| RTL Samstag Nacht was a comedy show, which ran from 6 November 1993 to 23 May 1998 on the German TV network RTL. RTL Samstag Nacht was the first major comedy show in German television, created after the example of the long-running American show Saturday Night Live and broadcast late on Saturday night. It helped comedy in German television to a breakthrough and was a model for several later comedy shows. Karl Ranseier was a recurring character featured in fake news reports telling about his death at the end of each episode. The name Karl Ranseier has become a catchphrase in Germany that has led to its own joke category of Ranseiers which are in widespread usage outside of the comedy origin. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Olli Dittrich | Self | 146 |
| Esther Schweins | Self | 146 |
| Stefan Jürgens | Self | 146 |
| Dirk Bach | 5 | |
| Jochen Busse | 5 | |
| Helge Schneider | 3 | |
| Mike Krüger | 3 | |
| Tom Gerhardt | 3 | |
| Karl Dall | 3 | |
| Leslie Malton | 2 | |
| Christina Plate | 2 | |
| Rufus Beck | 2 | |
| Peter Lohmeyer | 2 | |
| Gert Haucke | 2 | |
| Stefan Raab | 2 | |
| Ottfried Fischer | 2 | |
| Rudi Carrell | 2 | |
| Otto Waalkes | 1 | |
| Til Schweiger | 1 | |
| Mel Brooks | 1 | |
| Richy Müller | 1 | |
| Robert Englund | 1 | |
| Michael Winslow | 1 | |
| Ingrid Steeger | 1 | |
| Barry Humphries | 1 | |
| Richard Grieco | 1 | |
| Veronica Ferres | 1 | |
| Iris Berben | 1 | |
| Sven Martinek | 1 | |
| Hans Clarin | 1 | |
| Jürgen Vogel | 1 | |
| Hans Peter Korff | 1 | |
| Verona Pooth | 1 | |
| Fritz Wepper | 1 | |
| Horst Tappert | 1 | |
| Hardy Krüger Jr. | 1 | |
| Hape Kerkeling | 1 | |
| Marion Kracht | 1 | |
| Susanna Simon | 1 | |
| Dieter Pfaff | 1 | |
| Ludger Pistor | 1 | |
| Herbert Fux | 1 | |
| Hannes Jaenicke | 1 | |
| Muriel Baumeister | 1 | |
| Maren Kroymann | 1 | |
| Dieter Bohlen | 1 | |
| Kai Pflaume | 1 | |
| Heino | 1 | |
| Rainer Basedow | 1 | |
| Jürgen Heinrich | 1 | |
| Jochen Horst | 1 | |
| Linda de Mol | 1 | |
| Atze Schröder | 1 | |
| Sissi Perlinger | 1 | |
| Lilo Wanders | 1 | |
| Herbert Feuerstein | 1 |