Stefan Raab: How successful was his stage comeback?
On Thursday evening it was time: Stefan Raab (51) celebrated in Cologne in the Lanxess Arena his much-anticipated stage comeback. Three years after his withdrawal from the German TV landscape, he filled the evening with his program for three hours. One day later, opinions are divided about his return to the public. The (almost) unanimous verdict of the press was: "Stefan Raab Live!" was far too haphazard and unstructured.
For example, in the report of "stern.de", in which the editor describes her impressions of the stage show: "If it were not for the elaborate light show and the use of pyrotechnics [...], one would think that Raab would be today He would have got up tomorrow and thought, 'I'm up for a show again.' And so he seems haphazard during his stand-up program between the vocal insertions. "
"Confused stand-up program"
Raab would have invited to the "big class reunion", it goes on - and it turned out that the previously as "fake news" denied media reports to the show but not so wrong. Elton, Carolin Kebekus, Max Mutzke, Stefanie Heinzmann, Luke Mockridge, Sido and Toten Hosen were all on stage. What the show seems to be doing well: "His confused stand-up program from the beginning deviates almost completely the music." This is Raab's passion, on the instruments and in duet with his guests, he seems more motivated than even in the tough comedy attempts The beginning of the live show. "
Similarly, the present journalist of "Spiegel Online" judges: What Raab had planned for the 14,000 spectators, he could not say so exactly after three hours. "It's like this: The program 'Stefan Raab Live!' has no clear structure, no surprising actions, no competitions, no ambition, the show does not want to go anywhere, the celebrity guests stay pale except for the few sentences after their songs even dumb. " Raab was best when he sang with his former show band Heavytones or played an instrument.
"Where Raab is on it, Raab is in there too"
Harder words were chosen by the colleague of "n-tv.de": When Raab, the "Cologne local hero", was back on stage, "at best it felt like a mercifully popular second-rate carnival program". In addition, the report puzzled over whether the confusion about the process should have been part of the program. "If I'm bored, you can go," Stefan Raab even thought to have escaped while philosophizing about woodwinds. "And at times one is not averse to following the recommendation, but only temporarily, and elsewhere Raab makes up for his deficits."
The fact that Raab's stage show, of which there will be two more, showed no deficits, was only agreed upon by the "Kölner Express". The conclusion of the medium was: "Stefan Raab can still! Raab, the Cologne Rampensau! One has the impression: He needs his audience." And: "This show keeps its promises, and where Raab is on it, Raab is in there too." For nostalgic "TV total" fans the comeback was obviously just the thing. And after all, Stefan Raab has now own Instagram channel for the show, which he obviously put on live in front of an audience ...
In the comments to the first photo, at least the visitors of the show were enthusiastic: "Entertaining three hours, thank you very much!", Reads there. As well as: "Thank you for the great evening, I bought the tickets a year ago !!! And I'm glad and grateful, the wait was so worth it!"
