Henning Wehn is a comedian also known as The German Comedy Ambassador to the United Kingdom which it is said, is not the easiest of jobs because Germans allegedly do not have a sense of humour. Henning does not find that funny.
He took office in October 2003 after watching an open mic night that left him convinced that he wouldn’t be all that much worse. Henning Wehn has been performing as the self-styled ‘German Comedy Ambassador’ ever since.
Whilst touring on his own most of the time, Henning Wehn also occasionally appears with his countryman Otto Kuhnle. Their show, 1000 Years of German Humour was nominated for the Barry Award at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Henning Wehn will be appearing again at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe with his new comedy show It’ll All Come Out In The Wash
Opinion on Henning Wehn’s stand-up is divided. Whilst Henning sees himself as one of Britain’s foremost social commentators, everybody else describes him as ‘that German bloke’. However someone on Twitter also said “He’s German but he means well“.
Henning Wehn’s most recent television appearances include Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You. On radio he’s also been on Fighting Talk for BBC Radio 5 Live and The Unbelievable Truth on Radio 4.
Some Quotes:
“Who said Germans have no sense of humour? Gloriously unreconstructed comedy”
The Guardian
“Glory lies ahead”
Time Out
“Wunderbar”
The Times
Max Mosley