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.
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0:14Hast du schon mal so gute Nacht gesagt?
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0:24Mann berichtet von Kindheitserinnerung in Talkshow. Host reagiert unglaublich!
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0:33Bevor ich Kinder hatte
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0:50Schon mal den Mittagsschlaf SO angekündigt?
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0:16Auf jeder Weihnachtsfeier
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0:09Wenn Eltern beim schenken versagen
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0:15Gute Frage, aber DIESE Antwort?
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0:20Warst du schon mal so nervös, wenn du mit einer Frau sprichst?
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0:41Fast wäre was daneben gegangen
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0:09Jeden Tag das gleiche Essen und ich liebe es
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0:14Bei jedem Geburtstag jemand, der sich wichtig macht
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0:35Wirst du diese wertvollen Tipps bei deinem nächsten Wien Urlaub anwenden?
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0:08Hat dich Arbeit schon mal so hart getroffen?
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0:25Eifersüchtiger Hund und sein verzweifelter Besitzer
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0:20Kennst du einen derart unlustigen Vater?
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0:32Warum gibst du dein Kind retour? Wann ist der richtige Moment dafür?
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0:25Wie würdest du mich nennen? Wie würdest du gerne selbst heißen?
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0:32Trennung vom Kind?
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0:25Kennst du solche Fragen? Da gibt's nur falsch oder falsch
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0:34Du isst nach Weihnachten das erste Mal wieder etwas gesundes
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0:45Hast du auch so eine Freundin?
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0:13Wie reagierst du, wenn so ein Spruch beim ersten Date kommt?
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0:31Mit diesem Top-Eltern-Tipp bekommst du deine Kinder an die frische Luft
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0:23Wirst du auch so gesund, wenn du krank bist?
1.6K 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.
