List of German comedians

This is a list of notable German-language comedians.

• Alfons (born 1967)
• Enissa Amani (born 1981)
• Ingo Appelt (born 1967)
• Eddi Arent (1925-2013)
• Fips Asmussen (1938-2020)
• Django Asül (born 1972)
• Dirk Bach (1961-2012)
• Hugo Egon Balder (born 1950)
• Badesalz
• Mario Barth (born 1972)
• Frank-Markus Barwasser (born 1960)
• Rainer Basedow (1938-2022)
• Jürgen Becker (born 1959)
• Hennes Bender (born 1968)
• Ilka Bessin (born 1971)
• Bastian Bielendorfer (born 1984)
• Helene Bockhorst (born 1987)
• Mirja Boes (born 1971)
• Wigald Boning (born 1967)
• Sarah Bosetti (born 1984)
• Elmar Brandt (born 1971)
• Werner Brix (born 1964)
• Vicco von Bülow (1923-2011)
• Jochen Busse (born 1941)
• Rudi Carrell (1934-2006)
• Bülent Ceylan (born 1976)
• Özcan Coşar (born 1981)
• Eberhard Cohrs (1921-1999)
• Karl Dall (1941–2020)
• Klaus-Jürgen Deuser (born 1962)
• Olli Dittrich (born 1956)
• Alfred Dorfer (born 1961)
• Sammy Drechsel (1925-1985)
• Klaus-Jürgen Deuser (born 1962)
• Gerd Dudenhöffer (born 1949)
• Vince Ebert (born 1968)
• Lisa Eckhart (born 1992)
• Matthias Egersdörfer (born 1969)
• Christian Ehring (born 1972)
• Anke Engelke (born 1965)
• Elton (born 1971)
• Heinz Erhardt (1909-1979)
• Horst Evers (born 1967)
• Helga Feddersen (1930-1990)
• Herbert Feuerstein (1937-2020)
• Werner Finck (1902-1978)
• Ottfried Fischer (born 1953)
• Peter Frankenfeld (1913-1979)
• Annette Frier (born 1974)
• Tom Gerhardt (born 1957)
• Max Giermann (born 1975)
• Simon Gosejohann (born 1976)
• Sascha Grammel (born 1974)
• Monika Gruber (born 1971)
• Wolfgang Gruner (1926-2002)
• Josef Hader (born 1962)
• Helga Hahnemann (1937-1991)
• Dieter Hallervorden (born 1935)
• Evelyn Hamann (1942-2007)
• Edith Hancke (1928-2015)
• Michael Hatzius (born 1982)
• Klaus Havenstein (1922-1998)
• Michael "Bully" Herbig (born 1968)
• Christoph Maria Herbst (born 1966)
• Thomas Hermanns (born 1963)
• Rolf Herricht (1927-1981)
• Dieter Hildebrandt (1927-2013)
• Martina Hill (born 1974)
• Eckart von Hirschhausen (born 1967)
• Bernhard Hoëcker (born 1970)
• Rüdiger Hoffmann (born 1964)
• Sebastian Hotz (born 1996)
• Hanns Dieter Hüsch (1925-2005)
• Gerburg Jahnke (born 1955)
• Bruno Jonas (born 1952)
• Harald Juhnke (1929-2005)
• Oliver Kalkofe (born 1965)
• Rick Kavanian (born 1971)
• Carolin Kebekus (born 1980)
• Hape Kerkeling (born 1964)
• Michael Kessler (born 1967)
• Martin Klempnow (born 1973)
• Marc-Uwe Kling (born 1982)
• (born 1979)
• Piet Klocke (born 1957)
• Matze Knop (born 1974)
• Herbert Köfer (1921-2021)
• (born 1972)
• Gaby Köster (born 1961)
• Diether Krebs (1947-2000)
• Markus Krebs (born 1970)
• Kurt Krömer (born 1974)
• Maren Kroymann (born 1949)
• Mike Krüger (born 1951)
• Sarah Kuttner (born 1979)
• Jürgen von der Lippe (born 1948)
• (born 1969)
• Felix Lobrecht (born 1988)
• Lore Lorentz (1920-1994)
• Loriot (1923-2011)
• Ingolf Lück (born 1958)
• Uwe Lyko (born 1954)
• Markus Majowski (born 1964)
• Jochen Malmsheimer (born 1961)
• Jürgen von Manger (1923-1994)
• Tobias Mann (born 1976)
• Matthias Matschke (born 1968)
• Tetje Mierendorf (born 1972)
• Rolf Miller (born 1967)
• Michael Mittermeier (born 1966)
• Luke Mockridge (born 1989)
• Ina Müller (born 1965)
• (1923-1989)
• Petra Nadolny (born 1960)
• Wolfgang Neuss (1923-1989)
• (born 1979)
• Dieter Nuhr (born 1960)
• Hans Werner Olm (born 1955)
• Anne Onken (born 1977)
• Ingo Oschmann (born 1969)
• Robert Palfrader (born 1968)
• Bastian Pastewka (born 1972)
• Günter Pfitzmann (1924-2003)
• Volker Pispers (born 1958)
• Oliver Pocher (born 1978)
• Kalle Pohl (born 1951)
• Alf Poier (born 1967)
• Isabell Polak (born 1981)
• Gerhard Polt (born 1942)
• Hans-Joachim Preil (1923-1999)
• Urban Priol (born 1961)
• Markus Maria Profitlich (born 1960)
• Sebastian Pufpaff (born 1976)
• Stefan Raab (born 1966)
• Andreas Rebers (born 1958)
• Lukas Resetarits (born 1947)
• Hagen Rether (born 1969)
• Otto Reutter (1870-1931)
• Mathias Richling (born 1953)
• Beatrice Richter (born 1948)
• Judith Richter (born 1978)
• (born 1988)
• Marco Rima (born 1961)
• Hannes Ringlstetter (born 1970)
• Richard Rogler (1949–2024)
• Helmut Ruge (1940–2014)
• Gerd E. Schäfer (1923-2001)
• Christian Schiffer (born 1985)
• Mathias Schlung (born 1971)
• Wilfried Schmickler (born 1954)
• Harald Schmidt (born 1957)
• Ralf Schmitz (born 1974)
• Helge Schneider (born 1955)
• Martin Schneider (born 1964)
• Barbara Schöneberger (born 1974)
• (born 1973)
• Alexander Schubert (born 1970)
• Olaf Schubert (born 1967)
• Georg Schramm (born 1949)
• Atze Schröder (born 1965)
• Florian Schroeder (born 1979)
• Esther Schweins (born 1970)
• Paul Sedlmeir (born 1981)
• Nico Semsrott (born 1986)
• Christoph Sieber (born 1971)
• Hella von Sinnen (born 1959)
• Hans Söllner (born 1955)
• Serdar Somuncu (born 1968)
• Martin Sonneborn (born 1965)
• Ingrid Steeger (1947–2023)
• Axel Stein (born 1982)
• Emil Steinberger (born 1933)
• Bernd Stelter (born 1961)
• Holger Stockhaus (born 1973)
• Wolfgang Stumph (born 1946)
• Torsten Sträter (born 1966)
• Cordula Stratmann (born 1963)
• Carsten Strauch (born 1971)
• Tahnee (born 1992)
• Chris Tall (born 1991)
• Murat Topal (born 1976)
• Nora Tschirner (born 1981)
• Christian Tramitz (born 1955)
• Karl Valentin (1882-1948)
• Jan van Weyde (born 1979)
• Elisabeth Volkmann (1936-2006)
• Antonia von Romatowski (born 1976)
• Otto Waalkes (born 1948)
• Claus von Wagner (born 1977)
• Lilo Wanders (born 1955)
• Henning Wehn (born 1974)
• Oliver Welke (born 1966)
• Emily Wood (born 1978)
• Kaya Yanar (born 1973)

See also

• Cabaret
• German humour
• List of comedians
• List of German people
• List of Austrians