In the organizer's words:

Thomas Fröschle
Investigative comedy
Magic is when you laugh anyway

This man is a world star. London, Paris, Monte Carlo, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Beijing, Yokohama - wherever TOPAS has appeared, it has been magical. After all, THOMAS FRÖSCHLE alias TOPAS is one of the most internationally successful German magicians ever. He has twice been crowned World Champion of Illusions and won the Golden Wand of Monaco. He has been a star act for 30 years and is a member of the top ten club of the best magicians in the world.

Audiences have come to know TOPAS as a perfect illusionist, as an artist who makes entire busloads disappear. But now THOMAS FRÖSCHLE is appearing in this country as an eloquent cabaret artist, especially on television, where he is increasing his presence as a comedian. Instead of black magic, he relies on highly witty black humor. Sharp-tongued, quick-witted and never at a loss for a punchline, DER FRÖSCHLE also has his audience firmly in his grip as a comedian. He won Germany's biggest comedy and cabaret competition, the 8th Hamburg Comedy Cup.

"At first I thought comedy was just a kind of hobby, something that was just fun," says FRÖSCHLE. "Of course, I also really enjoy magic, but that was my job for a very long time. Four or five years ago, I started doing little stand-up acts during the breaks. That's when I realized that my kind of magic and stand-up comedy aren't that far apart."

Whether magician or comedian - experts and audiences agree that the cosmopolitan is also a first-class entertainer in terms of his craft. Like all great magicians, FRÖSCHLE is a perfectionist who naturally takes his work very seriously. However, the tongue-in-cheek lightness with which he presents himself has nothing to do with black magic mysticism or the wobbly abracadabra concealed with a lot of high-tech, which is familiar from many a magician. FRÖSCHLE always presents his art with the disarming nonchalance of a stand-up comedian. Conversely, he performs on the cabaret stage with the technical virtuosity and surprise effects of a comedy magician.

THOMAS FRÖSCHLE shows us where we are deceived in everyday life and explains many psychological tricks. As a comedian, he astutely dissects the astounding possibilities and impossibilities of everyday life. He masters the balancing act between stand-up comedy, improvisation and magic like a virtuoso. He knows exactly that it is often only a small step from the sublime to the ridiculous. And those who take this step with full intent have the laughs on their side. THOMAS FRÖSCHLE shows how this works. Seemingly effortlessly, he pulls one gag after another out of his sleeve: FRÖSCHLE registers exactly what is going on around him and is often amazed himself at the absurdities reality has to offer.