Urban Priol
Urban Priol is one of the best-known German-speaking cabaret artists. With a sharp tongue and a brilliant mind, Urban Priol bubbles over with grandiose punch lines. The cabaret artist with his shaggy stormy hair prefers to talk about political events. His best-known stage show, called "Tilt", is a satirical annual review that Priol has been performing every December since 2002.
Urban Priol was born on May 14, 1961 in Aschaffenburg. After graduating from high school in 1980, he begins his military service, which he breaks off after completing his basic training. According to Priol, the reason for this is the “stupid regulations” on duty. Instead, he does his community service with the Malteser.
Although Urban Priol is already gaining his first stage experience, he enrolls at the University of Würzburg to study to become a teacher. Ultimately, however, his passion for cabaret triumphed: shortly before his exams, he decided not to teach English, Russian and history, but to become a cabaret artist.
Urban Priol on the show stage in Germany will be successful, predicts his first award, the "Passau Executioner's Ax". In 1986 he received the well-known cabaret prize for young talent. According to Priol, it was at this point that he realized for the first time that his cabaret appearances “could end up in a job” – and that's exactly what happened. In 1998 he founded the "Kabarett im Hofgarten" in Aschaffenburg and ran it until 2003.
Urban Priol made the leap onto television
In 2002, Urban Priol appeared for the first time with his satirical review of the year "Tilt". From 2003 it will also be broadcast on WDR. With its December show, Urban Priol succeeds every year in wrapping current events in the finest satire. Urban Priol with his shows "Alles muss raus" on 3sat and "Neues aus der Anstalt" on ZDF will definitely become part of the inventory of the German television landscape.
About his brilliant stories about madness of life forever, Urban Priol writes his first book: "Hirn ist aus" will be published in 2009 by Karl Blessing Verlag. "A small survival advisor for all situations in life", writes the "Welt" about Priol's comments on "cruises, train journeys, educational issues, world politics, party politics and all the rest".
Unstoppable: Urban Priol with new stage programs
Even though Urban Priol is now an author and a television star, he still feels most comfortable on stage. And he is far from running out of material for punchlines suitable for the stage. Whether it's daily politics or the machinations of corporations, the corona crisis or climate change - when nothing helps but laughter, Urban Priol is there. The cabaret's veteran puts his finger in society's wounds in ever new programs and makes sure that his audience doesn't lose their wits or sense of humor in the face of everyday madness.
Who Urban Priol on tour or with If you want to experience his annual review "Tilt" live, you should get tickets in good time, because the stage shows of the popular cabaret artist always sell out quickly.
At a glance: Urban Priol's stage programs
Urban Priol on the cabaret stages:
- 1995: "Köpfe im Kopf"
- 1996: "Kwittung, please"
- 1998: "That's right"
- 2001: "Everything has to go"
- since 2002: The satirical annual review "Tilt"
- 2003: "Daily fresh"
- 2006: "Door to!"
- 2010: "Like in the movies"
- 2013: "Now"
- 2017: " yesterday, today, tomorrow”
- 2020: “In the flow”
