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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0:29Erster Schultag endlich Ferienende
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0:38Kennst du Fake-Gurus, die "ganz easy" Lifehacks posten?
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0:47SO hältst du dein Gewicht mit Leichtigkeit?
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0:34Wo bist du eher dran? Beispiel 1 oder 2?
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0:43Welche Band oder Titel oder Sänger wird hier gesucht?
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0:23Drama bei Shopping Queen, hier läuft alles falsch
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0:13Ist das noch "Bad Hair Day" oder schon ein Frisuren Fail?
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0:20Diese Frage klingt so einfach und ist doch so schwer zu beantworten! Was sagst du?
684 views
0:33Schon mal so einen Motivationskurs erlebt?
681 views
0:31Coachingtipp für SEHR anhängliche Singles
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0:59Welches Team überrascht am heutigen Spieltag der EM?
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0:52Halbfinal-Vorschau aus dem Wirtshaus
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1:00Österreich-Polen, der Wirtshaus Experte spricht
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1:01PC-Kenntnisse "Sehr gut"
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0:23Was kann ich? Wer bin ich? Wer soll ich sein?
640 views
0:27Schaust du auch so Schulfotos?
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0:17Das passiert, wenn ich Dinge liegen lasse
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0:30Warst du immer der beste Freund deines besten Freundes?
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0:28Wurdest du an deinem Geburtstag schon mal so behandelt?
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0:43Hast du dieses Problem auch beim Lift fahren?
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0:54Shaqiri hat mal Waka Waka gesungen und schießt jetzt Tore für die Schweiz
598 views
0:33Hast du sowas schon mal beim Einkaufen erlebt?
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1:00Schon mal sowas beim Parken erlebt?
572 views
0:55Speerwurf-Sirtaki als Pantomime
571 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.
