"Take the mickey out of yourself - then you'll save others the work!" (Heinz Erhardt)

The humorist, actor, composer, cabaret artist and poet Erhardt once said of himself that he had "a roguish streak in his neck". He was, and probably still is, the uncrowned king of German humor, the grand master of silly jokes and amusing puns. Unforgotten and unrivaled!

The premiere of the first Heinz Erhardt musical was celebrated in Hamburg in November 2017. Among the guests were the daughters and granddaughter of the clumsy humorist with the horn-rimmed glasses, who complimented the ensemble on the musical. Initially only planned as a guest performance, the Erhardt musical was such a hit that it has become a perennial favorite at its home theater, Hamburg's traditional Engelsaal. Now the successful ensemble is touring Germany for the first time.

In the two-hour program (including intermission), the performers Stefan Linker (Heinz Erhardt impersonator), Ralf Steltner and Karin Westfal engage in a veritable exchange of blows and recite one Heinz Erhardt poem after another. They are accompanied by piano, saxophone and drums. Rousing melodies to humorous texts, combined with the life story of Germany's greatest comedian, promise a good mixture of spoken and sung texts. These are performed partly individually, partly as a duet or in threes. The most beautiful poems and ballads of the comic genius, many of which have been set to music for the first time, are skillfully put together and staged in one piece. Whether Knight Fips or King Erl, maggot or cow, even the sour lemons and the G-sketch are performed.

The audience is treated to a firework display of wordplay, a musical full of comic memories of the droll, exceptional humorist. Let yourself be whisked away into the world of Heinz Erhardt, you won't be able to stop laughing. We promise!"

"An amusing homage to the comedian and his unique sense of humor." (Hamburger Morgenpost)
"An evening full of poems, word twists and silliness. The audience squealed with laughter." (Hamburger Abendblatt)
"Heinz Erhardt's texts sung and recited with great passion - a truly successful evening." (NDR 90,3)