About Klaus-Jürgen Deuser
Klaus-Jürgen Deuser, known to audiences as Knacki, comes from Kaiserslautern, and his career has been as much about giving other comedians a stage as about performing. It began in 1983, when he founded the comedy theatre group Die Niegelungen with his former school friends Ralf Günther and Wolfgang Lüchtrath.
Television came in 1993 with Hard'n'Funny, a pay TV comedy show he hosted for Premiere, recorded at the Docks club in Hamburg. In 1999 he was a regular guest on Zimmer frei! on ARD, and in 2000 he developed NightWash, a show recorded in a laundromat in Cologne. First broadcast by WDR, it was one of the first platforms to commit itself fully to stand-up. Deuser has received the Deutscher Comedypreis.
Much of his work happens off camera. He has directed and acted as dramaturge for Mario Basler, Johannes Wimmer, Rolf Schmiel and Sven Pistor, served as head coach on Star Search for SAT.1 and worked on Comedy Lab for ZDFneo. His books include How to be lustig, Stehende ältere Herren, written with Torsten Sträter, and Stagehacks.
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0:16Willkommen in Deutschland
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0:59Memory: Senioren Edition
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0:16Wie Männer tanzen...
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0:10Integration auf deutsch
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0:23Rentner vs Tauben
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0:15Single vs Beziehung #
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0:52Und bei euch?
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0:20Nach 7 Jahren wieder live! Tickets in Bio
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0:25Typisch Deutsch
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0:18Vorteil von Regen
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0:56Welche Vorschläge habt ihr?
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1:00Die Welt, in der wir leben!
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0:40Deutschland und Humor...
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0:43Freundliche Franzosen
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0:34Unfassbar, oder?
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0:52GER vs USA
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0:30Nach 7 Jahren wieder live! Tickets in Bio
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0:25Optimismus auf deutsch
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1:18Wie Männer tanzen...
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Who is the comedian Knacki?
Knacki is the name audiences know Klaus-Jürgen Deuser by, a comedian from Kaiserslautern whose career has been as much about giving others a stage as about performing.
What is NightWash?
NightWash is a show Klaus-Jürgen Deuser developed in 2000, recorded in a laundromat in Cologne and first broadcast by WDR, one of the first platforms fully committed to stand-up.
What was Die Niegelungen?
Die Niegelungen is the comedy theatre group Klaus-Jürgen Deuser founded in 1983 with his former school friends Ralf Günther and Wolfgang Lüchtrath.
What was Hard'n'Funny?
Hard'n'Funny was a pay TV comedy show Klaus-Jürgen Deuser hosted for Premiere from 1993, recorded at the Docks club in Hamburg.
Who has Klaus-Jürgen Deuser coached and directed?
He has directed and acted as dramaturge for Mario Basler, Johannes Wimmer, Rolf Schmiel and Sven Pistor, and served as head coach on Star Search for SAT.1.
What books has Klaus-Jürgen Deuser written?
His books include How to be lustig, Stagehacks and Stehende ältere Herren, written with Torsten Sträter.
Has Klaus-Jürgen Deuser won the Deutscher Comedypreis?
Yes, Klaus-Jürgen Deuser has received the Deutscher Comedypreis, and in 1999 he was a regular guest on Zimmer frei! on ARD.
