Mathias Richling - #2026

Crime thriller meets cabaret: Mathias Richling goes in search of the roots of social and political grievances. With a detective's eye, he not only examines the abysses of German politics, but also takes aim at international figures such as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The question always arises: aren't perpetrators sometimes also victims?

In the new program, the focus is not only on the political actors but also on the victims: disoriented voters, taxpayers whose money ends up in questionable hands and activists who lose sight of their goals. Richling analyzes, caricatures and exaggerates - always with literary sophistication. No wonder his texts are already the subject of academic studies.

Under the direction of Günter Verdin, SWR presenter and author, Richling unfolds his art of transformation. With minimal effort - an altered voice, an adapted posture, a few succinct gestures - he traces his parodies with razor-sharp precision. Critics aptly describe him as one of Germany's best parodists.