Igniting the barbecue: comedy "Extrawurst" dissects the culture war After a long film break, Hape Kerkeling returns in 2026 with comedies: currently the social satire "Extrawurst"
Disputes and resentment everywhere? Not in the club that Heribert Bräsemann presides over. Hape Kerkeling plays the friendly club despot who has ruled the provincial Rhenish tennis club for as long as anyone can remember. Every motion he puts forward is nodded off in the most beautiful unanimity. So this time too, the annual general meeting would be over quickly if the newcomer from Berlin hadn't spoken up about buying a new barbecue:
"Wouldn't it be a nice gesture for our members with a Turkish migration background if we got a second barbecue for them too?"
"We only have one Turkish member. And, Erol, do you have a problem with the barbecue?"
"No, guys, you don't need to get a second barbecue for me. I have no problem with that, it's all good.
"Majority sausage" versus "extra sausage"
Melanie could just as easily have held a lit match to the powder keg. Because as it turns out, smouldering social conflicts have certainly reached Lengenheide. For club vice president Matthias, played by Friedrich Mücke, it's all about the sausage:
