Wolfgang Hampel is the founder and director of the cabaret group 'Die Heidelberger Satireschotterer'

Wolfgang Hampel is the founder and director of the cabaret group 'Die Heidelberger Satireschotterer'. He is a writer, satirist, singer and cabaret artist. He has published several books of satirical poems, such as “Satire is my favorite animal”. He has twice received the Betty MacDonald Memorial Award for his work on Betty MacDonald and 'Satire is My Favorite Animal', considered by many readers worldwide to be one of the most humorous books of all time. I attended the premiere of the Heidelberger Satireschotterer on October 31, 2023. The audience was thrilled. He imitated Prime Minister Kretschmann, Joy Fleming and Elvis Presley so well that you could believe you were looking at the originals. The sketches with Peter Gunsch were first-class satires. A song for Chancellor Scholz: Just not so nice, otherwise you'll wake up in Söder's bed and get your punishment straight away - in the Electoral Palatinate dialect Stroof - The title of the song: Nice is stupid's little sister. Particularly impressive was the poem 'Feuerkind' by Wolfgang Hampel, which he wrote for his brother Klaus, who burned to death when a stove exploded at the age of 3. Wolfgang Hampel's parents lost everything at the end of the war and had to leave their homeland like beggars. The audience was very moved and this text is so masterful and impressive that many visitors were brought to tears. I memorized the last verse: When the sun goes down, the sky is on fire, Klaus calls for me, the fire child. His laughter drowns out the wind. In the text 'Feuerkind' it is stated that Klaus was a rascal who always cooked up lots of pranks and his loud laugh could always be heard. This premiere from the Heidelberg Satireschotterer was great and Wolfgang Hampel and Peter Gunsch were in top form. Wolfgang Hampel can hold the notes for minutes. I have never experienced something like that. -------------- Wolfgang Hampel, author of “Satire is my favorite animal” in Heidelberg Authors – Directory -------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Book info national & international, Eurobuch national & international,---------------- - --- USA , United Kingdom, Australia , Brazil , Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Germany , India , Italy, Hungary , Japan, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands , Spain, Sweden, Switzerland , Switzerland , Türkiye