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 (690)
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0:52Schon mal SO einen kompetenten Sprachlehrer gesehen?
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0:48Blutegel als Augenbrauen
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0:47Aufkleber am Auto Comedy ja oder ja?
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0:38Schon mal SO auf einen Termin reagiert?
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0:19Schon mal daran gedacht SO zu arbeiten? Es wird auch dich erfolgreich machen
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0:10Mathe Musterschüler bei Textaufgabe
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0:32Hast du schon mal solche Nachbarn gehabt? Unfassbar!
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0:23Kennst du solche Freundinnen? Bist du solche Freundinnen?
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0:34Flugzeugexperte Heidelbeerhugo
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0:39Vorschau Österreich-Türkei vom Wirtshaus-Experten
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0:23Dass DIESER Hund so aggressiv ist, hätte wohl keiner erwartet
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0:11Hast du auch einen Freund, bei dem du dich so fallen lassen kannst?
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0:41Tiefe Gedanken, die dein Leben bereichern werden
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0:19Zwischen Tüll und Tränen Parodie
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0:39Hast du auch Probleme beim Einschlafen? Warte bis du Ü40 bist.
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0:32Wenn du zwei Kinder hast und deine Frau ein Drittes haben will
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0:16Hast du auch solche lauten Nachbarn?
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0:39Wenn du jemanden triffst, der dir bekannt vorkommt, aber du keine Ahnung hast...
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0:28Wie hast du dir das vorgestellt?
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0:42Auto auf Englisch erklärt | Level: Wörthersee
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0:33Zwischen Tüll & Tränen Parodie
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0:38Dieses schockierende Detail unterscheidet Spanier von deutschen Männern?
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0:38Total verpeilt: Halloween Anfängerin macht alles falsch
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0:30Macht das deine Frau auch?
852 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.
