Claus von Wagner (born 28 November 1977) is a German
Kabarett artist, a
stand-up observational comic and
political satirist.
Early life
Born in
Munich, von Wagner grew up in
Miesbach, south-east of Munich. His father, originally from
Prussia,
was a lawyer, while his mother was a housewife. On completion of his
final school exams he studied
Communications Sciences,
Modern History
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and
Media Law at
Ludwig-Maximillian-University in Munich. He graduated with the degree of "
Magister Artium" in 2003. The subject of his
master thesis
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was: "Political cabaret on German television. Between social criticism and self-promotion. An expert survey." Before and during his university-level studies he set up his first
"Kabaret" show, ''"Warten auf Majola"'', which premiered in 1997.
In 2012 he joined the German TV-show ''
heute-show''. In 2014, together with
Max Uthoff, he began co-hosting the popular
television political satire
Kabarett programme, ''
Die Anstalt''.
Awards
* 2016 Dieter Hildebrandt Prize
Personal
Claus von Wagner lives in Munich and has a daughter.
References
External links
Claus von Wagner explains PEGIDA ''and'' Father Christmas
( PG)
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German cabaret performers
German male comedians
1977 births
People from Miesbach (district)
Living people
ZDF people