Herbert Knötzl
About Herbert Knötzl
Herbert Knötzl was born in Vienna and works as an Austrian cabaret artist, actor and radio presenter. He is known above all for the cabaret group Projekt X, which he founded in 1994 with Clemens Haipl and Gerald Votava and which built its name on anarchic humour and closely observed character studies.
Projekt X went on air on the radio station FM4 in 1995 and ran there until the programme was dropped in January 2025. Projekt X received a Romy in 1998 and the Salzburger Stier in 2001.
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What is Projekt X?
Projekt X is a cabaret group Herbert Knötzl founded in 1994 with Clemens Haipl and Gerald Votava, known for anarchic humour and closely observed character studies.
How long was Projekt X on FM4?
Projekt X went on air on the radio station FM4 in 1995 and ran for more than three decades, until the programme was dropped in January 2025.
What does Herbert Knötzl do?
The Vienna-born Knötzl works as a cabaret artist, actor and radio presenter in Austria.
