Mathias Richling (born 24 March 1953 in Waiblingen) is a German actor, author,

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and Kabarett artist. Richling studied literature, music and theatre. From 1989 to 1996 he had a program called ''Jetzt schlägt's Richling'' on the German TV channel ARD. Since 1999 he produced the program ''Zwerch trifft Fell'' on the German TV channel Südwestrundfunk. Together with

Bruno Jonas Bruno Jonas (born in Passau, Germany, on 3 December 1952) is a German Kabarett artist and actor. Education Many people predicted he would become a priest, but he prefers to pray from the Kabarett stage. Between 1975 and 1982, he studied German, ...

he was part of the popular German cabaret show

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. He often presents in cabaret high-ranked German politicians.

Works by Richling

* 1974 ''Köpfe u. v. a.'' * 1976 ''Riesenblödsinn?'' * 1977 ''Ich bin’s gar nicht'' * 1979 ''Zuerst mal die Zugaben'' * 1980 ''Zu uns gesagt mit Günter Verdin'' * 1981 ''Ich habe nie gesagt'' * 1982 ''Ich wiederhol’s gerade mal'' * 1983 ''Daß Fernseh bled macht?'' * 1985 ''Reden Sie! Jetzt red’ich!'' * 1987 ''Wieviel Demokratie ist es bitte?'' * 1989 ''Was ich noch vergessen wollte...'' * 1990 ''Jetzt schlägt’s Richling'' * 1996 ''Ich muß noch was beRICHLINGen'' * 1999 ''RICHLING- Das @ntWort'' * 2004 ''Richling WAAS?!'' * 2006 ''E=m·Richling²'' * 2010 ''Der Richling-Code''

Awards

* 1978:

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, City Mainz * 1987: Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis * 1988: Österreichischer Kleinkunstpreis * 2000: Schweizer Kabarettpreis (Cornichon) * 2007: Bayerischer Kabarettpreis

Literature about Richling

* Doris Rosenstein: ''Fernseh(schwäbisches) Kabarett Mathias Richling'. in: Suevica 7 (1993). Stuttgart 1994 995 Pages 153-192

External links

Official website (in German)

Literature by and over Mathias Richling
in catalog of German National Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Richling, Mathias 1953 births Living people People from Waiblingen German television personalities German male comedians German satirists German cabaret performers Kabarettists ARD (broadcaster) people Male actors from Baden-Württemberg Comedians from Baden-Württemberg