Stermann & Grissemann are an
Austrian German comedy duo comprising Dirk Stermann and Christoph Grissemann.
Background
Dirk Stermann
Dirk Stermann (born 7 December 1965 in
Duisburg) hails from Germany and is a German radio and television presenter and author. Stermann graduated from the
University of Düsseldorf where he studied History and Theatre studies. In 1987 he moved to Austria and started working for the broadcaster
Österreichischer Rundfunk in 1988.
Christoph Grissemann
Christoph Grissemann (born 17 May 1966 in
Innsbruck
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) is an Austrian comedian, radio and television presenter. Grissemann is the second and youngest son of Austrian radio and television presenter
Ernst Grissemann. Grissemann studied
German and
literature in the spa town of
Baden bei Wien
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. He took part in the
Alternative civilian service
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. Following his father, Grisseman joined the broadcaster
Österreichischer Rundfunk.
Joining forces
Stermann and Grissemann met back in 1988 when they were working for
ORF
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* Norfolk International Airport, IATA airport code ORF
* Observer Research Foundation, an Indian research institute
* One Race Films, a film production company founded by Vin Diesel
* Open reading frame, a portion of t ...
. In 1989 they joined ''Salon Helga'' on
Hitradio Ö3 which they hosted until 1997. Thereafter they moved to the radio station
FM4 and began hosting various shows such as ''Suite 16 and Blech oder Blume.'' Between 1995 and 2002 they provided the
FM4 radio commentary for the
Eurovision Song Contest
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. Between 1998 and 2011 they were regular radio hosts for the regional German radio station
Radio Eins.
Television presenting
In 2002 Stermann & Grissemann attempted to represent Austria at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song ''Das schönste Ding der Welt'', where they finished 2nd. Also in 2002 they hosted the 2002 Edition of ''Salzburger Stier''. In 2005 they hosted the late night show for
ORF1
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ORF 1 is one of four public TV channels in Austria. It is funded by a mixture of advertising revenue and ...
''Dorfers Donnerstalk.'' Two years later they also began hosting the late night talk show ''Willkommen Österreich''. Since May 2008 they have hosted the comedy show ''Im Anschluss: Neues aus Waldheim'' on
Sky Deutschland. After 10 years Stermann & Grissemann returned to the commentary box for the Eurovision Song Contest where they provided the second layer of commentary for the
2012 Contest as well as the
FM4 radio commentary.
Work
TV programmes
* 1999: Das Ende zweier Entertainer – Ein Scheißabend für alle Beteiligten
* 2000: Die Karawane des Grauens
* 2002: Willkommen in der Ohrfeigenanstalt
* 2005: Harte Hasen
* 2007: Die Deutsche Kochschau
* 2011: Stermann
Theater
* 2003: Seele brennt – A Tribute to
Werner Schwab (with
Hilde Sochor and
Fritz Ostermayer)
* 2003: Marx Brothers Show
Books
* ''Als wir noch nicht von Funk und Fernsehen kaputtgemacht geworden sind?'' edition selene, Wien 1998,
* ''Immer nie am Meer.'' edition selene, Wien 1999,
* ''Willkommen in der Ohrfeigenanstalt.''
Hoanzl, Wien 2002,
* ''be afraid honey, it's ... fm4. Die geheimen Anstalts-Tagebücher.'' edition selene, Wien 2004,
* ''be afraid honey, it’s... fm4. Die geheimen Anstalts-Tagebücher von Stermann und Grissemann. Letzte Folge.'' edition selene, Wien 2005,
* ''Debilenmilch.'' Tropen Verlag, Berlin 2007,
* ''Speichelfäden in der Buttermilch: Gesammelte Werke I'', Tropen Bei Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2011,
CDs
* Salon Helga – von hinten
* Das Ende Zweier Entertainer – Ein Scheißabend für alle Beteiligten
* Du auch
* Die Karawane des Grauens
* Sprechen Sie Österreichisch? (Als Sprecher)
* 2002: Die Schönste CD der Welt
* Willkommen in der Ohrfeigenanstalt
*
Leck Mich im Arsch – Bäsle Briefe
DVDs
* Harte Hasen
* Immer nie am Meer
* Wollt Ihr das totale Sieb!?
* Guten Morgen
External links
Stermann & Grissemann Official Website
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Austrian comedy duos
1965 births
Living people
People from Duisburg
Mass media people from North Rhine-Westphalia
German comedians
German comedy duos
German male writers
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf alumni
1966 births
Mass media people from Innsbruck
Austrian television presenters
Austrian radio personalities
Austrian comedians
Austrian entertainers
ORF (broadcaster) people
Eurovision commentators