Johann König was never really drawn to the stage. He wanted to be a teacher. A sports teacher for biology and science. That was the plan. But this plan didn't work out. After 19 semesters, the audience forced him to devote himself entirely to humor with their affection and money. This led him straight onto the slippery slope of cultivated evening entertainment, from which there is no turning back.

And today? Today he laughs about it - just like the audience laughs about him. The guy, the depressive mood cannon, is now fifty years old. Many people look younger at 50, but feel older. It's exactly the opposite with the King. At 50, many people think they have to change everything. Or change everything. Johann changes everything AND stays true to himself. Many people start drinking eggnog at this age. Johann has chickens.

In his new program, he asks the pressing questions of our time: Will the house really get smaller when the children get bigger? Does the speed limit also apply to handkerchiefs? And can we still say "what can we actually say?"?
The best long-term plans are those that are short-term. The plan should be to stop making plans. Except, of course, a comprehensive tour plan.

Johann König is the poet among comedians. He has been performing on stage for over twenty years, and since 1998 the multiple award-winning comedian (including the German Comedy Prize, Bavarian Cabaret Prize, Audience Award & Berlin Prize Die Wühlmäuse) has been playing his way into the hearts of an ever-growing fan base.

Johann is currently one of the hosts of the comedy show Das Gipfeltreffen, because since 2020 the motto on ARD/MDR has been: "Schubert, Sträter and König save the world."

He is also a regular guest on Nuhr im Ersten and Quatsch Comedy Club, previously on TV total, Wochenshow, Pussy Terror and self-proclaimed "permanent laudator" at the annual German Comedy Awards, of which he was also jury chairman in 2017. Johann is also known as a long-time neighbor and short-time entertainer in the legendary TV show Zimmer frei.

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