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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0:07Serbisch Lachen? Ist das möglich? Welche Sprachen sprichst du?
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0:15Meine Mama jeden Tag beim serbischen Frühstück
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0:18Der sparsamste Adventkranz aller Zeiten
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0:33Standpauke für Hund nach Vorfall
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0:22Darum ist Wien die unfreundlichste Stadt der Welt
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0:17VAR im Office
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0:15POV: Essen bei der Jugo-Omi
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0:45Bester Freund lässt sich scheiden
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0:44Wenn Erwachsene wie Kinder streiten würden
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0:19Das erste Wort meines Hundes
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0:14Darum sollten Kinder zuhören
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0:29POV: du hilfst deiner Frau mit den Einkäufen
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0:46Du hilfst als Kind deiner Jugomama
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0:48Wenn ich mal Kinder habe, wird bei uns gegessen, was auf den Tisch kommt.
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0:33Jugomutter am Sonntagmorgen
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0:26Meine Frau jedes Mal am Handy
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0:48Schon mal so eine Horror-Bedienung erlebt?
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0:17Schon mal jemand so waghalsig fliegen gesehen?
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0:27Immer wenn die Frau vom Frisör kommt
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0:47Kennst du das als dicker Mensch vom Fliegen? Enger Sitz und Stress
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0:09Nicht erschrecken...Ich warte nur auf meine Frau
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0:14Salze und es gibt Ärger
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0:38Jugo-Mama und die Romantik
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0:25Glück früher vs heute
6.9K 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.
