“The Superduper Show” with Katrin Bauerfeind: That’s why she was surprised by Tom Kaulitz

Katrin Bauerfeind, 42, will be presenting “The Superduper Show” (8:15 p.m. on ProSieben and Joyn) from Tuesday, September 17. Annette Frier, 50, Edin Hasanovic, 32, Bill and Tom Kaulitz, 35, and a weekly celebrity guest will stage small shows that children aged seven to twelve have thought up. At the end of each episode, the audience in the studio will decide on the most successful implementation.

In an interview with the news agency spot on news, Bauerfeind explains what surprises the show has in store, how the celebrity panel went and why Tom Kaulitz surprised her. She also reveals why hosting the finale of “Who's Stealing My Show?” is still special to her and what her fans can expect from her stage program in the fall.

Now “The Superduper Show” is starting. Why are children good at creating shows?

Katrin Bauerfeind: The children don't think up the shows all by themselves, they do that together with the celebrities. They give input, inspiration, a task. For example, they say they want a quiz that doesn't just ask boring questions, but where you get a water balloon for every wrong answer. You can see why children are excellent clients (laughs), they come up with such refreshingly different ideas and that's why we thought: “Let's use that for a TV show.” The results have been really great. We get children thinking about new quiz shows, comedy shows, award ceremonies or even sporting events. Sometimes it's a complete fever dream what they've conjured up (laughs).

What surprised you most when the children started coming up with ideas?

Bauerfeind: The most surprising thing is that when you ask children, “Who should present?” they say, “Bill can do it too, but I'm the best presenter for this show.” They have such incredible self-confidence. I wouldn't have been like that at that age and would have questioned myself more and had great respect for the adults. Children today simply say, “Try hard so we can win the trophy.” Or, “Show us what you can do.” I love that.

It's your first own ProSieben show. What is your role in it?

Bauerfeind: We do five mini-shows, always have four panel members and a rotating guest who challenges the other celebrities. I host the entire show around the mini-shows. The request said: “We have children who suggest what kind of shows they want, celebrities have to implement them and Bill and Tom Kaulitz are on board.” I then said: “I'm in, I'll read the concept later.” I haven't read it to this day (laughs). And it turned out exactly as I imagined: It's a bit like a child's birthday party and a school trip and Christmas all in one day.

This time, Bill and Tom Kaulitz are competing against each other, usually they are a duo. How did you experience the dynamic between the two?

Bauerfeind: Yes, it's interesting when they compete against each other. Before the show, I thought that Bill was perhaps more ambitious than his brother, but nobody tried as hard to get the audience on their side and influence them in the studio as Tom did (laughs). It's not unimportant either, because in the end the audience gets to decide which show was the best. They both want to win, of course, just for the kids, but they also said: “We're twins and if one wins, the other has somehow won too.” Maybe that's a way of talking yourself into something, but it's also a way of making light of defeats, who knows (laughs).

How well do you know both of them before?

Bauerfeind: Bill was on “Who's Stealing My Show?” and I've been a fan ever since. Up until then, we hadn't really heard of the two of them, or Tokio Hotel, and now we can't imagine them being out of our hearts. They're simply fantastic people.

The podcast and their Netflix series have helped the two gain even more fans. What makes them so likeable to many people?

Bauerfeind: I think they both just have good hearts. They are open, warm, incredibly nice and polite. I don't think it's a given that they can have such a global career at such a young age and still appear so unscathed. But the rest of the panel is also amazing. Annette, for example, covers an incredible range from extremely funny comedy shows to extremely emotional award shows. She is just so incredibly professional and at the same time she is there at every single show with such love for our profession, I found that very impressive. And Edin has this infectious energy that the man didn't know you needed until you experienced it. And we experienced it.

“Who’s Stealing My Show?” recently started its eighth season. Is it still something special for you to host the finale?

Bauerfeind: The finale of “Who's Stealing My Show?” is something very special, simply because the idea of ​​the show is still the craziest in the world (laughs). When I come out, a large part of the show is over, but then it really gets exciting because it's decided whether Joko keeps the show. There's a whole new thrill in the finale because, if in doubt, you can take over the next show completely and host it. I also love finding a new variation for the rules in the eighth season. This time I wrote a poem.

What is the dynamic among the celebrities this time?

Bauerfeind: The dynamic is always great. At the beginning everyone is a little reserved and at the end it is a family celebration. The combination is always such that you don't know whether it is a good thing and as it turns out afterwards, the production has once again done a great job. Funnily enough, embarrassment is always a factor at the beginning and since I represented Sarah Connor and sat on the panel, I also know that you shouldn't underestimate that. But at some point everyone feels so comfortable that it is just fun for everyone. For the viewers too, because where else do you have that: a framework to show on TV who you really are and in such a charming and beautiful way.

You're going on tour in the fall. What can viewers who know you mainly from TV expect from your stage show?

Bauerfeind: I've always told funny stories and don't do classic stand-up. It's more of a colourful evening, which always sounds a bit old, but well, I'm a bit old now (laughs). That's also the reason for my programme: I woke up one morning and realised that statistically speaking I'd reached the middle of my life and thought: “When the first half is over, how was it? And what am I going to do in the second half?” I'm going to walk through my whole life in one evening with people and of course all the emotions along the way.

The middle of life, how does it feel?

Bauerfeind: The program contains many observations from life and everyday life that show how, to my own constant surprise, you are obviously no longer as young as you think. You never think to yourself: Aha, watch out, middle of life. You see yourself as ageless, quite naturally. But my godchild now regularly reminds me that I shouldn't say everything that young people say, simply because I'm “too old.”

And do you really want to feel old?

Bauerfeind: When the kids talk about Badmómzjay, I have to google it first. Just like I've been avoiding TikTok for years, which also makes you look older. Things like that happen to me all the time. And I don't even want to start talking about physical ailments (laughs). Sleep, for example. I can't remember not sleeping before. Nowadays I sometimes feel like it's more like a mission to Mars that I'm preparing for until I can go to bed. Sleep mask, earplugs and some kind of lavender tea, otherwise you can't just lie down (laughs).

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