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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1:00Comedy Vorschau 2. Spieltag Euro2024
570 views
0:28TV Werbung aus den 90ern Parodie mit CD Set "Kindergeschrei gegen Stille"
570 views
0:37Wirtshaus Expertentipp GER-SCO Deutschland gegen Schottland
568 views
0:35Schon einmal so eine Braut gesehen?
566 views
0:57EM Wirtshaustipp vom "Experten" 3. Spieltag
564 views
0:25Armin Wolf und ich über das Jugendwort2022 und wie es nicht funktioniert
560 views
0:55Kannst du Mode? Ich auf jeden Fall eher nicht so. Schau selbst
554 views
1:00Wirtshaus-Tipps Spieltag 6
544 views
0:22Familie Feuerstein Witz
532 views
1:00Reaktion Friseurbesuch der Frau | Soll und Ist
529 views
1:00Tina Neumann Peanut Butter Parodie
524 views
0:44Kinderwagen zusammenfalten wie von Zauberhand? Oder doch nicht?
521 views
0:14Lach mal wieder Kabarett Was frag ich auch so blöd?
504 views
0:40Welche Herdplatte ist die beste? Eindeutige Antwort
482 views
0:45Bist du auch schon mal von einem Freund so behandelt worden?
479 views
1:00Wirtshaus-Expertentipps 5. Spieltag
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0:41Was ist wahr? Was ist Fiktion?
449 views
0:29Hättest du auch so eine romantische Antwort parat?
443 views
0:09Kennst du diese Situation aus deiner Kindheit?
437 views
0:26Hilft in dieser Situation Tee überhaupt noch?
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0:16Verrückte Wette "Aber nur, wenn eine Giraffe auf einem Anhänger vorbei fährt"
422 views
0:27Kennst du diesen Beziehungstipp?
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0:41Reagierst du auch so, wenn du MUSST?
410 views
0:58Viele Gründe draußen spazieren zu gehen
410 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.
