“That covers my need for assholes.” Kurt Krömer’s talk show Chez Krömer has been running on the public broadcaster RBB for three years. There the comedian and writer spoke to the public. Recently, the consequences have had one more and more often heated, aggressive course – which was definitely desirable. Anyone who invites people like the Ex-Bild editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt invites a riot.
Now the show ends, as Kurt Krömer himself announced on Instagram. At the same time, RBB announced the end of the show. The decisive factor was probably not the edition with Reichelt, but the last round broadcast with the controversial comedian Faisal Kawusi.
Kurt Krömer broke off the Chez Krömer episode prematurely, now the whole show ends
Krömer subsequently confronted Kawusi with his previous controversies. In connection with the rape allegations against Luke Mockridge, Kawusi attracted attention with a joke about knockout drops. The broadcaster Sat.1 then ended the cooperation with Kawusi.
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The conversation in Chez Krömer’s Kawusi episode revolved around the limits of humor and finally escalated with the following exchange of blows:
After that, Krömer and Kawusi sat out the rest of the airtime in separate rooms, in silence and smoking.
Kurt Krömer: “Let’s stay friends, not assholes.”
Krömer received more praise than criticism for his dealings with Kawusi. As a result, however, he sometimes seemed exhausted by the concept of his show, which he records in an interrogation room. (“We only have assholes here”)
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In the meantime, Krömer had openly reflected on Chez Krömer’s approach: “Today is the day I believe […]that I’ll go home and see if I might reconsider the concept.” Apparently he did, and decided to end the show altogether. The Kawusi episode was the 41st in 7 seasons of Chez Krömer. It stays that way.
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