Oliver Pocher
German comedian and entertainer
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Key Takeaways
- Oliver Pocher (born 18 February 1978) is a German comedian, entertainer, television personality and host.
- He later hosted several programs, including Rent a Pocher and Die Oliver Pocher Show .
- His parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and he too was raised as one.
- Reports that Pocher had attended a Waldorf school were denied by his management.
- During the time of his apprenticeship, he had some part-time jobs at various radio stations and as a DJ in clubs and during family celebrations.
Oliver Pocher (born 18 February 1978) is a German comedian, entertainer, television personality and host. Pocher began his career with part-time work in radio and as a DJ before making his first television appearance in 1998 on the Bärbel Schäfer's show. He later hosted several programs, including Rent a Pocher and Die Oliver Pocher Show.
Early life and professional training
Pocher is the son of Gerhard and Jutta Pocher; he was born and grew up in Hanover, West Germany. His parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and he too was raised as one. In 2007, Pocher stated that, unlike his parents, he had no contact with the organisation anymore as he claimed "not to have agreed with their rules".
Reports that Pocher had attended a Waldorf school were denied by his management. Pocher successfully completed his training as an insurance broker at "Signal Iduna Bauspar AG".
During the time of his apprenticeship, he had some part-time jobs at various radio stations and as a DJ in clubs and during family celebrations. He also appeared in the comedian group Holla-Bolla and as an entertainer at Birte Karalus, a German chat show. After his apprenticeship, he worked for the Swiss life insurance company "Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs- und Rentenanstalt" (today: SwissLife) and the "HDI Lebensversicherung AG" (HDI life insurance).
Career
Pocher's first television appearance was on 28 October 1998 at the afternoon chat show of Bärbel Schäfer. Pocher was given five minutes to make the audience laugh.
On 29 September 1999, he presented the show Chart Surfer Trash Top 100, Was geht ab, Planet Viva and finally 2002 his own show Alles Pocher, ... oder was?.
Between January 2003 and 14 April 2006, Pocher presented the show Rent a Pocher on ProSieben.
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