Eretz Nehederet

Eretz Nehederet (Hebrew: ארץ נהדרת, lit. A Wonderful Country) is a satirical Israeli television show, which made its debut on November 7, 2003. It features satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. The program is one of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV. It was first filmed in Tel Aviv, and in later seasons, was filmed in the neighboring Herzliya.

The show features a regular cast of comedians and actors, such as Tal Friedman, Eyal Kitzis (the Jon Stewart-type host), Alma Zak, Orna Banai (6 first seasons), Shani Cohen, Asi Cohen, Eli Finish, Mariano Edelman, Yuval Semo, Maor Cohen and Dov Navon (4 first seasons). During the third season, Asi Cohen started doing small roles on the show, and by the beginning of the fourth season (fall 2006), Cohen became a regular member.

Recurring parodies include:

• Uzi Cohen, former deputy mayor of Ra'anana and Likud central committee member, by Eli Finish
• Binyamin Netanyahu by Edelman
• Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes, wife of former Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, by Orna Banai
• Shimon Peres by Eli Finish
• Pnina Rosenblum, model and sometime politician, by Edelman
• Shelly Yachimovich, journalist-turned-politician (under the name Helly), by Tal Friedman

Eretz Nehederet won the Israeli Television Academy's "Best Entertainment Program" in 2004 and again in 2006, and attracts millions of viewers every season. In a May 2008 poll, web surfers selected all the Season 5 Eretz Nehederet actors from into the top 60 Israeli comedians list. The top 7 spots were all taken by Eretz Nehederet, as well as #9 and #20.

In 2010, Erez Nehederet produced a satire movie Zohi Sdom (lit. This is Sodom).