Claus von Wagner

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Claus Joachim von Wagner
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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.

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Early life

Born in Munich, von Wagner grew up in Miesbach, southeast of Munich. His father, originally from Prussia, [1] 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 Ludwig-Maximillian-University in Munich. In 2003, he graduated with a degree of "Magister Artium." The subject of his master's thesis was "Political cabaret on German television. Between social criticism and self-promotion. An expert survey." Prior to and during his university 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, he co-hosted the popular television political satire Kabarett program, Die Anstalt alongside Max Uthoff  [ de ]. [3] [4] Additionally, from 2004 to 2014, he was a member of the First German Forced Ensemble, a trio that included Mathias Tretter and Philipp Weber.

Awards

Personal

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

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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.