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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0:30POV: typischer Tierarzt Besuch als Dackel
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0:29Jedesmal am Imbissstandl das selbe Spiel
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0:20Der größte Fehler, wenn du mama besuchst
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0:31Schneeballschlacht, ganz entspannt und ohne Eskalation
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0:33So sorgt die Jugomama für Abkühlung
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0:44Wenn Erwachsene wie Kinder streiten würden
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0:26So nerven Kinder ihre Eltern
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1:01Wenn das Kind nach der Schule erzählt
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0:17Deutscher versteht mich nicht
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0:39Jugomama zur Tochter vs zum Sohn
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0:30So sparst du (keine) Energie
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0:25Schon mal so einen guten Morgen erlebt?
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0:10Optische Täuschung oder?
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0:57Meine Frau will EINE Sache einkaufen und DAS passiert
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0:361,2,3 ich komme.
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0:15Ich bin meinem Ex-Arbeitgeber peinlich
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0:35Jugomutter wenn das Kind 2 Minuten zu spät kommt
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0:21Wenn dein Schatz einen Unfall hat
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0:13Dümmste Mutprobe der 90er
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0:28Fußball training mit Papa
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0:19War dein Hund schon mal SO verzweifelt?
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0:31Wenn meine Frau zu viel Chat GPT genutzt hat
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0:20Strandurlaub Deutsche vs. Österreicher
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0:24Hund adoptiert
4.7K 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.
