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“Your problem is our passion”: Joko and Klaas give viewers strange tips
Lost against ProSieben on Tuesday evening: Joko Winterscheidt (left) and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf.
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After their defeat against the broadcaster ProSieben, Joko and Klaas had to moderate an afternoon talk show and answer audience questions. There were also two celebrities on the line.
For the second time in a row, Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf lost the duel against their employer ProSieben. As a punishment, the two presenters had to moderate a one-hour special broadcast. “Joko & Klaas live in the afternoon – your problem is our passion” was the title of the format, which was based on earlier afternoon talk shows. The audience could ask questions via app or phone. “We will map all emotions of the human spectrum,” announced Heufer-Umlauf.
One of the first callers was no stranger: Actor Matthias Schweighöfer was on the line. He reported on a faux pas that he recently made during his stay in the USA. Schweighöfer was in the States promoting his Netflix movie Army of Thieves and also landed an invitation to dinner with superstar Will Smith. There he accidentally stepped on a Jada Pinkett-Smith brooch. “I pretended it wasn’t me, but there was a lot of trouble. Will Smith can also scream quite a bit,” said Schweighöfer. He estimated that the piece of jewelry was around $ 400. Neither Joko nor Klaas had the perfect solution to the problem. The latter advised simply buying a similar piece of jewelry on your next trip to America and giving it to Will Smith.
The other callers expressed somewhat more everyday concerns. One complained that her favorite cuddly toy was stolen by her brother. Heufer-Umlauf replied: “You have to lick or spit on all objects that you want exclusively.” He used to do that when he wanted to secure food from his sister.
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Another caller confessed that she had a work colleague who smelled and asked for help on how to speak to him about it. “Just say straight away,” replied Joko Winterscheidt and did it live on television by pointing out to his colleague that he should shower more often, please. Further questions came about Heufer-Umlauf’s dirty shoes (“That’s how I walk around. Why should I pretend to be watching TV?”), What you can give your hated mother-in-law for Christmas or how you can tell your wife that you should close her car Drove junk.
In the end, a real celebrity dialed in again: actor Elyas M’Barek called from the car to remind Joko Winterscheidt of an unpaid champagne bill from his vacation in Ibiza. “I’ll find you! Call me after the show,” he said. As a new talk format in the afternoon, the show is unlikely to have a future. “I would not sit down here again,” was Winterscheidt’s conclusion.