Hape Kerkeling criticizes earlier saying as Horst Schlämmer: 'You couldn't bring that anymore'

Hape Kerkeling zu Gast bei Maybritt Illner Am Donnerstag (20. Juli) war Hape Kerkeling, der bekannte Komiker und Entertainer, zu Gast in der gleichnamigen ZDF-Talkshow „Maybritt Illner“. In der Ausgabe mit dem Titel „Freiheit nur für meine Meinung – müssen wir wieder streiten lernen?“ diskutierten die Gäste mit der Moderatorin über die Themen Gendern, Wokeness und Cancel Culture. Dabei ging es darum, wie diese gesellschaftlichen Phänomene zu bewerten sind und was man in Bezug auf Meinungsfreiheit noch sagen darf. Hape Kerkeling ist vor allem für seine vielfältigen Rollen bekannt. Eine seiner bekanntesten Figuren ist die Rolle des Horst Schlämmer, ein …
Hape Kerkeling at Maybritt Illner on Thursday (July 20) was Hape Kerkeling, the well-known comedian and entertainer, a guest in the ZDF talk show "Maybritt Illner" of the same name. In the issue entitled "Freedom only for my opinion - do we have to learn to argue again?" The guests discussed the topics, Wokeness and Cancel Culture with the moderator. It was about how these social phenomena are to be assessed and what can still be said in terms of freedom of expression. Hape Kerkeling is primarily known for its diverse roles. One of his best -known figures is the role of Horst Schlämmer, a ... (Symbolbild/MB)

Hape Kerkeling criticizes earlier saying as Horst Schlämmer: 'You couldn't bring that anymore'

Hape Kerkeling as a guest at Maybritt Illner

On Thursday (July 20), Hape Kerkeling, the well-known comedian and entertainer, was a guest in the ZDF talk show "Maybritt Illner" of the same name. In the issue entitled "Freedom only for my opinion - do we have to learn to argue again?" The guests discussed the topics, Wokeness and Cancel Culture with the moderator. It was about how these social phenomena are to be assessed and what you can say about freedom of expression.

HAPE KERKELING is primarily known for its diverse roles. One of his best -known figures is the role of Horst Schlämmer, a often coarse saying. In a one -player from 2011, Kerkeling was in the television show “Wetten, dass ..?” Moderated by Thomas Gottschalk. As Horst Schlämmer showed how he flirted and asked a female studio guest: "I am an organ donor. Do you need what?".

After the player on the talk show,

HAPE KERKELING said that he would no longer bring this joke to the public today. At the time, this was still possible in the role of Horst Schlämmer, but he doubts that this would still work today. He believes that people would get stuck in the throat and that such a joke could no longer be brought today.

The figure Horst Schlämmer was created for the RTL program "Hape meets". He appeared for the first time on April 23, 2005 and was primarily due to the celebrity special program of "Who will be a millionaire?" known with Günther Jauch. Also in the movie "Horst Schlämmer - I am candidates!" From 2009 Hape Kerkeling played the role of Horst Schlämmer.

Maybritt Illner says goodbye to the summer break for two months, as does her colleague Anne. Anne Will will give up her moderation job from the end of 2023 after 16 years.

Source: ZDF.de