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Claus Joachim von Wagner
Claus von Wagner (Ludwigsburg 2013)
Born
Claus Joachim von Wagner

(1977-11-28) 28 November 1977 (age 46)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation(s)Kabarett artist
Television presenter

Claus von Wagner (born 28 November 1977) is a German Kabarett artist, a stand-up observational comic and political satirist.

Early life

Born in Munich, von Wagner grew up in Miesbach, south-east of Munich. His father, originally from Prussia,[1] was a lawyer, while his mother was a housewife. On completion of his final school exams he studied Communications Sciences, Modern History and Media Law at Ludwig-Maximillian-University in Munich. He graduated with the degree of "Magister Artium" in 2003. The subject of his master thesis was: "Political cabaret on German television. Between social criticism and self-promotion. An expert survey." Before and during his university-level studies he set up his first "Kabaret" show, "Warten auf Majola", which premiered in 1997.[2]

In 2012 he joined the German TV-show heute-show. In 2014, together with Max Uthoff, he began co-hosting the popular television political satire Kabarett programme, Die Anstalt.[3][4] In Parallel to his solo run, he was a member of the First German Forced Ensemble from 2004 to 2014. The trio consisted of him alongside Mathias Tretter and Philipp Weber.

Awards

Personal

Claus von Wagner lives in Munich[4] and has a daughter.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Wer ist der Kerl?". Claus von Wagner website. schalk&friends (Digital Media agent), Munich. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Claus von Wagner deutscher Kabarettist". Internationales Biographisches Archiv 16/2014 vom 15. April 2014 (la). Munzinger-Archiv GmbH, Ravensburg. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ^ Stefan Kuzmany (12 March 2014). "Der kleine Sozialist in uns allen". Der Spiegel (online). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ^ Florian Zick (compiler) (24 October 2013). "Ein Wochenende mit...Claus von Wagner". Koffein tanken in Schwabing. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Die Anstalt – Max Uthoff und Claus von Wagner (Interview)". 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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