Volker Pispers

Volker Pispers (born January 18 1958 in Rheydt) is a German cabaret artist, who is well known for his drastic and sometimes sarcastic comments of current events, especially about the politics of the United States since Nine-eleven and during the Iraq war. He currently lives in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel.

After his Abitur, Pispers moved to Bonn and later Münster where he studied english studies, theology and pedagogy.

In 1990 he became member of the ensemble of the Kom(m)ödchen in Düsseldorf and later on its artistic director.

Since 2002 he is on tour with his program "...bis neulich" which he updates frequently according to recent developments.

Awards

* 1988 – Gladbeck satire award
* 1989 – Kulturpreis der Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland (Sponsorship award)
* 1996 – Mindener Stichling; Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis (cabaret category)
* 1998 – Memminger Maul; Kleinkunstmaske Garching; Gaul von Niedersachsen
* 2000 – "AZ-Stern des Jahres" of Abendzeitung aus München
* 2003 – Obernburger Ehrenmühlstein
* 2004 – Bocholter Pepperoni
* 2005 – Cabaret award „Knurrhahn“ sponsored by the city of Wilhelmshaven; Deutscher Kabarettpreis (Main award)
* 2006 – Bayerischer Kabarettpreis (Main award)
* 2007 – Morenhovener Lupe

External links

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* [http://www.volker-pispers.de Homepage of Volker Pispers (German)]
* [http://theaterkontor.de/pispers/index.htm Theater Kontor: Agency and tour dates (German)]
* [http://www.conanima.de/shop/volker_pispers/ Volker Pispers at con anima publishers]