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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0:10Hast du schon mal sowas erlebt, wenn du niesen musstest?
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0:08Optische Täuschung 90er Jahre
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0:25Unperfekt integrierte Österreicherin
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0:27Wenn das Nachbar-Kopfkino kickt vs.
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0:48Jugomama weiß genau, was sie will
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0:38So nehm ich ab
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0:23Was ich im Büro sage VS was ich denke.
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0:15Beste Musik zur Leistungssteigerung
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0:22Warum Wien die unfreundlichste Stadt der Welt ist.
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0:25Weihnachten Geschäfte haben wieder offen
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0:25Diese Frage MUSS anders beantwortet werden, oder?
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0:32Falsche Frage
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0:28Ist dir das schon mal mit Pommes vom MC Donalds passiert? Mir noch nie.
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0:15Ist das Beziehungsstreit oder nicht?
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0:35Eine Minute lachen am Handy ist gut, 90 Minuten lachen im Kabarett kann aber auch was. LIVE
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0:26Wie gut warst du in Physik? SO GUT oder noch besser?
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0:17Du bist am WE schon verplant
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0:25Perfekte Einschulung neuer Mitarbeiter
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0:34Bin ich in Gefahr? Was meinst du?
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0:32Was passiert 24 Stunden vor dem Muttertag?
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0:26Wie meine Frau tankt
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0:28Movie Night am Nachmittag
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0:23Tipps vom besten Freund
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0:51Jugomama gibt Nachhilfe
4.1K 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.
