Roberto Capitoni

Roberto Capitoni is an Italian-German stand-up comedian, moderator and entertainer, born on April 30, 1962 in Isny im Allgaeu. He took German citizenship in 1975 and has been performing on German stages and television since 1981, making him one of the most senior figures in Germany's Italian-heritage comedy scene. He became widely known with the character 'Elektro-Man' featuring oversized glasses and a socket nose, and he lives in Lahnstein near Koblenz.

Capitoni was a member of the clown group 'Niegelungen' with Ralf Guenther, Andreas Grimm and Klaus-Juergen Deuser, which had a comeback at the Bonner Pantheon-Theater in 2009. His solo program list includes 'Schon wieder soon Hals!' (2003-2005), 'Ein kleiner Italiener' (until 2007), 'Im Auftrag des Paten' (premiered October 2007), 'Italiener weinen nicht' (October 2010), 'Ein Italiener kommt selten allein' (October 2014 to autumn 2017), 'Italiener schlafen nackt, manchmal auch in Socken' (autumn 2017) and 'Spaetzle, Sex und Dolce Vita' (October 2019). He is a long-standing moderator for the Quatsch Comedy Club in Berlin, Hamburg, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart, has been running Capitonis Comedy Club at Cafe Hahn in Koblenz monthly since 1995, and co-organises 'Die Blaue Buett', an alternative carnival show, since 1996. His material plays on Italian-German cultural stereotypes, family, food and the dolce vita lifestyle.

Roberto Capitoni tours German-speaking theaters and comedy clubs year-round. His current program 'Italiener leben laenger, ausser mit Betonschuhen' tours through the Schmidtchen Theater on the Hamburg Reeperbahn and other venues, with tickets via adticket.de from approximately 17 euros. He moderates the live show at the Quatsch Comedy Club in Berlin, Hamburg, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart on rotating dates. His official website roberto-capitoni.de lists current dates and his monthly Capitonis Comedy Club in Koblenz.