Thomas Gottschalk: With "Wetten, dass ..?" – a new edition he wants to remind people of fun

Thomas Gottschalk
He wants to remind of fun with "Wetten, dass ..?"

Thomas Gottschalk does not want to "Wetten, dass ..?"

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Thomas Gottschalk will be presenting a special edition of "Wetten, dass ..?" to return. How does he imagine the new edition?

On February 14, 1981, the Saturday evening show "Wetten, dass ..?" Went on air for the first time. In September 1987, Thomas Gottschalk (70) took over the format from shower finder Frank Elstner (78) and moderated it with an interruption until 2011. In autumn 2021 the ZDF broadcast with the showmaster is to return once more after the broadcast of the special edition was postponed due to the corona pandemic on November 7, 2020. Thomas Gottschalk spoke in an interview with "Bild" about the mistakes that should be avoided in the new edition. – The newspaper betrayed.

The special edition only makes sense if it is not understood as an attempt to revive a format that has been behind it – "but to remind you once again of the fun we had together on Saturday evening when it was still possible To put the big lid over the whole nation. Because the grandpa knew who the Spice Girls were and the granddaughter Pavarotti didn't take it for a herbal schnapps, "said Gottschalk. The show master has also made something for his own appearance: "I wouldn't touch a guest again without first having them sign a permit contract."

He stays true to his loose mouth

But he doesn't want to let his loose mouth be banned: "If I have to put the brakes on before the show, I don't even have to open the door." Still, he wouldn't say everything he'd "Wetten, dass ..?" In over 30 years. gave away. In betting, he would also prevent "a motorcyclist from unscrewing the front wheel at full speed. We were on the road long enough without the brakes."

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