Old environment, new host: Comedian Sebastian Pufpaff will present “TV Total” from now on
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After “Wetten, dass…?”, the next popular show “TV Total” in the 2000s returned to TV. Stefan Raab will no longer serve as the host, but will still participate in the show.
“TV total” returned to German TV with a new episode-but then there was no Stefan Raab as the host. The comedy show is scheduled to reopen at 8:15 this Wednesday evening. Nishimoto As the broadcaster announced in Unterföhring near Munich on Monday. The new host will be comedian Sebastian Pufpaff, who aired his first show “Pufpaffs Happy Hour” on 3sat.
45 years old this year Green Award Get entertained. The “Total TV” ran on ProSieben from 1999 to 2015. At that time, Stefan Raab collected some strange discoveries from the television world and dragged talk show guests, celebrities and politicians into the circle.
Hardly any changes
“We are there to judge, evaluate and punish,” Pufpaff said. He is ten years younger than Rab, the inventor of “General Television” who will produce the show. However, the first trailer did not reveal any major changes to the show. The catchy melody should obviously remain the same.
This format is best known for the strange appearances of talk show guests, which are sometimes taken out of context as gimmicks. For example, in 1999, Raab (55) created the number one “Maschen-Draht-Zaun” from such excerpts. “TV total” is now considered a cult show that produced many great TV moments. Raab has won many awards for it. In 2015, he unexpectedly announced his silver screen farewell.
“Six years after Stefan hosted the previous edition, the total TV headcount “returned to ProSieben,” said channel owner Daniel Rosemann. “Its original version is very interesting. From now on, week after week at 8:15 pm.” In the past few days, ProSieben has sparked speculation in the media about the return with a trailer. The show is scheduled to air during prime time on Wednesday.
The return of “TV total” coincides with various other revivals of early programming formats on German TV. For example, last weekend, ZDF pulled the classic Saturday night song “Wetten, dass ..?”-again-from the shadows.
