Most people watch the Tagesschau to find out more and get an overview of what is happening on the day. Sometimes the standardized and dry nature of the daily news can also be tiring and boring. There are Slips of the tongue, laughs and mishaps are a welcome change – which we would like to provide an overview of.
“I’m really sorry now”: Susanne Daubner’s famous fit of laughter
One of the most viral laughs was probably Susanne Daubner’s from last year. When she was presented by the morning magazine, the Tagesschau presenter couldn’t help herself had a fit of laughter. “I’m really sorry now”Daubner managed to say, trying to suppress her laughter as best as possible. In the end she was still able to control herself and moderated the Tagesschau.
Susanne Daubner commented on the incident afterwards. She didn’t remember what made her laugh, but she was glad that she did there was no serious news to announce and so the mood could be lightened. The whole video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjXRq3OIAsU”You’re still working here, dude”: When the Tagesschau microphones are still on
In retrospect, we don’t even know whether this was a sketch. At the end of the newscast were the two anchors Jan Hofer and Claus-Erich Boetzkes can still be heard. When Boetzke asked whether he… “the axes” his car reinforced to “to be able to drive the fees”Hofer replied: “That’s what I’m doing today everything in Bitcoins“.
The two continue to talk about investments and real estate values. When Hofer explains this, Boetzkes answers him: “You’re still working here, dude, Why?” Hofer answers desperately: “I don’t know that either”. Shortly afterwards the regular program continued. Here is the video excerpt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_lSTFeStXMTagesschau: When the cleaning man wipes twice
Susanne Daubner’s most famous video comes from her early days at the Tagesschau. In it she greets the television audience with a “Good morning” and is surprised that the greeting comes back. Then dives suddenly a cleaning man appears in front of the camera and tries to change the garbage bags.
Susanne Daubner remained professional and continued to read the messages, but you can tell by her tight smilethat she probably found the situation very funny. Meanwhile, the cleaning man noticed that he was on the air and immediately ducked. While the camera slowly zoomed in on the speaker, you can still see how the cleaning man slowly scurries out of the picture. Here’s the whole video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rv25jJfobQ&t=23sLinda Zervakis had problems with pronunciation
Tagesschau legend Linda Zervakis also couldn’t avoid a breakdown. When reporting on FC Bayern Munich’s celebration after winning the DFB Cup, the Tagesschau spokeswoman had problems finding out the name of the coach at the time Pep Guardiola to say. After two unsuccessful attempts she finally gave up and continued to moderate.
She managed to avoid laughing, but she couldn’t stop herself from smiling. After reading out the weather and presenting the daily news, she stuck to the outro the moderation paper in front of his face out of shame. Here is the full video of the incident:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY5q16ZzycQWhere you can watch the Tagesschau
The Tagesschau will be several times a day in the first broadcast. Older editions can be viewed in the ARD media library and on their YouTube channel.