Bavarian broadcaster BR is celebrating a special anniversary: the cabaret classic "schlachthof", formerly "Ottis Schlachthof", is turning 30 years old. For the anniversary edition on September 17, hosts Michael Altinger and Christian Springer are gathering the Bavarian cabaret scene at the Munich tavern Wirtshaus am Schlachthof. Ottfried Fischer (72), who created the show in 1995, will also be there. According to the broadcaster, he will follow the evening together with some of the guests from a kind of "side regulars' table".
In December 1995, Fischer first filmed a test episode on the theme "eating meat and other perversions". In March 1996, the format then went into series production - and quickly developed into a hit with audiences. For more than 16 years, "Otti" Fischer shaped the show before he handed it over in 2012.
Parkinson's forced him to withdraw
The reason for this was his Parkinson's disease, which he had made public as early as 2008. His successful series "Der Bulle von Tölz" and "Pfarrer Braun" also gradually came to an end. In 2014, Fischer returned to television once more with "Ottis Aquarium", though on the pay-TV channel Heimatkanal. After three seasons, this format also ended. Fischer played his last film role in 2019, after which it became increasingly quiet around him.
Public appearances are rare today. In August 2025, Fischer appeared at the premiere of "Das Kanu des Manitu", in November at the award ceremony of the "Sigi Sommer Taler" to Wolfgang Krebs. Last March, he then made headlines with his drastic weight loss of 80 kilograms. Apart from such moments, the cabaret artist, who requires permanent care, lives in seclusion in Gauting near Munich - together with his wife Simone, with whom he has been together for around 20 years and married for six years.
For the anniversary edition of "schlachthof", Fischer will now be seen on television again. According to BR, others who have confirmed their participation include Luise Kinseher, Günter Grünwald, Alfred Dorfer, Constanze Lindner, Maxi Schafroth, and Berni Wagner. Martin Frank provides support as "archivist", Teresa Reichl intervenes as "heckler".
