Volker Pispers

Volker Pispers (2006)

Volker Pispers (born January 18, 1958 in Rheydt , North Rhine-Westphalia ) is a German cabaret artist .

Life and career

After graduating from high school in Odenkirchen , Pispers moved to Bonn in 1976 and studied English , Catholic theology and education there . He later continued his studies in Münster . From 1979 to 1980 Pispers lived and worked as a foreign language assistant in England, where he discovered his fondness for black humor .

Pispers lives in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel and is married. In 2017 he was sent to the 16th Federal Assembly by the Pirate Party of North Rhine-Westphalia .

cabaret

In the early 1980s, Volker Pispers became a member of various student theater groups in Münster. In 1982 he became a member of the ensemble in the children's theater of the Kammerspiele Hamm and appeared for the first time as a cabaret artist at the cabaret festival of the Münsterschen Zeitung in the Halle Münsterland . 1983 followed his first solo program Cabaret himself, who can . At the same time, his studies ended with the first state examination for the teaching post in secondary level II. From 1985 he worked as an actor at the Wolfgang Borchert Theater in Münster and published his second solo program Hamburger - Speeseburger - Bundesburger .

In 1986 Pispers gave up both his job as an English teacher at the Dolmetscher-Institut Münster and that of an actor, from then on he concentrated entirely on cabaret and presented his third solo program Original & Fälschung . In 1988 his text Demoland was awarded the Gladbeck Satirepreis, and his fourth solo program, My Worries I Would Like To Have , became well known. In 1989 the cabaret artist received the sponsorship award from the great NRW Culture Prize at the suggestion of Kay and Lore Lorentz . In 1990 Pispers became author, member of the ensemble and artistic director of the Düsseldorfer Kom (m) ödchens , where his ensemble program Wir sind so frei was also performed. In 1991 he gave up his activities on the stage.

In 1992 Pispers presented his fifth solo program In bester Gesellschaft , in 1993 a first anniversary program One word resulted in the other , which represented a best-of summary of his previous appearances. In 1994, the sixth solo program followed, Freshly Struck , then in 1999 his seventh: You have to expect that .

In 2002 the second anniversary program ... until recently premiered, which he presented in an updated form. In it, the cabaret artist criticized capitalism , the role of the USA in connection with international terrorism and current political and social developments in Germany and around the world. With this program, Pispers toured Germany in 2015.

On December 8, 2015, Pispers announced a "break" on stage. The last recording of his program ... until recently was released in March 2016 as a live CD (double CD) with a foreword. At his last appearance in the Savoy Theater in Düsseldorf, he said goodbye with the words:

“My wife Barbara endured for many years that I was always away; now I'm curious to see if she can take it when I'm at home all the time. "

Radio and television

From 1998, moderated Pispers to host the satire festival of the SFB , which is also the successor station rbb will continue. In addition, he was regularly invited in many cabaret shows of public service broadcasters, particularly in the Mitternachtsspitzen of WDR and News from the Institute of ZDF . Pispers has also been a guest several times in the ARD windshield wiper .

From 2000 to 2013, the Tuesday U-Punkt was created for the radio station WDR 2 , a weekly gloss in the Westzeit program . The RadioAktiv collection was published in 2014 : radio glossaries from 13 years , a compilation of manuscripts for the series.

From 2007 to 2012 3sat produced the live program Volker Pispers & Guests , initially from a studio in the ZDF broadcasting center . In 2009 Pispers presented its guests for the first time at the 3satfestival on the Mainz Lerchenberg, and in 2012 at the tent festival in Mainz.

In 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015, Pispers led through the presentation of the German Cabaret Prize from the Forum-Theater unterhaus in Mainz, an event that traditionally takes place on the first Sunday after Rose Monday.

Guests in the show Volker Pispers and guests

date	Guests
0September 9, 2012 (as part of the Mainz Tent Festival 2012)	Nessi Tausendschön , Anny Hartmann and Markus Barth
0May 6, 2012	Carmela de Feo , Kai Spitzl and Stefan Waghubinger
September 24, 2011 (recording of the 3satfestival 2011 from September 11, 2011)	Nadja Maleh , Philipp Scharri and GlasBlasSing Quintett
April 18, 2011	Christoph Sieber , Tina Teubner and Tilman Birr
February 27, 2011	Sebastian Pufpaff , Heino Trusheim and The money is on the windowsill, Marie
September 11, 2010 (recording of the 3satfestival 2010 from September 4, 2010)	Max Uthoff , Martina Schwarzmann and Nils Heinrich
March 21, 2010	Ulan & Bator , Michl Müller and Matthias Reuter
September 12, 2009 (recording of the 3satfestival 2009)	Christian Ehring , Nepo Fitz and Philipp Weber
0March 8, 2009	Carolin Kebekus , Matthias Egersdörfer and Ace major
April 13, 2008	Luise Kinseher , Marc-Uwe Kling , Moritz Netenjakob and Martin O.
0February 3, 2008	Tobias Mann , Klaus Eckel and Without Rolf
0April 1, 2007	First German compulsory ensemble , Ingo Börchers and Martina Schwarzmann

Works

Books

1996: Folklore . ISBN 3-931265-04-8 .
2001: felt realities . ISBN 3-931265-34-X .
2003: Folklore . Extended anniversary edition. ISBN 3-931265-40-4 .
2014: RadioAktiv: radio glosses from 13 years . ISBN 978-3-944304-03-8 .

Audio CDs

1995: Freshly painted . ISBN 3-931265-03-X .
1996: One word resulted in another . ISBN 3-931265-06-4 .
1999: You have to expect that . 2 CDs. ISBN 3-931265-20-X .
2000: Update 2000 - You have to be prepared for it . 2 CDs. ISBN 3-931265-28-5 .
2002: ... until recently . 2 CDs. ISBN 3-931265-39-0 .
2004: … until recently 2004… updated version . Live from the Die Wühlmäuse theater in Berlin. 2 CDs. ISBN 3-931265-51-X .
2007: Cabaret Sampler: 3rd Political Ash Wednesday . Live from the Arena Berlin , with Volker Pispers, Matthias Deutschmann , Arnulf Rating , Hagen Rether and Martina Schwarzmann . 2 CDs. ISBN 978-3-931265-68-7 .
2007: ... until recently 2007 ... live in Bonn. Live from the Pantheon Theater in Bonn. 2 CDs. ISBN 978-3-931265-68-7 .
2009: live 2009 . Live from the Theater Schauplatz in Langenfeld. 2 CDs. ISBN 978-3-931265-82-3 .
2010: ... until recently 2010 . Live from the Pantheon Theater in Bonn. 2 CDs. ISBN 978-3-931265-87-8 .
2012: ... live 2012 . Live from the “Forum Wasserturm” cultural center in Meerbusch. 2 CDs. ISBN 978-3-931265-94-6 .
2014: ... until recently 2014 , 2 CDs, ISBN 978-3-944304-05-2
2016: ... until recently - The Last Evening , 2 CDs, ISBN 978-3-944304-14-4

Video DVDs

live in Berlin. ... until recently . Live from the voles in Berlin. con anima Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-931265-50-1 .
... until recently in 2007 ... live in Bonn . Live from the Pantheon Theater in Bonn. con anima Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-931265-69-4 .
... until recently 2010 . Live from the Pantheon Theater in Bonn. con anima Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-931265-88-5 .
... until recently 2014 . Live from the Pantheon Theater in Bonn. con anima Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-944304-05-2 .