WDR 5 Kabarettfest aus Köln

In the organizer's words:

Martin Zingsheim presents the first Cologne cabaret festival of the new year and has invited top-class guests.

Severin Groebner is a crossover artist - between humor and music, punchlines and poetry and, of course, between Germany and Austria. Born in Vienna and an award-winning Hessian by choice, he presents entertainment at the highest level and hands out satirical and highly amusing posture notes at the Theater am Dom.

Sabine Domogala can't help it - Germany's unique life and motivation coach MUST help: whether on ARD Ladies Night or on stage at the Theater am Dom. She satirically unmasks the phrases of common advice and coaching methods and declares war on the self-optimization mania, because it is "high time to work on others."

Ludger Kazmierczak can do both: serious as a journalist and ARD correspondent, funny as a cabaret artist and satirist. With a sharp eye and smart punchlines, the man from Kleve teaches everyone not to take themselves too seriously, because: "Worse! It's always possible!"

Simon & Jan bring the best of 16 wild years of songwriting and almost 1600 performances to the stage. The duo have won almost every cabaret award the German-speaking world has to offer and have shared the stage with Stoppok, Wecker and Mey. Time for a look back.

Of course, presenter Zingsheim and his small band will also set musical accents and comment on current world events in a satirically biting way.