Volker Pispers

Volker Pispers

Volker Pispers on September 7, 2006
Born (1958-01-18)January 18, 1958
Mönchengladbach-Rheydt
Medium Kabarett, books, radio
Nationality German
Years active 1983 – present
Genres Observational comedy, Wit/Word play, Political satire, Black comedy
Subject(s) German culture, German language, German and American politics
Website www.volker-pispers.de (german)

Volker Pispers (born January 18, 1958 in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt) is a German Kabarett artist, who is well known for his political satire.[1] His comic style includes drastic and sometimes sarcastic commentary on current events, especially about the political situation in Germany but also about the politics of the United States since 9/11 and during the Iraq War.

Biography

After his Abitur, Pispers moved to Bonn and later Münster where he studied English studies, theology and pedagogy. From 1979 to 1980 he worked as a foreign language assistant in England, where he developed a liking for black comedy.

After returning to Germany, he worked as a member of several children's theatre and cabaret arrangements. His first solo programme, Kabarette sich, wer kann (a pun on "rette sich, wer kann" - "save yourself if you can"), first opened in 1983. In the same year he finished his education and started working as an English teacher. In 1990, he became a member of the ensemble of the Kom(m)ödchen in Düsseldorf and later on its artistic director. However, in 1991, he gave up this position to tour Germany with his solo programmes. Over the 1990s he received a number of awards and became a well-known figure in German political cabaret.

In 2002 he first went on tour with his programme ...bis neulich ("...until recently"), which was originally conceived as a Best of of his twenty years in cabaret. It was extremely successful and made him a lot more popular, especially due to his harsh criticism of the George W. Bush administration and the Iraq War. Due to its huge success, Pispers continued to tour Germany with the programme, which he frequently updated according to recent developments, until 2015. He has also become a staunch critic of unregulated capitalism.

He currently lives in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Works

Books

CDs

DVDs

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Schnabel, Dieter (2003) Zuweilen muß einer da sein, der gedenkt: Blätter der Erinnerung an Komponisten, Schriftsteller und Theaterleute p.150

External links

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