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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0:51Dating-App | Wie ein anderer Mensch
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0:25Frau singt furchtbar den Kaffee herbei
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0:28Falsche Bestellung löst schlechten Atem aus
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0:26Missverständnis beim Imker
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0:18So hast du noch nie Gemüse geschnitten
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0:10Wusstest du das über den Weihnachtsmann?
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0:37Will er mit ihr gehen? Brennt die Liebe oder nur das Papier?
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0:28First Dates Parodie - Lachnummer
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0:09Frau ist wütend und zeigt es mir mit geheimen Zeichen
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0:11Heimwerkerking NICHT
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0:23Wieviel Wortspiel hältst du aus? Challenge Accepted
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0:22Was steckt dahinter? kommst du drauf?
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0:32Dating Tipps für Männer
180 views
0:32Im Interview platzt aus dem Nichts diese Bombe
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0:31Väter sprechen über die Geburten ihrer Kinder, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten
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0:37Sanna Marin Skandal der keiner ist
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0:20Streiten im Kindergarten
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0:19Was kannst du tun, um attraktiver zu wirken?
126 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.
