Badesalz (literally "bath salt") is a comedy duo from the German state of
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
, founded in 1982 by Hendrik "Henni" Nachtsheim (* 15 March 1957 in
Wuppertal
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, (Germany)) and Gerd Knebel as "Badesalz Theater." They speak in
Hessian
A Hessian is an inhabitant of the German state of Hesse.
Hessian may also refer to:
Named from the toponym
*Hessian (soldier), eighteenth-century German regiments in service with the British Empire
**Hessian (boot), a style of boot
**Hessian f ...
dialect during their performances and sketches.
Nachtsheim was the saxophonist of the rock band
Rodgau Monotones, Knebel a singer at
Flatsch. They had several shows on German TV ('Och Joh' (
ARD), Comedy-Stories (
Sat.1
Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group.
It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...
), 'Badesalz'
Comedy Central
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).
Their work includes numerous albums, several films, and a book.
Discography
* 1990 – Och Joh
* 1991 – Nicht ohne meinen Pappa (DE: #70)
* 1993 – Diwodaso (DE: #15)
* 1994 – Alles Gute von Badesalz – BEST OF (DE: # 31)
* 1995 – Zarte Metzger (DE: #9)
* 1997 – Wie Mutter und Tochter (DE: #4)
* 1999 – Voodoobabbbel (DE: #16)
* 2000 – Dabrauchemergarnetdrübberredde – BEST OF (DE: # 96)
* 2002 – Du packst es, Jutta! (DE: #16)
* 2004 – Das Baby mit dem Goldzahn
* 2014 – Alleswassesaufcedesogegebbehat!
* 2018 – mailbox TERROR
Films
* 1989 – Das Super Dong Dong (VHS, Tourprogramm)
* 1990 – Och Joh
* 1996 –
Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film
''Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film'' is a German film starring the comedy duo Badesalz, directed by Roland Willaert. It was released in 1996. Reception
The film was the sixth most popular German film for the year with admissions of 716,839. Referenc ...
, 2006 also on DVD Special Edition
* 1999 – Badesalz Comedy-Stories
* 2003 – Hammersbald (DVD, Tourprogramm)
* 2007 – Badesalz
Tour programms
* from 1985 – Das Super Dong-Dong
* from 1992 – Der König und Frau Batz
* from 1994 – uffgeplugged
* from 1996 – se meking of
* from 1997 – voll de Honig
* from 2000 – Kubbba
* from 2002 – Hammersbald
* from 2004 – Das Baby mit dem Goldzahn
* from 2007 – Dugi Otok
Books
* ''Badesalz, Vaz Daz Den?''. Möller Verlag, 1993, .
See also
*
German television comedy
Germany has a long tradition of television comedy stretching as far back as the 1950s, and with its origins in cabaret and radio.
1960s
*1963: ''Der 90. Geburtstag'' (''Dinner for One'') is a comedy sketch recorded on 8 July 1963 at ''Theater am B ...
External links
* (German
Official Website* (German
Official Fanpage from Badesalz
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German comedy duos
Male characters in theatre
Comedy theatre characters
Comedy television characters
Theatre characters introduced in 1982
Fictional characters from Hesse
Actors from Hesse