Michael Bauer (Kabarettist)
About Michael Bauer (Kabarettist)
Michael Bauer spent the first 20 years of his working life in marketing at various corporations. Comedy started in June 2022, when he began posting comedy videos on TikTok and Instagram as Heidelbeerhugo, and by November 2022 he had taken second place in the ORF Comedy Challenge, where he met Manuel Rubey, who became his mentor.
Together with his director and co-author Paul Klambauer he wrote the cabaret programme Was frag ich auch so blöd?, which premiered at Kabarett Niedermair on 6 September 2023. A few days before that, on 1 September 2023, he made his first appearance in ORF's Sommerkabarett as part of Pratersterne Hochschaubahn. A second programme, 10-Meter-Turm, followed in 2025 and had its television premiere on ORF 1 on 8 September 2026.
From 2023 to 2025 he ran the comedy podcast Am Boden geblieben with Manuel Thalhammer. He also acts and plays the lead in the short film Die gemeinen Kleinigkeiten, which in 2026 won both the jury prize for best short film and the audience prize for short film at the Max Ophüls Preis.
Videos (702)
Videos 1 to 24 of 702.
0:43Papa beim Kinderarzt (ohne Mama)
1.2M views
1:01Wenn du bei deiner Bewerbung PC-Kenntnisse "Sehr Gut" angegeben hast
466.3K views
0:19Darauf solltest du beim 3er achten!
346.1K views
0:55Wachhund light
171.8K views
0:56Optische Täuschung
164.3K views
0:27Mist wegschmeißen als junger Mensch
128K views
0:47PC-Kenntnisse "sehr gut"
126.6K views
0:12Machen dich solche Kleinigkeiten auch komplett irre?
113.3K views
0:13Geschenke auspacken mit Mama
51.9K views
0:44Wenn das Kind die Jugo-Mama blamiert
44.6K views
0:44Kinder verlassen das Haus
43.7K views
0:37POV: Wenn der Papa daheim ein Machtwort spricht
43.1K views
0:34BMW Active Line Kupplung Geräusch # Parshad
39.6K views
0:13Jedes mal beim Koffer packen
38.3K views
0:33Probleme im Wandel der Zeit
32.2K views
0:41POV: Dein Hund ist beleidigt
29.7K views
0:12Was hältst du von dieser Wettervorhersage?
27.6K views
0:34Das Badewannenproblem
25K views
0:39Bevor ich Kinder hatte
24.9K views
0:17POV: Du gehst nur kurz was in deine DG-Wohnung holen
24.7K views
0:49Wenn du bei deiner Bewerbung PC Kenntnisse "sehr gut" angegeben hast
24.6K views
0:34Jedes mal beim Pizza-bestellen
24K views
0:14Parkour Ü40
23.3K views
0:39Frühstück bei österreichischen Müttern vs. Frühstück bei der Jugomama
22K viewsFrequently asked questions
How did Michael Bauer get into comedy?
After 20 years in marketing at various corporations, Michael Bauer started posting comedy videos on TikTok and Instagram as Heidelbeerhugo in June 2022.
Who is Michael Bauer's mentor?
In November 2022 Bauer took second place in the ORF Comedy Challenge, where he met Manuel Rubey, who became his mentor.
What are Michael Bauer's cabaret programmes?
Was frag ich auch so blöd?, written with his director and co-author Paul Klambauer, premiered at Kabarett Niedermair on 6 September 2023, and 10-Meter-Turm followed in 2025, with its television premiere on ORF 1 on 8 September 2026.
When did Michael Bauer appear in Sommerkabarett?
On 1 September 2023 he made his first appearance in ORF's Sommerkabarett, as part of Pratersterne Hochschaubahn.
Does Michael Bauer have a podcast?
From 2023 to 2025 Bauer ran the comedy podcast Am Boden geblieben with Manuel Thalhammer.
What prizes did Die gemeinen Kleinigkeiten win?
The short film Die gemeinen Kleinigkeiten, with Michael Bauer in the lead, won both the jury prize for best short film and the audience prize for short film at the Max Ophüls Preis in 2026.
