Overview
- In Apotheken Umschau, Kerkeling cautioned that people seek to impose absolute opinions, saying there are "too many little Trumps," and urged a return to compromise.
- Extrawurst is slated to open in German cinemas on 15 January 2026, with Kerkeling playing a tennis-club chairman at the center of a dispute over a separate grill for Muslim members.
- He described the comedy as a parable of contemporary polarization and an invitation to self-scrutiny rather than finger-pointing.
- Kerkeling discussed past health issues including a hearing loss and gallbladder removal, said he now eats more consciously while still battling obesity, and joked that he and his GP are both inclined to hypochondria.
- He said Horst Schlämmer returns in Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück, planned for 26 March 2026, and recalled former president Horst Köhler warning that the character offered a blueprint for political opportunists.