Claus von Wagner

Claus von Wagner (born 28 November 1977) is a German Kabarett artist, a stand-up observational comic and political satirist. Born in Munich, he grew up in Miesbach, southeast of Munich. His father, originally from Prussia, was a lawyer, while his mother was a housewife. After completing his final school exams, he pursued studies in Communications Sciences, Modern History and Media Law at LMU Munich, graduating in 2003 with a "Magister Artium" degree; his master's thesis was titled "Political cabaret on German television. Between social criticism and self-promotion. An expert survey."

Before and during his university studies he set up his first "Kabaret" show, "Warten auf Majola", which premiered in 1997. From 2004 to 2014 he was a member of the First German Forced Ensemble, a trio that also included Mathias Tretter and Philipp Weber. In 2012 he joined the German TV show heute-show, and in 2014 he co-hosted the popular television political satire program Die Anstalt alongside Max Uthoff.

Among his honours, von Wagner received the 2016 Dieter Hildebrandt Prize. According to Wikidata he has also been recognised with the Bavarian Stand-up Comedian Award, the Grimme-Preis, the Deutscher Fernsehpreis, the Deutscher Comedypreis and the Scharfrichterbeil. He lives in Munich and has a daughter.