Dieter Nuhr

Dieter Nuhr in December 2006

Dieter Nuhr (born October 29, 1960 in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German comedian. From 1981 to 1989, Nuhr studied art and history at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. From 1982 to 1987 he attended the University of Duisburg-Essen, where he studied to become a teacher. As of 2010, Nuhr lives in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

From 1982 to 1992, he was an active artist, and several of his works were exhibited in the Rhineland. In 1987 he appeared for the first time as a cabarettist, and in 1992 he arranged his first solo stage program. He has since gained notoriety for his numerous television appearances on Quatsch Comedy Club (Channel Pro7) and 7 Tage, 7 Köpfe (lit. 7 days, 7 heads), Channel RTL.

Nuhr is regarded as a mediator between classical comedy and intelligent Stand-up comedy. In his work, he gives a critical glance to social behaviour in society and media, often satirising relationships and families. Nuhr has also been known to caricature the typical German know-it-all. A typical example is his famous saying that is frequently quoted in forums and Newsgroups due to its very provocative nature: "Wenn man keine Ahnung hat: Einfach mal Fresse halten," which translates to, "If you have no idea: just keep your mouth shut."

Dieter Nuhr live in 2011

Awards

• Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis (1998)
• Bayerischer Kabarettpreis (Bavarian Cabaret Awards) (2000)
• Morenhovener Lupe (2000)
• Deutscher Comedy-Preis: Bester Liveact (German Comedy-Prize: best Live Act) (2003)
• Deutscher Comedy-Preis: Bester Komiker (German Comedy-Prize: best comedian) (2009/10)

CD albums

Since "nur" means only, simply or just in German, the titles of his stand-up programs and CDs often involve puns.

• Nuhr am Nörgeln, lit. Nuhr grousing or Just grousing(1994)
• Nuhr weiter so, lit. Nuhr, go on or Just going on (1996)
• Nuhr nach vorn, lit. Nuhr, go ahead or Just going ahead (1998)
• www.nuhr.de (2000)
• www.nuhr.de/2 (2002)
• Ich bin's Nuhr, lit. It's me, Nuhr or It's just me (2004)
• Nuhr die Wahrheit, lit.Nuhr the truth or Only the truth (2007)
• Nuhr die Ruhe, lit. Nuhr the calmness or Stay calm (2009)

DVDs

• Quatsch Comedy Club 1&2
• Nuhr vom Feinsten, lit. The Best Of Nuhr or Only the best(2004)
• Ich bin's nuhr, lit. It's me, Nuhr or It's just me (2006)

Books

• Gibt es intelligentes Leben ? lit.Does intelligent life exist ?
• Wer's glaubt, wird selig lit.Don't you believe it!

References

• "Dieter Nuhr erklimmt den 'Satire Gipfel' [Dieter Nuhr reaches 'satire peak']" (in German). Spiegel Online. 2010-09-28. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/0,1518,720077,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 

External links

• Official website (German)
• Nuhr in the WDR Comedy portal

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