This is a list of notable German-language comedians. * Alfons (born 1967) *

Enissa Amani Enissa Amani (Persian language, Persian: انیسا امانی; born 8 December 1981 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-German comedian, artist and activist. She was the first European Woman with an international Netflix special in 2018 called and a ...

(born 1981) * Ingo Appelt (born 1967) *

Eddi Arent Gebhardt Georg Arendt (5 May 1925 – 28 May 2013) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1956 and 2002. He was born in Danzig, Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and died in ...

(1925-2013) * Fips Asmussen (1938-2020) * Django Asül (born 1972) *

Dirk Bach Dirk Bach (23 April 1961 – 1 October 2012) was a German actor, comedian and television presenter, best known as the co-host of ''Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!'', the German version of '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''. C ...

(1961–2012) * Hugo Egon Balder (born 1950) * Badesalz *

Mario Barth Mario Wolfgang Barth (born 1 November 1972) is a German comedian who mainly deals with the interactions between men and women. Early life Barth was one out of six children born to a family in Berlin-Mariendorf. Raised Catholic, he served as a ...

(born 1972) * Frank-Markus Barwasser (born 1960) * Jürgen Becker (born 1959) *

Hennes Bender Hennes may refer to: Business * H&M, a Swedish multi-national retail-clothing company * ''Hennes (magazine)'', a Swedish magazine Places * Hennes, Norway, a village in Hadsel municipality, Nordland county, Norway Music * Hennes bästa, a compil ...

(born 1968) *

Ilka Bessin Ilka Bessin (born 18 November 1971) is a German comedian and actress, best known for her role as Cindy aus Marzahn (German for "Cindy from Marzahn"). Early life Ilka Bessin was born in Luckenwalde, East Germany. After finishing school, she s ...

(born 1971) *

Mirja Boes Mirja Boes (born 13 September 1971 in Viersen), also known under her stage name Möhre (German for "carrot"), is a German comedian, actress, and singer. Boes produces comedic party music, and also has released tracks of spoken comedy. She has rel ...

(born 1971) * Wigald Boning (born 1967) *

Elmar Brandt Elmar Brandt (born 20 September 1971) is a German impressionist, best known for his imitations of politicians. He was born in Düsseldorf. His most famous series is ''The Gerd Show'', in which actual events are lampooned using an imitation of f ...

(born 1971) *

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 s ...

(1923-2011) *

Jochen Busse Jochen Busse (born 28 January 1941 in Iserlohn) is a German television actor. He began work as a stage actor at the Kammerspiele in Munich in 1960 and made his TV debut the same year. He has made 80 appearances in television since 1960. Jochen ...

(born 1941) *

Bülent Ceylan Bülent Ceylan (born 4 January 1976) is a German comedian and Kabarett artist. He plays several comic roles with frequent themes being the quirks of Germans from Turkish family backgrounds and people from Mannheim, told in the dialect of Mannhei ...

(born 1976) * Özcan Coşar (born 1981) *

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 mout ...

(1921-1999) *

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 ...

(1941–2020) *

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, ...

(born 1956) *

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 ...

(born 1961) *

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 Schie� ...

(1925-1985) *

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 competitiv ...

(born 1962) *

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 ...

(born 1949) *

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 ...

(born 1972) * Anke Engelke (born 1965) *

Elton Elton may refer to: Places England * Elton, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), a village ** Elton Hall, a baronial hall * Elton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish * Elton, County Durham, a village and civil parish * Elton, Derbyshire ...

(born 1971) * Heinz Erhardt (1909-1979) * Helga Feddersen (1930-1990) * Herbert Feuerstein (1937-2020) *

Werner Finck Werner Finck (2 May 1902 – 31 July 1978) was a German ''Kabarett'' comedian, actor and author. Not politically motivated by his own admission but just a "convinced individualist", he became one of Germany's leading cabaret artists under the co ...

(1902-1978) *

Ottfried Fischer Ottfried Fischer (; born 7 November 1953) is a retired German actor and Kabarett artist best known for his role as Benno Berghammer in the popular German TV series '' Der Bulle von Tölz''. He is a supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germ ...

(born 1953) * Peter Frankenfeld (1913–1979) *

Annette Frier Annette Frier (born 22 January 1974) is a German actress and comedian. Early life She has a younger sister, Caroline (born 1983) and an older sister. After the Abitur she studied classical acting at the school of the German theater "Der Kell ...

(born 1974) * Tom Gerhardt (born 1957) * Max Giermann (born 1975) *

Simon Gosejohann Simon Gosejohann (born 9 January 1976) is a German comedian, television presenter and actor. In 2008, Gosejohann won the "Deutscher Comedypreis The Deutscher Comedypreis ("German Comedy Award") is awarded by Brainpool TV. Because Brainpool's ...

(born 1976) * Sascha Grammel (born 1974) * Monika Gruber (born 1971) *

Dieter Hallervorden Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden (born 5 September 1935) is a German comedian, actor, singer, and cabaret artist. He achieved great popularity in German-speaking countries in the mid-1970s with the slapstick series Nonstop Nonsens and his character ...

(born 1935) *

Evelyn Hamann Eveline Braun, (née Hamann; 6 August 1942 – 28 October 2007) commonly known as Evelyn Hamann, was a German actress best known for her work with popular German comedian Loriot as well as for her appearances in television series such as ''The ...

(1942-2007) *

Klaus Havenstein Klaus Havenstein (7 April 1922 in Wittenberge, Germany – 19 March 1998 in Munich), was a German actor, cabaret artist, dubbing artist and television presenter. Biography Klaus Havenstein grew up in Hamburg, where he started an apprenticeship a ...

(1922-1998) * Michael "Bully" Herbig (born 1968) *

Christoph Maria Herbst Christoph Maria Herbst (born 9 February 1966) is a German actor and comedian. Early life Herbst was born in Wuppertal. After passing the Abitur, he became a trainee banker and was active at the free theatre scene in Wuppertal at the same time ...

(born 1966) * Thomas Hermanns (born 1963) *

Rolf Herricht Rolf Oskar Ewald Günter Herricht (October 5, 1927 – August 23, 1981) was an East German comedian. Biography Early life Herricht graduated from school in 1943 after passing a ' War Abitur', a form of an Abitur designated to free school ...

(1927-1981) *

Dieter Hildebrandt Dieter Hildebrandt (23 May 1927 – 20 November 2013) was a German Kabarett artist. Biography Hildebrandt was born in Bunzlau, Lower Silesia, Weimar Germany (now Boleslawiec, Poland) where he attended school. In World War II he became a Fla ...

(1927-2013) * Martina Hill (born 1974) *

Eckart von Hirschhausen Eckart von Hirschhausen (born 25 August 1967) is a German physician, talk show host and comedian. Academic career Born in Frankfurt, von Hirschhausen studied medicine, supported by a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (G ...

(born 1967) *

Bernhard Hoëcker Bernhard Hoëcker (; born Bernhard Hoecker-von Mühlenfels; 20 March 1970) is a German comedian, actor and television presenter. He is best known for the spoof show Switch, as well as being a permanent member of the previous Genial guessing team ...

(born 1970) *

Rüdiger Hoffmann Rüdiger Hoffmann (born March 30, 1964, in Paderborn) is a German comedian. Life Hoffmann works as comedian on German television. Comedian Works by Hoffmann * 1995: Der Hauptgewinner * 1997: Es ist furchtbar aber es geht (with Jürgen Beck ...

(born 1964) *

Hanns Dieter Hüsch Hanns Dieter Hüsch (6 May 1925, in Moers – 6 December 2005, in Windeck-Werfen) was a German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentator. With a working life of more than 53 years on the German cabaret stage and 70 of his o ...

(1925-2005) * Gerburg Jahnke (born 1955) * Bruno Jonas (born 1952) *

Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke () (born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

(1929-2005) *

Oliver Kalkofe Oliver Lars Fred Kalkofe (born 12 September 1965) is a German satirist, columnist, book author, actor, voice actor, writer and audiobook narrator. Life and career Kalkofe was born in Hanover. He grew up in Engelbostel and Peine. After passing t ...

(born 1965) * Rick Kavanian (born 1971) *

Carolin Kebekus Carolin Kebekus (born 9 May 1980) is a German comedian and television personality. Biography Born in Bergisch Gladbach, Kebekus grew up as daughter of a social education worker and a banker in Köln-Ostheim. Her younger Brother David Kebe i ...

(born 1980) *

Hape Kerkeling Hans Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling (; born 9 December 1964) is a German comedian, TV presenter, author, and actor. Career At secondary school in Recklinghausen, Hape Kerkeling and some fellow students formed a band (''Gesundfutter'', meani ...

(born 1964) * Michael Kessler (born 1967) *

Martin Klempnow Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ...

(born 1973) * Dennie Klose (born 1979) * Piet Klocke (born 1957) * (born 1972) * Gaby Köster (born 1961) *

Diether Krebs Diether Krebs (11 August 1947 in Essen, Germany – 4 January 2000 in Hamburg) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. Life and career Youth and initial success Diether Krebs was born on 11 August 1947 in Essen, the son of a station ...

(1947-2000) *

Markus Krebs Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl� ...

(born 1970) * Kurt Krömer (born 1974) * Mike Krüger (born 1951) *

Sarah Kuttner Sarah Kuttner (born 29 January 1979) is a German television presenter and author. Biography Kuttner was born in Berlin. Her father is famed radio host Jürgen Kuttner. She has regularly appeared on the music television channel VIVA since Nove ...

(born 1979) *

Jürgen von der Lippe Hans-Jürgen Hubert Dohrenkamp (born 8 June 1948), better known by his stage name Jürgen von der Lippe, is a German television presenter, entertainer, actor and comedian. His stage name comes from the fact that he was born near the source of the ...

(born 1948) *

Felix Lobrecht Felix Manuel Lobrecht (German: �fe:lɪks ˈma:nuεl ˈlo:pʁεçt, -e:l born 24 December 1988) is a German stand-up comedian, podcast host, and author. Life and Education Lobrecht was born in Mettingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. After his mother d ...

(born 1988) * Lore Lorentz (1920-1994) *

Loriot 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 s ...

(1923-2011) * Ingolf Lück (born 1958) * Uwe Lyko (born 1954) *

Markus Majowski Markus Majowski (29 April 1964 in West Berlin) is a German actor and comedian. Today he lives in Berlin. Career Theatre and Television His first television appearance was 1988 in the television series ''The Black Forest Clinic''. Later, he had ...

(born 1964) *

Jürgen von Manger Jürgen von Manger-Koenig (6 March 1923 – 15 March 1994) was a German actor and comedian. Early life Manger was born Jürgen Julius Emil Fritz Koenig in the Koblenz district of Ehrenbreitstein Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (german: Festung ...

(1923-1994) *

Tetje Mierendorf Tetje Mierendorf (born 18 April 1972) is a German comedian, musical theatre actor and voice actor. Biography Mierendorf was born in Hamburg. After his '' Abitur'', he completed an apprenticeship as bank teller. In 2004, he played the leadi ...

(born 1972) *

Michael Mittermeier Michael Fritz Mittermeier (born 3 April 1966) is a German comedian. Early life Mittermeier was born in Dorfen, Upper Bavaria. During his childhood he lived in Bavaria. After school he studied theatre. Career In 1996, Mittermeier started th ...

(born 1966) *

Luke Mockridge Lucas Edward Britton Mockridge (born 21 March 1989) is a comedian and television presenter living in Germany. He holds Canadian and Italian citizenship. Early life Mockridge is son of the Canadian actor and comedian Bill Mockridge and the Ital ...

(born 1989) * Petra Nadolny (born 1960) * Dieter Nuhr (born 1960) * Hans Werner Olm (born 1955) *

Anne Onken Anne Onken (born 1977 in Oldenburg) is a German radio presenter and comedian. Onken was born the daughter of a priest in Oldenburg and started to imitate voices from an early age. Her first successful radio programme was ''Die Pisa-Polizei'' wit ...

(born 1977) *

Ingo Oschmann Ingo Oschmann (born 3 August 1969 in Bielefeld) is a German comedian, entertainer and stage magician who also works as a television presenter and actor. In 2003, he became the first comedian to win the final of ''Star Search'' in Germany. Career ...

(born 1969) *

Bastian Pastewka Bastian Pastewka (born 4 April 1972) is a German actor and comedian. In Bochum, he first became known to a wider audience in Germany around 1996 as a regular cast member of the comedy show '' Die Wochenshow'' (engl.: The Weekly Show), essential ...

(born 1972) *

Volker Pispers Volker Pispers (born 18 January 1958) is a German kabarett artist who is well known for his political satire.Schnabel, Dieter (2003''Zuweilen muß einer da sein, der gedenkt: Blätter der Erinnerung an Komponisten, Schriftsteller und Theaterleute ...

(born 1958) *

Oliver Pocher Oliver Pocher (born 18 February 1978) is a German comedian, entertainer, television personality and host. Early life and professional training Pocher is the son of Gerhard and Jutta Pocher; he was born and grew up in Hanover, West Germany. Hi ...

(born 1978) *

Kalle Pohl Kalle Pohl (born 20 August 1951 in Düren) is a German comedian and actor. Life Pohl works as comedian and actor in Germany. He plays guitarre. Works Theatre * 2007: ''Norman, bist du es?'' * 2010: ''Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie erben' ...

(born 1951) *

Alf Poier Alf Poier (born 22 February 1967 in Judenburg, Styria) is an Austrian artist and stand-up comedian. Biography Born in Judenburg in Styria, he started doing cabaret in 1995 in Graz, and has won several prizes for his work, including the ...

(born 1967) * Gerhard Polt (born 1942) * Hans-Joachim Preil (1923-1999) * Urban Priol (born 1961) * Markus Maria Profitlich (born 1960) * Sebastian Pufpaff (born 1976) * Stefan Raab (born 1966) * Andreas Rebers (born 1958) * Lukas Resetarits (born 1947) * Hagen Rether (born 1969) * Otto Reutter (1870-1931) * Mathias Richling (born 1953) * Beatrice Richter (born 1948) * Hannes Ringlstetter (born 1970) * Richard Rogler (born 1949) * Helmut Ruge (1940-2014) *

Christian Schiffer Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

(born 1985) *

Wilfried Schmickler Wilfried Schmickler (born 28 November 1954 in ) is a German comedian and cabaret artist. Life Schmickler works as a comedian in Germany on TV-shows, in radio and on theatre stages. His programme consist of political cabaret Cabaret is a for ...

(born 1954) * Harald Schmidt (born 1957) * Ralf Schmitz (born 1974) *

Helge Schneider Helge Schneider (born 30 August 1955 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, author, film and theatre director, and actor. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best known for his song "Katzeklo ...

(born 1955) *

Martin Schneider Martin Schneider (born 25 May 1964), often just called "Maddin", is a German comedian, cabaret artist and actor. Biography Born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Schneider grew up in Burgholzhausen, a district of Friedrichsdorf. He has a twin s ...

(born 1964) * Olaf Schubert (born 1967) * Georg Schramm (born 1949) *

Atze Schröder Hubertus Albers (born 27 September 1965), better known under his pseudonym Atze Schröder, is a German comedian.Esther Schweins (born 1970) *

Christoph Sieber Christoph Sieber (born 9 January 1971, in Wels) is an Austrian sailor who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), ...

(born 1971) *

Hella von Sinnen Hella Kemper (born 2 February 1959), known by her stage name Hella von Sinnen (lit. ''Hella out of her mind'', making pun of the aristocratic "von"), is a German entertainer and television presenter. She has been a regular on several TV shows o ...

(born 1959) *

Hans Söllner Johann Michael Söllner (born 24 December 1955), better known as Hans Söllner, is a German singer-songwriter, who sings in Bavarian-German. Throughout German-speaking countries, especially in Bavaria and Austria, he is famous for publicly cr ...

(born 1955) *

Martin Sonneborn Martin Hans Sonneborn (born 15 May 1965) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He is a founder and federal chairman of Die PARTEI. He was editor-in-chief of the satirical magazine ''Titanic'' from 2000 to 2005 and w ...

(born 1965) * Ingrid Steeger (born 1947) * Emil Steinberger (born 1933) * Bernd Stelter (born 1961) * Wolfgang Stumph (born 1946) * Cordula Stratmann (born 1963) * Tahnee (born 1992) *

Chris Tall Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name * Chris Abani (born 1966), ...

(born 1991) *

Murat Topal Murat Topal (born 5 April 1976) is a Turkish-Austrian futsal player. He currently plays for Stella Rossa Vienna, and previously played amateur and professional level for Post SV, FavAC, Fenerbahçe, Admira Wacker, DSV Leoben, SC Kottingbrun ...

(born 1976) *

Nora Tschirner Nora Marie Tschirner (born 12 June 1981) is a German film actress, musician and former television and radio presenter. Early life Nora Tschirner was born in East Berlin (then East Germany) to the documentary film director and the radio journa ...

(born 1981) *

Christian Tramitz Christian Tramitz (born 29 July 1955) is a German actor and comedian. Early life Born in Munich, Bavaria, Tramitz is the grandson of Austrian actor Paul Hörbiger and first cousin once removed of actress Christiane Hörbiger. His parents are ...

(born 1955) *

Karl Valentin Karl Valentin (born Valentin Ludwig Fey, 4 June 1882 in Munich – 9 February 1948 in Planegg) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes ...

(1882-1948) * Jan van Weyde (born 1979) * Elisabeth Volkmann (1936-2006) * Antonia von Romatowski (born 1976) *

Otto Waalkes Otto Gerhard Waalkes (born 22 July 1948) is a German comedian, actor, and musician. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and films. His best known trademark are the 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants'), elephant-like c ...

(born 1948) * Claus von Wagner (born 1977) *

Lilo Wanders Ernst-Johann "Ernie" Reinhardt (born 22 September 1955), better known as Lilo Wanders, is a German transvestite actor, comedian and theatre/television host. Born in Celle, Reinhardt attended the Gymnasium Walsrode and went on to become an ente ...

(born 1955) * Henning Wehn (born 1974) *

Kaya Yanar Kaya Yanar (born 20 May 1973) is a German (formerly Turkish) comedian, best known for his comedy show ''Was guckst du?!'' (Whatcha lookin' at?!). Early life Yanar was born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, to Turkish-Arabic immigrants fro ...

(born 1973)

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