 A character named Merkel, accompanied by a sidekick called Schäuble, also appears as the sinister female henchman in Michael Paraskos's novel "In Search of Sixpence".On the American sketch-comedy "Saturday Night Live", she has been parodied by Kate McKinnon since 2013.On the British sketch-comedy "Tracey Ullman's Show", comedian Tracey Ullman has parodied Merkel to international acclaim with German media dubbing her impersonation as the best spoof of Merkel in the world.