“Supertalent” newcomer Tony Bauer: “Dieter Bohlen is not unappealing”

Tony Bauer (29) is the newcomer in the “Supertalent” jury. The RTL talent show will start a new season from Saturday, April 5 (8:15 p.m. at RTL, one week before). In addition to the comedian, the well -tried jurors Dieter Bohlen (71), Bruce Darnell (67) and Ekaterina Leonova (37) are there. “I watched the ‘super talent’ with my grandma as a child, and then you are asked – I was nervous like a little boy,” says Tony Bauer, who last year as a candidate the “Let’s Dance” fans Enthusiastic about his new job in an interview with Spot on News. “At the beginning I didn’t know why they wanted me. That I could be there and evaluating people next to Dieter Bohlen and Bruce Darnell, I would of course never have dreamed.” The comedian did not take the excitement that he had previously been with a large production like “Let’s Dance”. “That was completely different. With ‘Let’s Dance’ you have such a short spot and in the one and a half minutes you try to and do your best. With ‘super talent’ you have the feeling that you are under observation and that you have to deliver. That is a different kind of pressure.”

He also surprised him on the role of a juror “that you really have to concentrate. We had on the shooting days with nine to ten hours. You have to be on the air all the time. All ears have to be pointed. I actually underestimated that I thought I was doing a bit of Remmidemmi. After the first two acts, it was clear to me how it all went.” His illness, the comedian deals with his short -intestine syndrome and the necessary artificial diet, has not restricted him in production, Bauer says. “We were always finished relatively early, around nine o’clock. In between you can also eat and drink, I was able to sit there in a relaxed manner – so the disease didn’t matter.” And how did he experience his jury colleagues? “Dieter, who, by the way, had no idea who I am (laughs), is of course the Bad Cop in the whole constellation. He says undiltered exactly what it is. A lot of misunderstanding and that’s why everyone always thinks that he is unappealing. But Dieter is a mega of sympathetic person,” emphasizes the 29-year-old. “He either tells you yes or no. And he says bluntly. He doesn’t come with any phrases. A bit like people in the Ruhr area. My grandpa is the same.” He states to his other colleagues: “Ekat is the absolute good cop. It is like this: No matter what is, great that you are on stage there. Bruce is reserved, but reserved positively. If something enthusiastic, it really inspires him. I am such a mix of Dieter and Bruce.” In the beginning it was difficult for him to find his place in the established jury, “but after the second, third act I was part of it,” says Bauer. “Then it went and we had a party.”

As a juror, he tried to combine “with them somehow from the Jurypult. I smiled at them and always nodded to take the excitement. It worked less. It is a lot of courage to put himself in front of someone in front of someone who rates you in the end and, if in doubt, have no idea about the matter there.” The talents that presented niche things in particular would have “fascinated it incredibly,” says Bauer. “That you can apply so much devotion for one thing that nobody else does and has no lobby. For example, we had an artist who just ran over bottles and made figures on it. This is blatant. How do you get an idea? (Laughs)”

Bauer was not difficult to criticize as a juror. “If that was shit, people know that too, then you can say that too. It’s fine. I think a shot in the chest is better than six arrows behind the back. Better to be honest with the people.”

Due to the positive experiences at the talent show, Bauer would not hesitate if another “super talent” jury offer would come. “If I am asked, I would very much like to be there again.” However, the comedian would like one thing: the return to live shows. “I think live is always a special experience for everyone involved. This tingling is missing a bit otherwise. For me, this also distinguishes that the show can be done and that the audience can be able to do with and every juror can become. Many fans ask whether there is a live final again. Maybe you will get back there.”

Since his “Let’s Dance” participation, which he had to cancel prematurely for health reasons, Tony Bauer has been known to a larger public. How does he deal with it? “It was unreal because it went from zero to 100, but I have always wanted it and I still enjoy it today. If you ask me about a picture, I will probably be more happy than that myself (laughs).” Nevertheless, he remained the same as his environment confirmed. “I think I have my legs on the floor and my head in the clouds. Everyone knows that and treat me just like before. The fact that I stayed in my home Duisburg helps me to escape the hustle and bustle.” “Let’s Dance” also gave him a deep friendship with dance partner Anastasia Stan (27). “Anastasia is my best friend, we still have a lot of contact. I am a big fan and always feverish when she dances. I hope she still reaches a lot on the show.”

In spring and autumn, Bauer is on tour with his solo program “parachutist”. “I hope that it just pops (laughs), and I hope that more and more people want to come and want to listen to what I have to say. Such a program is never over. It always grows, new jokes come, old things disappear so that it does not get bored and people can come to shows several times. Who knows, maybe one or the other ‘super talent’.” There is also a milestone in autumn: the comedian turns 30 in October. “Up to now, I’ve not dealt with it yet. I still feel like 25, or actually like a teen (laughs). I have no idea what the 30 will do with me. I hope nothing bad. I hope the feeling is not different because I think my time has expired. It is just blatant that I somehow made it into my 20s and look forward to everything that comes.”