Cabaret Prize 2025 in Freiburg: Stars of the stage honored!

Cabaret Prize 2025 in Freiburg: Stars of the stage honored!

On Tuesday evening, October 7, 2025, the renowned cabaret prize in Baden-Württemberg was awarded in the E-Werk in Freiburg in Freiburg. The night was characterized by gloss, wit and great performances, while talented artists from the region came to the fore. The main prices went to impressive personalities: Aurel Mertz, Doris Reichenauer and Timm Sigg were honored for their outstanding achievements, while the sponsor was awarded to the Swabian songwriter Elena Seeger.

Aurel Mertz, the Stuttgart Comedian, has been on stage since 2017 and has made a name for itself primarily with his humorous and precise appearances on social media. He inspires around 286,000 followers on Instagram and uses its reach to draw attention to global topics. The jury praised his ability to pull the audience on both social media and on stage and described him as "smart performance artist".

Doris Reichenauer, a talented cabaret artist from Gechingen, began her career at the Stuttgart dialect stage Stäffelesrutscher. She has been performing successfully as a solo artist since 2024 and delights her viewers with her distinctive humor and creative topics ranging from love to social life. Her wit and variability in content convinced the jury members and earned her the main prize.

Mathematics meets stagecraft

Timm Sigg, who combined mathematics and piano cabaret with his special performance, also received a main prize. The mathematics professor from Stuttgart brings together wordplay and music in an inimitable way. The judges were impressed by his ability to make mathematics fun and accessible, making him a crowd favorite.

Elena Seeger was awarded the sponsorship award. The songwriter makes the audience smile through her ballads and ironic-critical pieces and stimulates thinking. Their music combines dialect, irony and tenderness and offers a special perspective on life in southwestern Germany. Her open, curious way embodies a fresh homage to your home.

Honorary Award for deserved artists

A special focus was also on the honorary award, which was awarded to Stephan Bauer from Dußlingen this year. Active on stage since 1992, Bauer celebrated numerous sold -out shows. His topics such as family and interpersonal relationships hit the nerve of the audience and humorously show the everyday challenges of life.

The main prices are endowed with 5,000 euros, while the sponsorship award was donated at 2,000 euros. Half of these prize money comes from the state of Baden-Württemberg and Lotto Baden-Württemberg GmbH. At the award ceremony, Art State Secretary Arne Braun emphasized the essential role of the cabaret award for the promotion of young artistic youngsters and the strengthening of the cabaret scene in the region. The winners were carefully selected with an eight -member juror team to appreciate the diversity of art in southwestern Germany and to offer future talents a platform.

The Baden-Württemberg cabaret award is more than just an award; It serves as a springboard for many artists who have celebrated great success in the past, such as Bülent Ceylan, Florian Schroeder and Christoph Sieber. It is clear that these new winners are well on the way to leaving their traces in the cabaret scene.

For everyone who missed the gala, there is the opportunity to look at the highlights of the event in the stream on the SWR website. The diversity and quality of the cultural scene in Baden-Württemberg will continue to be celebrated here in the future.

For more information and details about the awards ceremony, take a look at the reports Southwest Broadcasting and of Lotto Baden-Württemberg, as well as the data on the Website of the state of Baden-Württemberg.