 In the beginning the staff consisted of Karl Dall, Bärbel Schäfer, Hellmuth Karasek, Milena Preradovic and celebrities from entertainment and politics like Gregor Gysi, Jürgen Möllemann, Friedrich Nowottny or Marcel Reif.Carrell died in 2006 of lung cancer at the age of 71 in his sanctuary in Lower Saxony.The seventh seat and sometimes even one or two regulars' seats were given to another celebrity from comedy or politics each week.