mainz organic teacher” with speeches and songs. Since 2013, Lars Reichow has also been a professional cabaret artist in the role of news presenter for the Carnival topics (ARD editions) or the Carnival journal (ZDF editions) speaker at the meeting. The appearance of such professionals is viewed critically in parts of the Mainz Carnival, as the program is almost exclusively occupied by amateurs.

Rolf Braun's “Wolle mer'n eroilosse?” (“Do we want to let him in?”) Became known as a running gag . He always asked the audience the question after the performance of the next number, and the never-ending affirmation in the form of a loud “Eroi mit'm!” Or “Eroi mitterer!” (“Come in with him / her!”) Was answered by the or the speakers on the stage to the applause of the audience.

Meeting presidents

Mainz has remained in the current format since 1973 , as it sings and laughs (as of 2020 campaign)

Session President society Years Meetings
Rolf Braun KCK 1973-1989 17th
Hans-Peter Betz GCV 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006-2013 11
Andreas Schmitt MCV since 2014 7th
Rainer Laub MCV 1990, 1995, 2000, 2004 4th
Horst Radelli MCC 1996, 1999, 2003 3
Karl-Werner Buchholz KCK 1993, 1997, 2001 3
Bernd Mühl MCC 1992 1
Werner Boettner KCK 2005 1

Recurring speakers

Mainz has remained in the current format since 1973 , as it sings and laughs (as of 2020 campaign)

Speaker roll Years Number of appearances
Jürgen Dietz Various, from 1987 "Bote vom Bundestag" 1978-2014 33 ×
Hans-Peter Betz Various, from 2003 "Guddi Gutenberg" 1988-2017 25 ×
Jürgen Wiesmann Various, since 2012 "Ernst Lustig" since 2000 19 ×
Norbert Roth Various, u. a. "Anniversary" 1983-2005 18 ×
Michael Emrich Various, u. a. "King of Gunsenum" since 1994 17 ×
Friedrich Hofmann "Till" 1996-2020 17 ×
Jochen Kunz Various, u. a. "A young old one" 1973-1990 15 ×
Jürgen Müller Various, from 1987 protocol 1975-2001 14 ×
Andreas Schmitt "Head altar boy" since 2008 12 ×
Hildegard Bachmann Various, u. a. "Hong Kong travelers" 1997-2013 12 ×
Erhard Grom Various, since 1999 protocol Since 1993 11 ×
Alexander Leber Various, u. a. "Meenzer Policeman" since 1990 10 ×
Martin Heininger & Christian Schier Various, u. a. "Carnival Hypnosis" since 2005 10 ×
Hansi Greb "Hobbes" since 1999 10 ×
Willi Görsch Various, u. a. "Tramps from de Palz" 1977-1986 9 ×
Lars Reichow "Anchorman" carnival themes / carnival journal since 2013 8 ×
Joe Ludwig Various, u. a. "Domschweizer" 1973-1988 8 ×
Rudi Zörns Various, u. a. "Alt Marktfraa" 1974-1982 7 ×
Tobias Mann Various, u. a. "Music philosopher" 1999-2007 7 ×
Andy Ost Various, u. a. "Music therapist" since 2007 7 ×
Herbert Bonewitz Various, u. a. "Prince Bibbi" 1973-2005 7 ×
Dieter Brandt "Till" 1977-1988 6 ×
Willi Steinbrech Various motto lectures 1974-1995 5 ×
Rolf Braun Various, u. a. "Garbage man" 1973-1978 5 ×
Willi Scheu "Bajazz with the lantern" 1973-1984 5 ×
Detlev Schönauer "Meenzer teacher" since 2011 5 ×

Recurring vocal groups

Mainz has remained in the current format since 1973 , as it sings and laughs (as of 2020 campaign)

group Years Number of appearances
Mainz court singer since 1973 46 ×
Schnorres wobbler since 1975 17 ×
Gonsbachlerchen 1973-1992 16 ×
Altrheinstromer since 1994 14 ×
The Finther Schoppesänger 1973-2000 10 ×
Aca & Pella 1998-2007 7 ×
Thomas Neger & The Humbas since 2011 6 ×
The Maledos 1975-1986 6 ×
The sparrows 1976-1981 5 ×
Joker Company 1987-2012 4 ×
The singing cellar master 1973-1986 4 ×

Recurring singers

Mainz has remained in the current format since 1973 , as it sings and laughs (as of 2020 campaign)

Surname Known songs Years Number of appearances
Margit Sponheimer "I was born on Rose Monday" 1977-2020 24 ×
Horst "Buddy" Becker "Pretzel Song" 1983-2010 11 ×
Serious negro "Humba Tääterää", "Heile heile Gänsje" 1973-1979 7 ×
Jean-Arthur Becker "That wobbles de Dom" 1981-2005 7 ×
Oliver Mager "We are Mainz" since 2008 5 ×
Hugo wine oil "Meenzer Babbelblues" 1988-1999 5 ×
Thomas Negro "In the shadow of the cathedral" since 1997 4 ×

Audience ratings

year Duration Viewers in millions Market share in% Remarks
2020 3:50 5.46 20.5 Daily winner
2019 3:50 5.81 22.7 Daily winner
2018 3:51 6.42 23.4 Daily winner
2017 3:48 6.73 24.1 Daily winner
2016 3:49 6.80 23.5 Daily winner
2015 3:44 6.37 22.4 Daily winner
2014 3:50 5.70 21.1
2013 4:00 6.43 23.1 Daily winner
2012 5.86 20.8 For the first time in years, the number of viewers fell below 6 million
2011 6.46 23.3
2010 6.58 23.7
2009 6.48 23.3
2008 6.61 24.4
2007 7.16 25.1
...
1964 ? 89.0 highest market share ever measured

See also

literature

  • General newspaper Mainz; Topic series "60 Years of TV Carnival" by Günter Schenk:
    • Part 1: Friedensengel set the course / The beginnings In 1955, the television carnival premiered under the name “Mainz, how it sings and laughs”; January 19, 2015; P. 11
    • Part 2: Abroad wants the Mainz fools / The success “Mainz, as it sings and laughs” becomes a full-length program; January 20, 2015; P. 11
    • Part 3: Mainz laughs twice / ARD fools get competition in 1964; January 23, 2015; P. 11
    • Part 4: The TV carnival in crisis / show spectacle / Otto Höpfner turns Elferrat and meeting president into extras; January 26, 2015; P. 11
    • Part 5: Private television as the engine of change / TV stage TV Carnival is becoming more colorful and diverse - and more feminine / commercial breaks damage the product; January 27, 2015; P. 11
    • Part 6: Quick-witted, clever and hard to stop / Rolf Braun / As the chairman of the meeting, he shaped the Mainz television carnival for over 20 years / Legendary greetings; February 2, 2015; P. 11

Web links

Commons : Mainz remains Mainz as it sings and laughs  - a collection of images, videos and audio files

Official pages of the television companies:

In the news:

Individual evidence

  1. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Most popular carnival hits Humba, Humba, Tatärä ) on hr-online@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.hr-online.de
  2. TV Today issue 22/2014; P. 17
  3. ^ Chronicle of the KCK , accessed on February 11, 2013.
  4. Television dictionary
  5. ^ DWDL de GmbH: "Mainz remains Mainz" will remain on television until 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2019 .
  6. ↑ The cleaning lady gets ideas from the weekly market . In: Rhein Main Presse
  7. Peter Kroh: Five legendary "Mainz remains Mainz" moments. March 1, 2019, accessed March 1, 2020 .
  8. Two bean bites at "Mainz remains Mainz" . In: Allgemeine Zeitung , February 15, 2009
  9. VRM GmbH & Co KG: Does TV Carnival need professionals? Reichow and Schönauer compete with Mainzer hand-made speakers - Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  10. Rolf Braun: Wool mer'n eroilosse? 60 years of the Mainz Fassenacht . Hase & Koehler, January 1996, ISBN 978-3-7758-1341-9
  11. Niklas Spitz: "Mainz is Mainz" continued good, but weaker than last year In: Quote meters, February 22, 2020
  12. Uwe Mantel: "Mainz remains Mainz" remains in front, but loses viewers In: DWDL.de, March 2, 2019
  13. Alexander Krei: Strong ratings for TV classics - "Mainz remains Mainz" turns on with the young audience. In: DWDL.de, February 10, 2018
  14. Robert Meyer: "Mainz remains Mainz" stronger than it has been since 2007 , February 6, 2016