Harald Schmidt

Harald Schmidt is a German actor and television entertainer.

Schmidt is host of the German late night show comparable to Late Night with Conan O'Brien or Late Night with David Letterman, which has now b

Harald Schmidt is a German actor and television entertainer.

Schmidt is host of the German late night show comparable to Late Night with Conan O'Brien or Late Night with David Letterman, which has now begun a second run after a year-long "creative break". The original show, named Die Harald Schmidt Show and shown on German television network SAT.1, featured stand-up comedy as well as famous national and international guests. The set, general feel and many of his earlier gags were in fact acquired directly from David Letterman ("studiocams", etc.). In the course of time, Schmidt, however, developed his own flavor of more high-brow, sophisticated humor.