German Comedy Award 2018

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The presentation of the German Comedy Prize 2018 took place on October 7, 2018 as part of the International Cologne Comedy Festival in Cologne . The moderator of the event was Carolin Kebekus , who was nominated three times alongside Luke Mockridge .

The award ceremony was broadcast live on RTL for the first time . The prize was awarded in eleven categories, one less than in 2017 , and the Best Actress / Best Actor category was dropped compared to the previous year.

jury

The awards for the special prize, the most successful live act and the best newcomer were given by the organizer, Köln Comedy Festival GmbH , without prior nomination. A jury of experts decided on the remaining award winners on the day of the award ceremony. The jury president was Mirja Boes and the jury chairman Ralf Günther . Other jury members were Chris Geletneky , Jochen Winter (freelance writer), René Jamm (Warner Bros.), Andrea Achterberg (director) and Anja Rützel .

Award winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on September 5, 2018.

Best TV solo program

Carolin Kebekus live! - AlphaPussy (RTL)

Luke Mockridge live! - Lucky Man (Sat. 1)
Markus Krebs live! Permanent breakdown (RTL)

Best comedy series

jerks. (ProSieben / maxdome)

Sankt Maik (RTL)
Pastewka (Prime Video)

Best sitcom

Best Sisters (RTL) and Jennifer - Longing for something better (NDR)

Magda will do it! (RTL)

Best parody / sketch show

Sketch History (ZDF)

Trixie Wonderland - Christmas with Trixie Dörfel (ARD / WDR)
Kroymann (ARD / Radio Bremen)

Best comedy show

Hatch! The week and me (Sat. 1)

PussyTerror TV (ARD / WDR)
Sträter's male household (WDR)
Markus Krebs - The Show (RTL)
Mario Barth cleans up (RTL)

Best satire show

Man , Sieber! (ZDF)

Extra 3 (NDR)
today-show (ZDF)
Neo Magazin Royale (ZDFneo)
The Institution (ZDF)

Best innovation

The institute - oasis of failure (BR, NDR, WDR, PULS and ARD-alpha)

Dr. Böhmermanns Struwwelpeter (ZDF)
My perfect world (ARD)

Best comedian

Carolin Kebekus

Ralf Schmitz
Luke Mockridge
Chris Tall
Mario Barth

Other award winners

The following prices are set by the organizer and have been announced without prior nomination. The special award was announced on October 1st, 2018.

Most successful live act

Luke Mockridge

Best newcomer

Felix Lobrecht

Special Price

Gerburg Jahnke

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Uwe Mantel: German Comedy Prize 2018: These are the nominees. In: DWDL.de . September 8, 2018, accessed September 8, 2018 .
  2. German Comedy Award 2018: These comedy specialists are nominated . Article dated September 5, 2018, accessed September 8, 2018.
  3. Comedy Prize: 3 nominations for Kebekus and Mockridge: an overview of all nominees . In: DWDL.de . September 8, 2018, accessed September 8, 2018 .
  4. German Comedy Award 2018: Gerburg Jahnke receives special award . Article dated October 1, 2018, accessed October 2, 2018.