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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0:09POV: du bist auf Diät und wirst in den Kalorienüberschuss gestoßen
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0:421992: Deine Jugo-Mama bestellt alles auf Ratenzahlung
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0:59Jugomama erfährt bittere Wahrheit
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0:4610 Wochen Beziehung vs. 10 Jahre Beziehung
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0:20Ich verstehe meine Frau nicht, sie mich aber auch nicht
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0:27Was hat deine Mutti gemacht, wenn du zu spät gekommen bist?
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0:38POV verabschieden bei Jugomama
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0:27POV: Jugokind macht im Winter das Fenster auf
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0:19Schokolade zum Abendessen für Fünfjährige
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0:31Schon mal solch ein Benehmen auf einer Gartenparty gesehen?
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0:32Ein ganz normaler Streit mit deiner Jugo-Mutter
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0:30Hattest du auch schon mal so einen Homeoffice Tag?
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0:40Jugomamas Erziehung
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0:32Hast du schon mal SO deinen Hund erzogen?
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0:12Termin beim Tierarzt Reaktion
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0:29POV: DU MANIPULIERST SEINEN ALGORITHMUS FÜR BESSERE GESCHENKE
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0:28Sätze, die ich an Silvester zum Kind und zum angsoffenen Opa sage
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0:26Kindergarten ruft an: "Kind ist krank" so kommst du raus
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0:31Jugomama in Urlaubsstimmung
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0:46Vater überfordert Sohn KOMPLETT
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0:39Wichtige Infos von der Frau
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0:06Kennst du das, wenn du verschlafen hast?
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0:15Jugomama nimmt shopping zu ernst
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0:17Du hast Streit, aber bist Nichtraucher
4.3K 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.
