Henning Venske

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Henning Venske (2014)

Henning Venske (born April 3, 1939 in Stettin ) is a German actor , cabaret artist , presenter , director and writer . He is considered one of the outstanding protagonists of political cabaret in Germany, as well as an eloquent, precise and argumentative, sometimes radical satirist .

Life

Henning Venske comes from a Pomeranian family and grew up in Minden in East Westphalia after fleeing at the end of the war . The writer and literary scholar Regula Venske is his sister. After graduating from high school, he studied German and history . He broke off a degree in theater studies in favor of training as an actor at the Max Reinhardt School in Berlin ; He had his first stage engagement in 1961 at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm .

This was followed by further engagements as an actor and assistant director in Berlin with directors such as Fritz Kortner , Boleslaw Barlog , Hans Lietzau and Samuel Beckett until 1967 . In 1967/68 he worked at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg with directors such as Hans Deppe , Peter Mosbacher and Ullrich Haupt .

In the 1970s, Venske began working as a freelance actor, director , presenter and author on television and radio , among others. a. at NDR . Due to differences in content and his statements, which he found critical, sharp-tongued and uncomfortable, he was banned from a number of public broadcasters (including HR ) and therefore had to lead legal disputes. He was considered "Germany's most fired satirist".

From 1971 to 1974 he hosted the television program Music from Studio B . His participation in the German framework of Sesame Street and roles in the crime scene made him known to a larger audience. During this time he went on stage a. a. with the radio play series Papa, Charly said… on tour. In 1976 he took on the role of a dubious businessman in the crime scene episode Eyewitness , which takes place in Heidelberg. During the same period, Venske published several children's books and records, of which When the Cars drove backwards was awarded the German Record Prize.

In the early 1980s, Venske wrote German song texts for the Dutch rock group Bots (LP Aufstehn , 1980) and was editor-in-chief of the satirical magazine Pardon until it was closed in 1982. He published an illustrated reply book in 1983 under the pseudonym Arne Piewitz with the title Ich war der Märchenprinz as a fictional answer to Svende Merian's book The Death of the Prince Charming . Together with the Stern editor Günter Handlögten , he wrote four books on white-collar crime . At Sammy Drechsel's offer , he became a member of the ensemble, author and director of the Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft in 1985 and worked there until 1993.

For many years Venske worked regularly as a speaker and moderator. He also gave regular monthly and annual reviews of the best in the Hamburg cabaret Alma Hoppe's Lustspielhaus ( Venske's monthly / annual shower ). Since September 2009 he has also toured with Jochen Busse and the Inventur program through German-speaking countries.

On March 29, 2009 Venske received the Biermann Ratjen Medal of the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from Senator for Culture Karin von Welck at the 15-year gala at the Alma Hoppe-Lustspielhaus in Hamburg . In 2010 he and his partner Jochen Busse received the honorary award for the German Cabaret Prize . In 2012, together with Jochen Busse, the honorary prize of the Bavarian Cabaret Prize followed; The laudator was Dieter Hildebrandt . The two-person piece Gegensätze (with partner Kai Magnus Sting ) was followed by the solo programs It was a pleasure (2014) and SATIRE - mean but not impolite (2016). In 2018, Henning Venske, accompanied on the accordion by Frank Grischek , went on a final tour with Summa Summarum and said goodbye to the audience on November 25th in Hamburg.

Henning Venske lives with his wife Hilde in Hamburg. His son Nicolaus died in 2006 at the age of 45 from cancer, his twin sister Louise died in 2009 at the age of 47. Venske has another daughter and two granddaughters.

Works (selection)

Books

Sound carrier

  • 1970 Fooling around for connoisseurs on "records" , LP Fontana
  • 1973 There's no way / leave me alone now, darling , single Polydor
  • 1974 Morddeutscher Buntfunk , LP Polydor
  • 1975 With Elegance , LP Polydor
  • 1975 Rosi Raisin / Hitzebacke Charleston , single Polydor
  • 1976 When the cars were reversing , LP Fontana; New edition 2008, CD Highscore Music; New edition 2019 (original version), Der Audio Verlag
  • 1979 Trutz Blanker Hohn - a friesical by Henning Venske and Hein Hoop - music by Lonzo Westphal , LP plans
  • 1979 Krawumm or: Once Upon a Time , LP Plans
  • 1979 Papa, Charly said ... Cross section through a family life with Gert Haucke , LP Plans
  • 1979 Music to join in , LP Decca
  • 1982 Mäxchen or how a Max is made , LP Philips
  • 1983 Ludwig Puhlnase & Amanda Windelzwerg , LP Fontana
  • 2002 The stolen keys , with NDR big band , CD Jumbo
  • 2008 Legend meets veteran , with Jochen Busse , CD WortArt
  • 2010 inventory , with Jochen Busse, 2CD Con Anima
  • 2019 Summa Summarum. Ultimate Satirical Settlements , 4CD GoyaLit Jumbo

Radio plays (selection)

Awards

  • 1977 - German record award for "When the cars drove backwards"
  • 2009 - Biermann Ratjen Medal as an award for artistic and cultural services to Hamburg
  • 2010 - Honorary Prize for the German Cabaret Prize (together with Jochen Busse)
  • 2012 - Honorary Prize of the Bavarian Cabaret Prize (together with Jochen Busse)
  • 2017 - Honor gaul of Lower Saxony
  • 2017 - Jürgen von Manger honorary award for life's work

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  1. ↑ a b Cabaret artist Henning Venske - radical moralist , Die Welt, January 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Vita on Henning Venske's official website
  3. ^ Review in Terrorverlag , 2008
  4. ↑ Henning Venske: It was a pleasure for me . Eine Biographie, Westend, Frankfurt am Main, 2014, page 313. ISBN 978-3-86489-051-2 .
  5. ^ Website of the Munich laughing and shooting society
  6. ^ Website of Alma Hoppe's Lustspielhaus
  7. ^ Hamburger Abendblatt on March 30, 2009: High distinction for Henning Venske
  8. ↑ Bavarian Cabaret Prize 2012: Prize for Busse & Venske
  9. ↑ KULTURBUREAU Munich - tour dates
  10. ↑ H. Venske on Facebook about his children who died young
  11. ↑ Gätjen meets ... Henning Venske - A cabaret artist and the longing for reason . Hamburger Abendblatt, October 9, 2009.
  12. ↑ Hohenfelder and Uhlenhorster Rundschau, December 13 / January 14 PDF file, p. 12.

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personal data
SURNAME Venske, Henning
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, cabaret artist, presenter and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczecin