RTL announces documentary with Jan Böhmermann and satirist “El Hotzo”.

The criticized satirist Sebastian Hotz alias “El Hotzo” is back with a joint project with Jan Böhmermann – on the streaming platform RTL+. Böhmermann sent the internet star on a “forgiveness trip” to the USAthe private broadcaster RTL told the German Press Agency. The satirist Böhmermann will be seen at the beginning of the documentary, which is also reported by the media service “dwdl.de”.

RTL announced: “From November 3rd, the exclusive documentary “I’m sorry, Mr. President – The Deep Fall of El Hotzo” accompanies the 28-year-old industrial clerk on an unconventional trip through the USA, to own up to his terrible faux pas and apologize to every single American. Personal!” The aim of the mission is a personal meeting with US presidential candidate Donald Trump. RTL spoke of a “satirical perspective”.

Hotz hit the headlines in July. At that time, screenshots of posts on Platform The entries were later deleted. The ARD broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) then ended its collaboration with Hotz on the youth channel Fritz. Shortly afterwards, ARD Kultur also canceled a literary event with him.

Hotz used to be a gag writer for Böhmermann. Böhmermann is known for his Friday evening satire show “ZDF Magazin Royale” on the public broadcaster ZDF and for his Spotify podcast “Fest & Fluschig” with singer Olli Schulz. The production company Entertainment Fernsehen Ehrenfeld is behind the new documentary projectwhich, among other things, is also responsible for Böhmermann’s ZDF satire show.

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