Eretz Nehederet
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Eretz Nehederet is a satirical Israel
i television show, which made its debut on November 7, 2003. It features satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. The program is one of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV. It was first filmed in Tel Aviv
, and in later seasons, was filmed in the neighboring Herzliya
.
The show features a regular cast of comedians and actors, such as Tal Friedman
, Eyal Kitzis
(the Jon Stewart
-type host), Alma Zak, Orna Banai
(6 first seasons), Shani Cohen, Asi Cohen, Eli Finish
, Mariano Edelman, Yuval Semo
, Maor Cohen and Dov Navon (4 first seasons). During the third season, Asi Cohen started doing small roles on the show, and by the beginning of the fourth season (fall 2006), Cohen became a regular member.
Recurring parodies include:
Eretz Nehederet won the Israeli Television Academy's "Best Entertainment Program" in 2004 and again in 2006, and attracts millions of viewers every season. In a May 2008 poll, web surfers selected all the Season 5 Eretz Nehederet actors from into the top 60 Israeli comedians list. The top 7 spots were all taken by Eretz Nehederet, as well as #9 and #20.
In 2010, Erez Nehederet produced a satire movie "Zohi Sdom"(This is Sodom
)
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i television show, which made its debut on November 7, 2003. It features satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. The program is one of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV. It was first filmed in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, and in later seasons, was filmed in the neighboring Herzliya
Herzliya
Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...
.
The show features a regular cast of comedians and actors, such as Tal Friedman
Tal Friedman
-Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe...
, Eyal Kitzis
Eyal Kitzis
Eyal Kitzis is an Israeli actor, comedian and TV host.- Career :Kitzis began his career in 1993, as an host in the Israeli Educational Television shows "Zombit" and "Tik-Tak", while in addition he wrote the humorist column "Tzipora" in the newspaper "Hadashot" and later on for the newspaper "Ha'ir"...
(the Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian...
-type host), Alma Zak, Orna Banai
Orna Banai
Orna Banai is an Israeli actress, comedian and entertainer.Banai was born in Beersheba, Israel. Her father was a local judge, and her mother was an education executive for the City of Beer Sheva. Many of her relatives are successful Israeli actors and singers. The next generation of the Banai...
(6 first seasons), Shani Cohen, Asi Cohen, Eli Finish
Eli Finish
Eli Finish is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular TV show Eretz Nehederet.-Career:After his release from the IDF in 1996, Finish studied acting in the art school HaBustan in Netanya...
, Mariano Edelman, Yuval Semo
Yuval Semo
Yuval Semo is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular Israeli TV show Eretz Nehederet.- Biography :Semo was born in Haifa in 1972. His military service was in the Ordnance Corps. After his military service he worked in the Israel Electric Corporation. He left...
, Maor Cohen and Dov Navon (4 first seasons). During the third season, Asi Cohen started doing small roles on the show, and by the beginning of the fourth season (fall 2006), Cohen became a regular member.
Recurring parodies include:
- Uzi CohenUzi Cohen-Early life:Born in moshav Tal Shahar, he moved with his family to Ra'anana at the age of two. He joined the Likud at age 16.-Political career:In 1990, Cohen became the deputy mayor of Ra'anana under mayor Ze'ev Bielski. After Bielski was appointed head of the Jewish Agency, Cohen became interim...
, former deputy mayor of Ra'ananaRa'ananaRa'anana is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel with a population of 68,300, . Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...
and LikudLikudLikud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
central committee member, by Eli Finish - Binyamin Netanyahu by Edelman
- Judy Shalom Nir-MozesJudy Shalom Nir-MozesJudy Shalom Nir-Mozes is an Israeli socialite and talk show host.-Biography:Judy mozes was born in Ramat Gan to Paula and Noah Mozes, owners of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, third daughter after Gilad Mozes, who was killed in a car accident in the year 1959 and Arnon Mozes, the current...
, wife of former Foreign MinisterForeign Affairs Minister of IsraelThe Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The position is one of the most important in the Israeli cabinet after Prime Minister and Defense Minister...
Silvan Shalom, by Orna Banai - Shimon PeresShimon PeresGCMG is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years...
by Eli Finish - Pnina RosenblumPnina RosenblumPnina Rosenblum is an Israeli businesswoman, model and media personality, who has also been involved in politics.-Career:Rosenblum was an actress and fashion model, known to foreign media in her youth as Pnina Golan. She appeared in the films Kasach , Am Yisrael Hai , Lo LeShidur , Diamante Lobo ,...
, model and sometime politician, by Edelman - Shelly Yachimovich, journalist-turned-politician (under the name Helly), by Tal Friedman
Eretz Nehederet won the Israeli Television Academy's "Best Entertainment Program" in 2004 and again in 2006, and attracts millions of viewers every season. In a May 2008 poll, web surfers selected all the Season 5 Eretz Nehederet actors from into the top 60 Israeli comedians list. The top 7 spots were all taken by Eretz Nehederet, as well as #9 and #20.
In 2010, Erez Nehederet produced a satire movie "Zohi Sdom"(This is Sodom
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah were cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis and later expounded upon throughout the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and Deuterocanonical sources....
)
Characters
Following is a list of characters shown in Eretz Nehederet, both parodied real-life persons, and entirely fictional characters.| Characters | Actor | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Abukasis | Orna Banai Orna Banai Orna Banai is an Israeli actress, comedian and entertainer.Banai was born in Beersheba, Israel. Her father was a local judge, and her mother was an education executive for the City of Beer Sheva. Many of her relatives are successful Israeli actors and singers. The next generation of the Banai... |
Real-life |
| Mahmoud Abu Tir | Tal Friedman Tal Friedman -Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe... |
Parody of Muhammad Abu Tir Muhammad Abu Tir Muhammad Hassan Abu Tir is a member of Hamas and a representative on the Palestinian Legislative Council for his East Jerusalem constituency. He was elected to the position in the Palestinian legislative elections that were held on January 25, 2006. Abu Tir is known for his bright orange... |
| Mosko Alkalai Mosko Alkalai Mosko Alkalai was an Israeli stage and film actor. He was best known a for a string of hits including Blaumilch Canal, The Fox in the Chicken Coop and Yana's Friends.-Career:... |
Maor Cohen | Real-life |
| Gabi Ashkenazi Gabi Ashkenazi Gavriel "Gabi" Ashkenazi , was the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defence Forces from 2007 to 2011.- Background and early life :... |
Asi Cohen | Real-life |
| Shosh Atari Shosh Atari Shosh Atari was an Israeli actress, born in Rehovot. She was the sister of Gali Atari.In the 1970s Atari joined Kol Yisrael and in the 1980s she was one of the stars of Reshet Gimel, where she was the host of the music hit programs - "Chadash, Chadish, U-mechudash", "Lohet", and other programs... |
Tal Friedman Tal Friedman -Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe... |
Real-life |
| Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Balila is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Kadima, she has previously served as Minister of Tourism and Minister without Portfolio responsible for liaison with the Knesset.-Biography:... |
Orna Banai Orna Banai Orna Banai is an Israeli actress, comedian and entertainer.Banai was born in Beersheba, Israel. Her father was a local judge, and her mother was an education executive for the City of Beer Sheva. Many of her relatives are successful Israeli actors and singers. The next generation of the Banai... |
Real-life |
| Mohammad Bakri Mohammad Bakri Mohammad Bakri is an Israeli Arab actor and director, known throughout Israel and the Arab world.-Early life:... |
Asi Cohen | Real-life |
| Ehud Barak Ehud Barak Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 until 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government.... |
Tal Friedman Tal Friedman -Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe... (formerly Yuval Semo Yuval Semo Yuval Semo is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular Israeli TV show Eretz Nehederet.- Biography :Semo was born in Haifa in 1972. His military service was in the Ordnance Corps. After his military service he worked in the Israel Electric Corporation. He left... ) |
Real-life |
| Mosh Ben Ari | Yuval Semo Yuval Semo Yuval Semo is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular Israeli TV show Eretz Nehederet.- Biography :Semo was born in Haifa in 1972. His military service was in the Ordnance Corps. After his military service he worked in the Israel Electric Corporation. He left... |
Real-life |
| George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
Maor Cohen | Real-life |
| Dora the Explorer | Mariano Edelman | Cartoon character |
| Galit Gutmann Galit Gutmann Galit Gutman is an Israeli actress and fashion model.She was first discovered when she won the title “Discovery of the Year,” and is considered to be among the leading models in Israel.... |
Alma Zak | Real-life |
| Yonit Levi Yonit Levi Yonit Levi , is an Israeli television presenter and journalist.-Biography:Yonit Levi was born in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem. Levy married TV game show host Ido Rosenblum in Tel Aviv on October 11, 2011.-Media career:... |
Alma Zak | Real-life |
| Tzipi Livni Tzipi Livni Tzipporah Malkah "Tzipi" Livni is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She is the current Israeli Opposition Leader and leader of Kadima, the largest party in the Knesset. Raised an ardent nationalist, Livni has become one of her nation's leading voices for the two-state solution. In Israel she has... |
Alma Zak (formerly Orna Banai Orna Banai Orna Banai is an Israeli actress, comedian and entertainer.Banai was born in Beersheba, Israel. Her father was a local judge, and her mother was an education executive for the City of Beer Sheva. Many of her relatives are successful Israeli actors and singers. The next generation of the Banai... ) |
Real-life |
| Baba Luba (Russian supermarket worker) | Tal Friedman Tal Friedman -Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe... |
Fictional |
| Avi "Yossi" Mazaliko (Sderot Sderot Sderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip... resident) |
Eli Finish Eli Finish Eli Finish is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular TV show Eretz Nehederet.-Career:After his release from the IDF in 1996, Finish studied acting in the art school HaBustan in Netanya... |
Fictional |
| Modern Talking Modern Talking Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries... |
Eli Finish Eli Finish Eli Finish is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular TV show Eretz Nehederet.-Career:After his release from the IDF in 1996, Finish studied acting in the art school HaBustan in Netanya... (Thomas Anders Thomas Anders Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:... ), Tal Friedman Tal Friedman -Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe... (Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen Dieter Günter Bohlen is a German songwriter, singer, musician, producer, entertainer, TV personality, and writer. Bohlen is best known for being part of popular pop-duo Modern Talking during 1984–1987 and 1998–2003.-Biography:Bohlen took his Abitur in Oldenburg... ) |
Real-life |
| Hanny Nahmias | Alma Zak | Real-life |
| Habanot Nechama Habanot Nechama Habanot Nechama is an Israeli folk band. The group is composed of three female vocalists: Karolina, Dana Adini, and Yael Deckelbaum.They are best known for their self-titled, debut album which went platinum in Israel, and their hit song So Far.-History:Habanot Nechama was formed in 2004 in Tel... |
Real-life | |
| Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, as a Cabinet Minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006, and as Mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003.... |
Tal Friedman Tal Friedman -Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe... |
Real-life |
| On Perlin (Olmert's PR advisor) | Yuval Semo Yuval Semo Yuval Semo is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular Israeli TV show Eretz Nehederet.- Biography :Semo was born in Haifa in 1972. His military service was in the Ordnance Corps. After his military service he worked in the Israel Electric Corporation. He left... |
Fictional |
| Shimon Peres Shimon Peres GCMG is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years... |
Eli Finish Eli Finish Eli Finish is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular TV show Eretz Nehederet.-Career:After his release from the IDF in 1996, Finish studied acting in the art school HaBustan in Netanya... |
Real-life |
| Yuval "The Confused" | Eli Finish Eli Finish Eli Finish is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular TV show Eretz Nehederet.-Career:After his release from the IDF in 1996, Finish studied acting in the art school HaBustan in Netanya... |
Real-life |
| Gilad Tarhan | Maor Cohen | Parody of Gilad Erdan Gilad Erdan Gilad Menashe Erdan is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as the country's Minister of Environmental Protection. He is currently the chairman of the Likud Youth.-Biography:... (to the style of The Mask The Mask The Mask is a Dark Horse comic book series created by writer John Arcudi and artist Doug Mahnke, and based on a concept by publisher Mike Richardson. The series follows a magical mask which imbues the wearer with reality-bending powers and physical imperviousness, as well as bypassing the wearer's... ) |
| Guy Zohar | Asi Cohen | Real-life |
| Itzik Zohar Itzik Zohar Itzik Zohar is a former Israeli international footballer and television sports personality. Born in Bat Yam, Israel to a family of North African extraction, he holds the distinction of scoring the first two goals for Israel in its first world cup qualifier in the UEFA confederation on October 28,... |
Mariano Edelman | Real-life |
| Yonah Shamir | Yuval Semo Yuval Semo Yuval Semo is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular Israeli TV show Eretz Nehederet.- Biography :Semo was born in Haifa in 1972. His military service was in the Ordnance Corps. After his military service he worked in the Israel Electric Corporation. He left... |
Parody of Yitzhak Shamir Yitzhak Shamir ' is a former Israeli politician, the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, in 1983–84 and 1986–92.-Biography:Icchak Jeziernicky was born in Ruzhany , Russian Empire . He studied at a Hebrew High School in Białystok, Poland. As a youth he joined Betar, the Revisionist Zionist youth movement... |
| Hizki (Tour guide) | Tal Friedman Tal Friedman -Biography:Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor.He served in the Israeli Sea Corps on a missile boat during the 1982 Lebanon War. He studied acting at Tel Aviv University, where he met Moshe Furster, with whom he put on his first act, Alilot Moshe... |
Fictional |
Notable sketches
- In May 2010, a sketch played off tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuBenjamin NetanyahuBenjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.Netanyahu is the first and, to...
and American President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, with Netanyahu trying to smooth over differences as they meet in the White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. A series of accidents caused Netanyahu to set the American flag on fire, stomp on it, and then torch a copy of Obama's proposed Middle East peace plan. - In November 2010, the group used the video game characters Angry BirdsAngry BirdsAngry Birds is a puzzle video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple's iOS in December 2009...
in a mock up peace treaty sketch. The skit satirized recent failed Israeli-Palestinian peace attempts. The video quickly went viralViral videoA viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
across the world. It received favorable coverage from a variety of independent blogs such as digitaltrends.comDigital TrendsDigitalTrends.com is a high-tech lifestyle, technology news and information website created by Ian Bell and Dan Gaul in June 2001. It publishes news, reviews, guides, how-to articles, descriptive videos and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics products...
, hotair.comHot Air (news site)Hot Air is a U.S. website providing news and commentary from a fiscally conservative and socially centrist point of view. It is written by Ed Morrissey, Tina Korbe and the pseudonymous Allahpundit and Jazz Shaw....
, and intomobile.com, as well as from online news mediaNews mediaThe news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
agencies such as the Christian Science Monitor, HaaretzHaaretzHaaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
, The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, and MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
.
Reactions
- Muhammad Abu TirMuhammad Abu TirMuhammad Hassan Abu Tir is a member of Hamas and a representative on the Palestinian Legislative Council for his East Jerusalem constituency. He was elected to the position in the Palestinian legislative elections that were held on January 25, 2006. Abu Tir is known for his bright orange...
of HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
has expressed his discontent with the way he was represented on the program (as a terrorist disguised as a partyPartyA party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....
arranger, who constantly invites Israelis to his "parties" while rolling his eyes).