Carolin Kebekus looks into the crystal ball: In the new edition of her show, the comedian dealt with astrology, witches and other “supernatural phenomena”. Anyone who knows Kebekus knows that she advocates a world view based on science and education. Esotericism is a thorn in her side.
In her ten-minute contribution, she takes a correspondingly sharp stance against any form of hocus-pocus. What particularly strikes you: While a topic like astrology used to be popularized in special TV channels such as Astro-TV for an older target group, today it’s young people who spread this superstition: “But if you think now, that’s only for grandmas with Purple hair and 17 cats, nope. More than half of 18-24 year olds believe in zodiac signs. Gen Z is into astrology.”
This hype is also making the rounds on social media: “TikTok is full of horoscopes, chakra cleansing and tarot terror,” says Kebekus. And shows the example of a healing stone seller who will sell outrageously expensive gems. Here she gets serious for a moment: “Behind such gems there are often exploitative machinations – things are pulled out of the ground in countries like Madagascar under the worst conditions,” she explains – and refers to a documentary on the ARD youth portal Funk.
The comedienne also shows absurd trends such as manifesting: “Just scribble something on a piece of paper or say it over and over again… and then it happens! Really now!” Kebekus also has an explanation for the current esoteric hype: In times of crisis, people look for support – and some end up in astrology. An industry that generated 800 million euros last year. “Sounds to me as if they enrich themselves because many people are looking for orientation in times of crisis.”
At the end of the number, Carolin Kebekus makes her viewers an offer that provides answers and orientation – but without pulling the money out of their pockets. “And we’re going to say, right up front, that’s total bullshit.”
In her Caroskop shop, for example, there is the energetic healing stone “Ballaballa”. It protects against cheap esoteric rip-offs: “Whenever you believe in the supernatural, you lead yourself to the center of your mind in a quick, jerky movement.” At the end, Kebekus demonstrates exactly what she means by that: She hits the stone on her head.
“The Carolin Kebekus Show” always runs on Thursdays at 10:50 p.m. in the first. The show is also available in the ARD media library.
