WAS HABEN WIR GELACHT tells the story of 1990s entertainment television from a woman’s perspective for the first time. Maren Kroymann, Hella von Sinnen, Bettina Böttinger, Gaby Köster, and Esther Schweins look back on their work and a time when women on television were primarily seen as mere accessories, used as punchlines, and when female humor was considered a ratings killer. An entire generation was thus socialized primarily by male entertainers – through “Wetten, dass…?”, the “Harald Schmidt Show,” and later “TV total.” How did this era shape us? And what does being funny have to do with power and equality? 

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We’re screening the film as a preview as part of Mongay, followed by a discussion with directors Eva Müller and Isabel Schneider, as well as other members of the film crew.