It takes two hours for the story of this resurrection to unfold on a single torso: Stefan Raab is back on German television after nine years of abstinence. With raised fists, aviator glasses, twitching biceps and a straight grin. Raab’s body was used in various announcement videos during the fatsuit-heavy pre-production. Hot Topics – is he in shape, what does he look like, what has he eaten, how does he intend to compete against the world boxing champion Regina Halmich in such a deformed state?