Rüdiger Hoffmann

Rüdiger Hoffmann born March 30 1964 in Paderborn is a German cabaret artist and musician Rüdiger Hoffmann began performing in music and theater while still in school among other activities he was a member of the cabaret group Die Pappnasen alongside Ralf Kabelka After dropping out of a degree program in music education he initially performed on smaller stages before achieving nationwide fame in the early 1990s through appearances at the Quatsch Comedy Club and on the comedy series RTL Samstag Nacht Hoffmanns trademarks include his calm slow manner of speaking his dry humor and his famous opening line Ja hallo erst mal Well hello there A chair is also frequently a fixture of his stage setup and he occasionally accompanies himself on the piano In 1995 he performed as the opening act for The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour On the big screen he appearedamong other rolesas the Magic Mirror in the comedies 7 Zwerge Männer allein im Wald and 7 Zwerge Der Wald ist nicht genug Alongside his comedy career Hoffmann released his own music album in 2007 titled Sex oder Liebe which blends elements of pop and rock In 2010 he presented the stage show Das Beste aus 25 Jahren The Best of 25 Years at Circus Roncalli the performance was later released on DVD Hoffmann lives in Bonn and is married with one son