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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0:09Hast du schon mal SO eine Freude in solch einer gefährlichen Situation gesehen?
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0:32POV: Dein Hund ist beleidigt.
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0:55Dinge, die nur Ü40 Sinn ergeben
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0:27Wenn du dem Hund mit Logik kommst
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0:18Was denkst du passiert gleich? Kommentiere, wenn du falsch lagst
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0:29Kennst du diese Lebensweisheit von deinen Eltern?
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0:30Ärger auf der Straße mit und ohne Kinder im Auto
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0:48POV: Wenn Ausreden nicht ziehen
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0:27Wann musstest du das letzte Mal improvisieren?
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0:15Du bist 14 und versuchst das erste Mal zu flirten
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0:39Letzte Chance für Einbrecher
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0:31Sissi Parodie
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0:41Playmobil Oder Lego?
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0:29Du willst kurz vor Weihnachten was essen.
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0:29Betrogen von der Ehefrau
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0:22POV: Traumjob gefunden
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0:45POV: Du kriegst einen gratis Laptop von der Arbeit
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0:14Wenn jemand genau da parkt, wo du immer parkst
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0:29Lifehack: So schlafen deine kleinen Kinder länger - oder auch nicht
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0:21Verpackung liegt im Müll und du musst noch kochen
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0:23Ronaldo-Jubel österreichisch
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0:21Willensstärke ist alles!
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0:10Ist es diesem Hund ZU WINDIG zum Gassi gehen?
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0:24Vogel singt Sean Paul
7.9K 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.
