International Cologne Comedy Festival
The International Cologne Comedy Festival has been held annually since 1991 at different venues with changing artists .
Initially started as the Cologne Comedy Festival , then continued in 1993 as the International Cologne Comedy Festival . Since 1992 there has been a television gala at the end of the series of events (initially broadcast by Premiere and WDR , the comedy gala has been broadcast by RTL since 1997 ). The German Comedy Prize has been awarded at the gala since 1997 . The categories of the German Comedy Award are: best sketch show , best comedy show , best actress (in a comedy series), best actor (in a comedy series), best newcomer , best comedian , best comedian , best comedy film (national), best live comedy and the honorary award . From 1998 to the end of 2002 there was also a Cologne Comedy School to promote young comedy talent .
Venues for the individual comedy events include: a. the Kölner Philharmonie , the Schauspielhaus Köln , the Coloneum , the KulturKirche Köln , Lanxess Arena , Senftöpfchen -Theater , Volkstheater Millowitsch , Theater am Tanzbrunnen , Alter Wartesaal and the Gloria-Theater .
timeline
| year | Period | Number of events | Number of locations | Artist (selection) | Special | spectator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rüdiger Hoffmann , Ralf Günther , 6 groups | ||||||
| 1992 | 50 | 4th | Tom Gerhardt , Sissy Perlinger , Michael Mittermeier , Thomas Hermanns | First Comedy Gala ( WDR ) | |||
| 1993 | Atze Schröder , Ingo Appelt , 30 different groups | ||||||
| 1994 | 60 | Jürgen von der Lippe , 40 groups | |||||
| 1995 | Gaby Köster , Piet Klocke , Markus Maria Profitlich | Tokyo Shock Boys from Japan | |||||
| 1996 | Gaby Köster, Michael Mittermeier, Marlene Jaschke , a total of 70 groups | ||||||
| 1997 | Bath salts , Hans Werner Olm , Oliver Kalkofe | First award of the German Comedy Prize | |||||
| 1998 | 80 artists and groups | Newly founded KÖLN COMEDY SCHOOL | |||||
| 1999 | 100 | Ingolf Lück , Atze Schröder, Michael Mittermeier, Stefan Raab , 200 groups | First broadcast of the Comedy Prize on RTL | 16,000 | |||
| 2000 | 100 | Michael Mittermeier, Kaya Yanar | 23,000 | ||||
| 2001 | 120 | Anke Engelke , Michael Bully Herbig , Rudi Carrell , Dieter Nuhr | 24,000 | ||||
| 2002 | 140 | 22nd | Alf Poier , trainer Schmidt , bath salts , Alfred Dorfer | 30,000 | |||
| 2003 | 140 | 22nd | Cordula Stratmann , Mario Barth | 26,000 | |||
| 2004 | 132 | 17th | Hans-Hermann Thielke , Thomas Hermanns , Willy Astor , Ludger Stratmann | 31,000 | |||
| 2005 | October 12-29 | 117 | 19th | Kurt Krömer , Murat Topal , Marko Tschirpke, Leo Bassi , Gayle Tufts | 15th anniversary | 26,000 | |
| 2006 | October 5-21 | 119 | 17th | Helge Schneider , Paul Panzer , Josef Harder, Harder siblings | 33,000 | ||
| 2007 | 18.10. – 3.11. | 108 | 19th | Ralf Schmitz , Bernd Stelter , Mirja Boes , Anke Engelke, Christoph Maria Herbst , Cindy from Marzahn , Hape Kerkeling | 37,000 | ||
| 2008 | 16.10. – 1.11. | 105 | 28 | Otto Waalkes , Django Asül , Guido Cantz , Mundstuhl , Hagen Rether | 40,000 | ||
| 2009 | October 15–31 | 130 | 23 | Eckart von Hirschhausen , Dave Davis , Dieter Nuhr, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain | 42,500 | ||
| 2010 | 30.9. – 16.10. | 112 | Atze Schröder, Dieter Nuhr, Hagen Rether , Volker Pispers , Badesalz, Jürgen von der Lippe, Johann König , Ingolf Lück, Bülent Ceylan , Mirja Boes, Markus Maria Profitlich | 20th anniversary | 32,000 | ||
| 2011 | October 13-29 | 119 | 20th | Michael Mittermeier, Atze Schröder, Mirja Boes, Ralf Schmitz, Olaf Schubert , Kaya Yana, Sebastian Pufpaff | Record with 240 artists from home and abroad | 56,500 | |
| 2012 | 18.10-3.11. | Bastian Pastewka , Rick Kavanian , Luke Mockridge , Rainald Grebe , Carolin Kebekus | Over the past 22 years, around 140 million people have watched the festival on radio and TV broadcasts | 36,500 | |||
| 2013 | 10-26 October | 115 | 19th | Carolin Kebekus, Dieter Nuhr, Ingo Appelt, Jess Jochimsen , Wiglaf Droste | Appearances by over 250 artists | 41,000 | |
| 2014 | 16.10. – 1.11. | 101 | 15th | Over 150 artists | For the first time the 1LIVE Cologne Comedy Night XXL in the Lanxess Arena | ||
| 2015 | October 15–31 | 115 | 20th | Luke Mockridge, Annette Frier , Bettina Lamprecht , Max Giermann , Bastian Pastewka, Hella von Sinnen | 25th anniversary | 35,000 | |
| 2016 | October 20 - November 5 | Enissa Amani (moderation), Olaf Schubert , Chris Tall , Markus Krebs , Abdelkarim , Felix Lobrecht , Lumpenpack | 46,000 |