Pastewka (TV series)

Pastewka
Directed by	Joseph Orr Jan Markus Linhof
Starring	Bastian Pastewka
Composer(s)	Andreas Grimm Daniel Wehr
Country of origin	Germany
Original language(s)	German
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	67
Production
Producer(s)	Josef Ballerstaller Ralf Guenther
Production location(s)	Cologne, Germany
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Brainpool
Release
Original network	Sat.1
Original release	9 September 2005 – present
External links
Website

Pastewka is a German television sitcom that began airing on German TV channel Sat.1 in 2005. The series, currently in its seventh season, is set in Cologne, with German actor Bastian Pastewka starring as a fictionalized version of himself. It has been compared to Seinfeld and Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm.

The series was awarded, among others, the Rose d'Or and the German Television Prize. The Series was directed by Joseph Orr and Jan Markus Linhof.

Cast

• Bastian Pastewka as Bastian Pastewka, a more or less famous German comedian
• Sonsee Neu as Annemarie „Anne“ Leyfert, Bastian′s girlfriend. She works as a nurse. Later in the series she becomes Bastian′s fiancé.
• Matthias Matschke as Hagen Pastewka, Bastian′s half-brother.
• Cristina do Rego as Kimberly Jolante „Kim“ Pastewka, Hagen′s daughter and Bastian′s niece. She is initially 13 years old and hates Bastian.
• Sabine Vitua as Regine Holl, Bastian′s manager. She is often seen under the influence of alcohol.
• Bettina Lamprecht as Svenja Bruck, who lives in the same building as Bastian and does not like him. From the third season on, she is Hagen′s girlfriend.
• Dietrich Hollinderbäumer as Volker Pastewka, Bastian′s father

See also

• List of German television series

External links

• Pastewka at IMDb