sort of ... it's called "heute show" (and thats not a terrible translation but rather a pun because there's a famous german newsshot called "heute" on the same

sort of ... it's called "heute show" (and thats not a terrible translation but rather a pun because there's a famous german newsshot called "heute" on the same channel) and airs weekly on one of the public stations. it is heavily influenced by the daily show and far better than an earlier attempt by RTL that was called "freitag nacht news".