Christian Ehring (born 18 September 1972 in

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) 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

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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: Goldener Rostocker Koggenzieher * 2009: Leipziger Löwenzahn (Ensemble des Kom(m)ödchens) * 2009: Deutscher Comedypreis 2009 (for member of '' heute-show'') * 2009: Adolf-Grimme-Preis 2010 (for member of ''heute-show'') * 2010: Deutscher Comedypreis 2010 (for member of ''heute-show'') * 2012: Deutscher Comedypreis 2012 (for member of ''heute-show'') * 2016: Nordrhein-Westfälischer Kleinkunstpreis „Bocholter Pepperoni" * 2017: Berliner Kabarettpreis der EDDI * 2017: ''Düsseldorfer des Jahres'' in category culture

References

External links

Literature from and about Christian Ehring
in the

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Rheinisch Post: GroKo lustiger als Karneval
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