GUDE LEUDE

In the artist's words:

GUDE LEUDE bring a breath of fresh air to the Cologne improv comedy scene.

One word. That's all it takes to create a whole world out of it. When GUDE LEUDE are on stage, you can expect anything. They conjure up hilarious scenes from the smallest input from the audience - improvised, of course. The audience can expect an evening full of surprises: There will be partying until the rind cracks, dancing, singing and laughing. (Quote from Rolf Zuckowski)

The four stage artists Leonie, Tobi, Nils and Christoph met on the stage of Bill Mockridge's Springmaus improv theater. Now they have decided to
to continue their journey beyond the venerable Bonn institution and found their own improv comedy ensemble. With their accumulated experience, they are now exploring the boundaries of improv comedy anew. In doing so, they face up to the allure of the unexpected in an increasingly fast-moving world - full of energy and with a good pinch of self-irony. They don't do it because it's easy, but because they thought it was easy.

In their debut program "Gude Leude? - Hard to get!", which premiered at the Senftöpfchen Theater in February 2023, they set out together with the audience in search of answers to questions that no one has asked and always come to the conclusion that a little improvisation is good for everyone!

The musician Tobi Hebbelmann studied at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne
Lied accompaniment/improvisation/score playing and ensemble conducting. He is currently the musical director of the cabaret show "Stunk - Alles andere ist nur Karneval" at the Capitol Theater in Düsseldorf and tours worldwide as a duo partner of Eddi Hüneke (formerly WiseGuys). He is a permanent ensemble member of the satirical program "Mitternachtsspitzen" on WDR and leads the "Choir for People with Dementia" (ZDF production with Annette Frier 2021).

Nils Kretschmer studied acting at the Folkwang University of the Arts. He has performed at Schauspielhaus Bochum, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf and Theater Dortmund, where he was invited to the 2017 Berlin Theatertreffen as part of the ensemble. With his own comedy program "Unendlich Luft" he was invited to the Cologne Comedy Festival, among others. Nils Kretschmer works as a narrator for radio plays, live readings and audio books.

Leonie Houber studied acting at the Cologne Theater Academy. She performs at various theaters in NRW and was recently nominated for the Cologne Theater Prize for "Amphitryon" at the Theater im Bauturm. Together with Tom Gerhard, she tours Germany with "Hausmeister Krause". Leonie is a narrator for WDR, for audio books and is regularly in front of the camera for film and TV.

Christoph Bahr studied acting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main.
Frankfurt am Main and performed at the Schauspiel Frankfurt and Staatstheater Darmstadt, among others. This was followed by engagements at the Burghofbühne Dinslaken and the Rheinisches Landestheater Neuss, as well as audience and jury awards for comedic short films, including at Shorts at Moonlight in Frankfurt-Höchst. Christoph also works as a speaker and coach.