Tommi Schmitt and the embarrassing joke: Children's star is surprised in the duel!

Tommi Schmitt and the embarrassing joke: Children's star is surprised in the duel!

On March 8, 2025, a particularly memorable incident with comedian Tommi Schmitt was recorded in the ARD show "Little Against Groß", which subsequently caused excitement. The show, moderated by Kai Pflaume, showed the seven -year -old Laios, who came out as a big fan of Jamal Musiala, the football star of FC Bayern Munich. The situation took an unexpected turn when Schmitt tried to break the ice with a joke.

at a moment that caused uncomfortable silence in the audience, Schmitt asked Laios to turn around to see Musiala. Of course, nobody was behind the boy, which led to a silence and a critical reaction of plum. The moderator commented mockingly: "Now you are once on a show on a show on the first German television and show your true face." Despite the embarrassing situation, Schmitt apologized several times at Laios.

The reaction of the audience and the social media shit storm

The incident led to a massive shit storm on social media. Spectators expressed their displeasure with Schmitts joke and demanded that a meeting between Laios and Musiala are organized. This requirement was also given approval on Instagram, and plum used the platform to ask directly whether Schmitt had already come into contact with Musiala.

The unveiling that Laios was about to recognize capitals from the air, won against Schmitt, brought a little ray of hope to the otherwise unpleasant situation. As a reward, Laios received a mini-quad, which he obviously enjoyed.

architecture of the show and the role of Tommi Schmitt

Tommi Schmitt, who, in addition to his work in the ARD, also moderates the ZDFNEO show "Neo Ragazzi", also accompanied the national players of the DFB team before the European Championship 2024. However, the incident in "Klein against Groß" could influence the public image of it. Experts pointed out that the reactions on social media could be important for Schmitts.

In the discussion about the media use of children and adolescents who has increased in recent years, many parents ask themselves the question of the right content. It is reported that the weekly use period of digital media rose from young people from 23 hours in 2019 to 26 hours in 2023. According to the BZGA, more than a third of young people are always online to stay in contact with friends. Experts warn that this could have negative effects on mental health of young people, which is reinforced by the incident with Schmitt.

Overall, it remains to be seen how Schmitt deals with the situation and whether he can actually arrange the required meeting between Laios and Musiala. The discussion about the incident will certainly not fall silent so quickly and could also have further effects on the media landscape.

Further information on the backgrounds and the reception of the incident can be found on Merkur , as well On Promipool . Further research on media use in young people are provided by Deutschlandfunk