Marc-Uwe Kling (; born 1982) is a German songwriter, author, and ''
Kabarett'' (political stand-up comedy) artist. He studied philosophy and drama at
Freie Universität Berlin.
Since 2003, Kling regularly performs on various stages in
Berlin
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. Frequently, he performs at literary and ''Kabarett'' events as well as poetry slams. In 2004, he founded a serial public literary event called ''Lesedüne'' (a pun made of the German words ''Lesebühne'', "lecture stage", and ''Düne'', "dune"). Since 2005, Kling tours with his program ''Wenn alle Stricke reißen, kann man sich nicht mal mehr aufhängen'' (If all ropes snap, you can't even hang yourself anymore), which is also the title of his first album. Every first Tuesday of the month, he organizes and hosts the ''
Kreuzberg
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Slam'' in the ''Lido'' (formerly ''Kato'') location, and every first Wednesday the ''Poetry Slam of Studentisches Kulturzentrum'' in
Potsdam
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.
Kling hosts the weekly podcast ''Neues vom Känguru'' ("News from the Kangaroo") for
Fritz, a Potsdam-based radio station, which deals with the same theme as his book ''Die Känguru-Chroniken'' (
The Kangaroo Chronicles): A "phlegmatic anarchist" who lives with a talking, "pragmatically
communist
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" kangaroo as his roommate.
In 2017, Kling published a comedic dystopian novel titled ''QualityLand''.
In March 2019,
HBO
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announced that they would create a series based on the book, directed by
Mike Judge
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.
Publications
Books
'' The Kangaroo Chronicles'' (German: ''Die Känguru-Chroniken'')
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* , with Zachary Tallent
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Children's books
* illustrations by Astrid Henn, 36 pp
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* illustrations by Astrid Henn, 48 pp
* illustrations by Astrid Henn, 54 pp
=''Der Tag, an dem...'' series
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* illustrations by Astrid Henn.
* illustrations by Astrid Henn.
* illustrations by Astrid Henn.
* illustrations by Astrid Henn.
Calendars
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Anthologies (selection)
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Audio (selection)
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Children's books
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Others
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Games
''Die Känguru-Chroniken''
* ''Halt mal kurz!'', card game, Kosmos 2016, EAN 4002051740382.
* ''Game of Quotes'', card game, Kosmos 2017, EAN 4002051692926.
* ''More Game of Quotes'' card game, Kosmos-Verlag 2019.
* ''EXIT. Das Spiel: Die Känguru-Eskapaden'' (with Inka and Markus Brand), Kosmos 2019, EAN 4002051695071.
* ''Die Würfel-WG'', Gesellschaftsspiel (Authors: Johannes Krenner, Alexander Pfister), Kosmos 2019, EAN 4002051693176.
* ''Voll auf die 18'', card game, Pegasus Spiele 2022, EAN 4250231734366.
Others
* ''Quiztopia'', board games (with Maria Kling), Kosmos 2019, EAN 4002051694296.
* ''Das NEINhorn'', card game, Kosmos 2021, EAN 4002051680848.
* ''Abrakadabrien'', card game (Illustrations: Johannes Lott), Kosmos 2022.
Filmography
* 2020: ''The Kangaroo Chronicles,'' German: ''Die Känguru-Chroniken'', writer
* 2022: ''The Kangaroo Conspiracy'', German: ''Die Känguru-Verschwörung'', writer and director
Awards (selection)
2006
* Bielefelder Kabarettpreis ''1. Preis''
* Grazer Kleinkunstvogel
* Winner of the German National Poetry Slam competition (single)
* Münchner Kabarett Kaktus
2007
* Der Rostocker Koggenzieher in Gold
* Silberner Stuttgarter Besen
* Gewinner der deutschsprachigen Poetry-Slam-Meisterschaften (single)
* Fohlen von
Niedersachsen
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2010
* Förderpreis Mindener Stichling
* Deutscher Radiopreis in the Best Comedy category for ''Neues vom Känguru'' (together with the production team at Radio Fritz)
2011
* Bayerischer Kabarettpreis ''Senkrechtstarter-Preis''
2012
* Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis in the ''Kleinkunst'' division
2013
* Deutscher Hörbuchpreis in the Best Audiobook / Best Entertainment category for ''Die Känguru-Chroniken. Live und ungekürzt''
2018
* Hörbuch-Award: ''QualityLand'' (Platinum)
* Hörbuch-Award: ''Die Känguru-Chroniken'' (7x Gold)
* Hörbuch-Award: ''Das Känguru-Manifest'' (2x Platinum)
* Hörbuch-Award: ''Die Känguru-Offenbarung'' (2x Platinum)
* Hörbuch-Award: ''Die Känguru-Apokryphen'' (Gold)
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Deutscher Science Fiction Preis
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for ''QualityLand''
2021
* Jonathan-Swift-Preis
References
External links
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November 2008 interview with Marc-Uwe Klingby ''
Focus''
Works by and about Marc-Uwe Klingin the catalogue of the German National Library
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1982 births
Living people
Writers from Stuttgart
Mass media people from Stuttgart
Free University of Berlin alumni