Wir sind Kaiser

Wir sind Kaiser (We are Emperor) is a satirical late-night talk show of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF), which aired between 2007 and 2010 as part of Thursday night.

Measured by market share Wir sind Kaiser was the most successful self-produced weekly broadcast production on ORF 1 between 2007 and 2010.

He is supported by his grand steward Seyffenstein (Rudolf Roubinek, who is also the main author of the program together with Klaus Oppitz) and the servant Vormärz (FM4 presenter Rudi Schöllerbacher).

The broadcasts are recorded in front of a live audience in the Great Hall in the House of Industry at Schwarzenbergplatz in Vienna.

In his audience he solves political conflicts and shows records of his daily life as a beloved head of state.

Another running gag is the gifts of the guests to His Majesty, which are usually snow globes with penguins, which the emperor regularly passes Vormärz for the special tray.

Emperor Robert Heinrich and his steward Seyffenstein on their way to the Austrian Parliament in 2008