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List Of German Language Comedians
This is a list of notable German-language comedians. * Alfons (born 1967) * Enissa Amani (born 1981) * Ingo Appelt (born 1967) * Eddi Arent (1925-2013) * Fips Asmussen (1938-2020) * Django Asül (born 1972) * Dirk Bach (1961–2012) * Hugo Egon Balder (born 1950) * Badesalz * Mario Barth (born 1972) * Frank-Markus Barwasser (born 1960) * Jürgen Becker (born 1959) * Hennes Bender (born 1968) * Ilka Bessin (born 1971) * Mirja Boes (born 1971) * Wigald Boning (born 1967) * Elmar Brandt (born 1971) * Vicco von Bülow (1923-2011) * Jochen Busse (born 1941) * Bülent Ceylan (born 1976) * Özcan Coşar (born 1981) * Eberhard Cohrs (1921-1999) * Karl Dall (1941–2020) * Olli Dittrich (born 1956) * Alfred Dorfer (born 1961) * Sammy Drechsel (1925-1985) * Klaus-Jürgen Deuser (born 1962) * Gerd Dudenhöffer (born 1949) * Christian Ehring (born 1972) * Anke Engelke (born 1965) * Elton (born 1971) * Heinz Erhardt (1909-1979) * Helga Feddersen (1930-1990) * Herbert Feuerst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfons (comedian)
Alfons is the stage name of Emmanuel Peterfalvi (born March 17, 1967 in Paris), a French comedian in Germany.PORTRAIT – Alfons : le clown français des marchés de Hambourg ''Lepetitjournal'', April 21, 2008 Peterfalvi came to Germany for his military service in the .Militärdienst beim Pay-TV ''Medienkorrespondenz'', Mai 27, 2016 He learned the German language and decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicco Von Bülow
Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011), known as Vicco von Bülow or Loriot (), was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. He was best known for his cartoons, the sketches from his 1976 television series ''Loriot'', alongside Evelyn Hamann, and his two movies, ''Ödipussi'' (1988) and ''Pappa Ante Portas'' (1991). On the television series ''Unsere Besten'' (''Our Best''), Loriot was ranked the 54th best German ever. In a special comedy episode of ''Unsere Besten'', he was ranked as the most famous German comedian ever. Early life and personal life Vicco von Bülow was born in Brandenburg an der Havel in Prussia, today Brandenburg, in modern north-eastern Germany. The von Bülow family belongs to German aristocracy. His parents, Johann-Albrecht Wilhelm von Bülow (1899–1972) and Charlotte (''née'' von Roeder, 1899–1929), separated soon after he was born, and his mother died when he was six. Von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elton (comedian)
Alexander Duszat (born 2 April 1971), known professionally as Elton, is a German television presenter and comedian who gained recognition as Stefan Raab's sidekick in the long-running late-night comedy show ''TV total''. Early life Elton was born on 2 April 1971 in West Berlin, but grew up and went to school in Jork near Hamburg. He finished his traineeship as a television and radio technician. Career Later, he hosted several shows for the local television channel Hamburg 1, where he first appeared under the nickname Elton, which was given to him due to a reportedly similar appearance to Elton John. In February 2001, he was hired by the popular German entertainer Stefan Raab as an intern and sidekick for his late-night comedy show ''TV total'' on ProSieben. In December 2001, Elton started to host his own show, ''Elton.tv'', which was produced by Raab's company Raab TV and canceled in March 2003. Along with Sonya Kraus, Elton also hosted the reality shows ''Die Alm'' in Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anke Engelke
Anke Christina Fischer ( Engelke; born 21 December 1965) is a German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter. Personal life Born in Montreal, Canada, Engelke moved to Cologne, Germany in 1971 with her German parents. Early on, she exhibited singing talent, and was discovered in 1978 by Georg Bossert at a performance of her school's choir. From 1994 to 2000, Engelke was married to the keyboardist Andreas Grimm with whom she has a daughter. She was married to musician Claus Fischer from 2005 to 2015, with whom she has two sons. Career From 1979 to 1986, she was the presenter of the daily children's television show broadcast from the Funkausstellung (a German radio exhibition, held every other year in Berlin), and the weekly children and youth's sports magazine show ''Pfiff''. From 1978 to 1980, she hosted the show ''Moment mal'' (Wait a minute) on RTL. SWF3 first brought her on board in 1986 as an editor; later on, she was the presenter there until 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ehring
Christian Ehring (born 18 September 1972 in Duisburg) is a German comedian and author. Life Ehring works as a comedian at German theatres, and has appeared on a variety of television programs broadcast by German outlets. He has written several books. He lives in Düsseldorf, and has two children. Works * 1998: ''Generation XXL. (Die Scheinheiligen)'' CD, Con Anima * 2004: ''Anchorman. Ein Nachrichtensprecher sieht rot''. CD, Con Anima * 2007: ''Couch. Ein Heimatabend''. (Das Kom(m)ödchen) DVD with Heiko Seidel, Maike Kühl and Christian Ehring * 2010: ''Sushi. Ein Requiem''. (Das Kom(m)ödchen) DVD with Heiko Seidel, Maike Kühl and Christian Ehring * 2013: ''Freaks. Eine Abrechnung''. (Das Kom(m)ödchen) DVD with Heiko Seidel, Maike Kühl and Christian Ehring * 2016: ''Keine weiteren Fragen'' CD, Con Anima * 2017: ''Keine weiteren Fragen''. Doppel-CD, Con Anima Awards * 2004: Handelsblatt-Förderpreis Sprungbrett * 2004: Westspitzen-Preis (Sparte Kabarett) * 2005: Golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerd Dudenhöffer
Gerd Dudenhöffer (born 13 October 1949 in Bexbach, Saarland) is a German cabaret artist and writer. Life Dudenhöffer studied graphic and design in Munich. Since 1977, he works in Germany as a cabaret artist. His most famous role is ''Heinz Becker''. Dudenhöffer is married and has two children. Dudenhöffer's character "Heinz Becker" Heinz Becker is an elderly catholic-conservative working-class man. He lives with his wife and son in a small rural town, a place where each knows everyone else and people often have family ties between them (the model obviously is Dudenhöffer's home town of Bexbach). Becker has poor formal education, speaks the local dialect and often hesitates to find the right words. Technical or sophisticated terms he normally misuses. The corner stones of his simple life are his friends in the local pub, renovating his house and gardening and participation in the activities of the local volunteers firebrigade and soccer club. With this background he comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus-Jürgen Deuser
Klaus-Jürgen "Knacki" Deuser (born 28 May 1962) is a German presenter and comedian. He is known for his comedy show '' NightWash''. Biography Deuser was born in 1962 in Kaiserslautern and grew up in Koblenz. After being involved in competitive sports (athletics 800–1500 m, 1981), he moved to Cologne, where he completed his business degree. In 1983, with Ralf Günther and Wolfgang Lüchtrath, he founded the comedy theatre group, The Niegelungen; they recorded more than 1,500 performances in the next eleven years. Between 1987 and 2001, Deuser studied acting with Susan Batson and directing with Phil Bach. In 1992, Deuser made his directorial debut with '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' in Koblenz. The following year, Deuser participated in the RTL show as MC and in 1995 won first prize in the Koblenz Children's Theatre Festival. After the foundation of the music project Saint Pank, Deuser took his first television and movie roles (''Assizes'', ''Slim until Death'', ''Ballermann' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Drechsel
Sammy Drechsel (25 April 1925, in Berlin – 19 January 1986, in Munich), born Karl-Heinz Kamke, was a German political comedian, journalist and sports reporter. In 1956, together with Dieter Hildebrandt, he founded the Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft, one of Germany's most successful and influential sites of political kabarett, for which he was producer and director up to his death. From 1950 to his death he also worked as a sports reporter for the Bavarian "Bayrischer Rundfunk". He also became well known for his 1955 book "Elf Freunde müsst ihr sein" ("You Ought to be Eleven Friends"), which targeted an adolescent audience. (The book has also become available as an audiobook, narrated by his long-time friend Hildebrandt.) One of Drechsel's last appearances was in the German TV series '' Kir Royal'', directed by Helmut Dietl Helmut Dietl (; 22 June 1944 – 30 March 2015) was a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee. Work After leaving grammar school in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Dorfer
Alfred Dorfer (; 11 October 1961) is an Austrian comedian, writer, and actor. He is one of the most well-known cabaret artists and comedians in Austria, not least due to his commitment to numerous Austrian film productions. After initial success with the group ''Schlabarett'' he attained more widespread recognition as the writer and star (alongside Josef Hader) of the film ''Indien''. Film In 1993 Dorfer appeared alongside Josef Hader in the film '' Indien'' under the direction of Paul Harather. A year later came the film ''Muttertag'' (''Mother's Day''), in which he appeared alongside such other prominent Austrian actors and comedians as Roland Düringer, Andrea Händler and Reinhard Nowak. In 1995 he appeared in ''Freispiel'' ("Freegame") under the direction of Harald Sicheritz, once more appearing alongside Roland Düringer. Television From 2004 to 2010 he presented a show on the Austrian channel ORF ORF or Orf may refer to: * Norfolk International Airport, IATA airp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Dittrich
Oliver Michael Dittrich (born 20 November 1956) is a German television personality, comedian, actor, and musician. Life Dittrich completed a three year-education as a theatre painter in the Hamburg State Opera (1975–1978). At the same time, he started his professional career as a musician, composer, and songwriter. Dittrich became famous in Germany for his work as an actor and comedian in the comedy television show ''RTL Samstag Nacht''. He appeared in films and TV series but has also performed live on stage. He sang and played in the band ''Die Doofen'' with Wigald Boning, which sold over 1,5 mio copies with only two albums. In 1995, the duo started playing as one of the supporting acts with Jon Bon Jovi on his stadium tour through Germany. As a musician, Dittrich plays in the band ''Texas Lightning (band), Texas Lightning'', who also had a No. 1 hit ("No No Never") and Top 5 album. The band represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. After working on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Dall
Karl Bernhard Dall (, 1 February 1941 – 23 November 2020) was a German comedian, singer, and television presenter. His distinctive 'hanging' eye was caused by a congenital ptosis. Family Karl Dall was born in Emden, Germany, the son of a school rector and a teacher. He married his wife Barbara in 1971. They had one daughter, Janina, who works as a stuntwoman in Canada. Karl Dall had two sisters and a brother. He lived in Hamburg-Eppendorf. Career Karl Dall left school after the 10th grade and accomplished an apprenticeship as a typesetter in a print shop in the town of Leer, East Frisia. Together with Ingo Insterburg, Jürgen Barz and Peter Ehlebracht he founded in 1967 the comedy group ' of which he was a member until it ceased to exist in the 1970s. Moreover, he created the TV show ''Musikladen'' for Radio Bremen and had since then worked for television broadcasters. From 1983 until 1990 he used to appear in the hidden camera comedy show ''Verstehen Sie Spaß ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberhard Cohrs
Eberhard Cohrs (4 January 1921 – 17 August 1999) was a German comedian and actor. A short man, he was frequently known as " erKleene mit der großen Gusche", a Saxon dialect epithet which loosely translates as "the little guy with the big mouth". Life Early years The father of Eberhard Cohrs was a hat maker, originally from Uelzen in Lower Saxony. His mother Alma, who also worked in the little hat making business, came from the Vogtland. His first ambition as a youth was to become a jockey. His weight of approximately 40 kg justified this choice, but his legs were too short and he fell back on his second ambition, to be a pastry and cake baker: this was the trade in which he was apprenticed between 1936 and 1939. However, war resumed in 1939 and he was conscripted for military service. As the war neared its end, between September 1944 and February 1945 he was a member of the SS-Totenkopf battalion and a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, although he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
