Abdelkarim Zemhoute
Abdelkarim
About Abdelkarim Zemhoute
Abdelkarim, born Abdelkarim Zemhoute in 1981 in Bielefeld, is a German-Moroccan stand-up comedian, Kabarettist and television presenter. The son of Moroccan immigrants, he made his stage debut in 2007 and built his reputation on sharp political satire about migration, Islam and identity in Germany.
He is a regular on ZDF formats such as the heute-show and Die Anstalt, and he hosts the explainer series Abdelkratie. His touring programmes include Zwischen Ghetto und Germanen, Staatsfreund Nr. 1 and Wir beruhigen uns, and he appeared in season three of Last One Laughing on Amazon Prime Video in 2022. He has been awarded the Bayerischer Kabarettpreis, the Deutscher Fernsehpreis and the Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis. He performs in German and lives in Duisburg.
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Who is Abdelkarim?
Abdelkarim (full name Abdelkarim Zemhoute) is a German-Moroccan stand-up comedian and Kabarettist born in 1981 in Bielefeld, known for political satire on migration, Islam and identity in Germany.
What is Abdelkarim known for?
Sharp political and satirical comedy, and regular appearances on ZDF's heute-show and Die Anstalt. He also hosts the explainer series Abdelkratie.
Where is Abdelkarim from?
He was born in Bielefeld and lives in Duisburg, Germany. He is the son of Moroccan immigrants.
What language does Abdelkarim perform in?
Abdelkarim performs in German.
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