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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0:11So sparst du massiv Geld bei jedem Restaurantbesuch
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0:12POV: Du kannst einfach Komplimente
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0:39POV: Du machst das Schlimmste, was du in der Küche machen kannst
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0:50Ganz normale Therapie bei deiner Jugomutter
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0:20Freundin isst alles
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0:32POV: Dein Hund neigt zum Methoden-Acting
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0:20Hast du genug getrunken?
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0:28Rechnung teilen AT vs Jugo
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0:46Passiert dir das auch auf jeder längeren Autofahrt?
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0:23Siehst du es gleich? Siehst du es nach meiner Auflösung?
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0:20POV: Hunde sind im Hotel nicht erlaubt
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0:16Zufällige Begegnung in einer Wiener Warteschlange
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0:09Schon mal so ein schlechtes Geschenk bekommen?
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0:38POV: Du isst Sushi vor deiner Jugo-Mama
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0:33Jugo Mama trifft künstliche Inteligenz
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0:31Man muss es den Kindern vorleben, dann werden sie genauso.
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0:18Hast du schon mal jemanden SO eine Banane essen gesehen?
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0:30Hast du schon mal SO VIEL bei einer Geburt erlebt?
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0:10Wie reagierst du, wenn deine Frau das macht?
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0:10Bei freier Sicht, kann nix passieren
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0:24Tag 1 an dem ich mich nicht von meinem Mann nerven lasse
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0:42POV: du musst beweisen, wie gut du deinen besten Freund kennst
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0:15Der Kleine wurde einfach vergessen :(
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0:11Kommt dir das bekannt vor nach einem üppigen Essen?
5.9K 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.
