Lena Kupke

Catch-up date for June 11, 2026. Tickets purchased for the original date remain valid.

Lena Kupke, born in 1986, is a stand-up comedienne and author. In 2016, she spontaneously stood in for an unavailable artist at an open mic show and completed her first improvised stand-up performance. Since then, she has appeared as a stand-up comedienne and actress on ZDF, 3Sat, Comedy Central, Sat1 and 1Live. In 2021, Kupke's first comedy special appeared on ZDF and her non-fiction book "Wahrheit oder Pflicht: Was ich übers Frausein gelernt habe" was published by Piper. This year, her debut novel "Pause" was published by dtv.

Break
After a drastic experience, Hanna moves head over heels from Berlin back to her old home in Lüneburg - to her parents, to her old childhood room, which is now her father's office, complete with printer, electric blinds and a 90 cm guest bed. But how is this supposed to work: everyday family life from zero to one hundred with three adults who have always preferred to sweep conflicts under the carpet rather than resolve them? Between old and fresh wounds, Hanna has to learn to heal herself and see her family through different eyes. And she discovers that love finds you even in the most helpless moments ...

The book is by Lena Kupke! Anyone who doesn't blindly buy everything from her is crazy. - Till Reiners

This book is like a tight hug after it has really torn you apart. - Caroline Wahl

Photo: Daniel Dittus