Abdelkarim
Also known as Abdelkarim Zemhoute
Who Abdelkarim is
Abdelkarim is a German stand-up comedian, born in Bielefeld and living in Duisburg, who has been on stage since 2007 and whose stories from everyday life take on the issues of the day with East Westphalian calm and analytical bite. He won the 2026 Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis in its stand-up category, adding to the Deutscher Fernsehpreis, the Goldene Kamera, the Bayerischer Kabarettpreis and the jury prize of the Wühlmäuse's Kleinkunst festival.
A regular guest on German television, from the heute-show, Die Anstalt and Nuhr im Ersten to Amazon's LOL and Let's Dance, he has fronted the WDR comedy show Team Abdel, and his online clips such as Ok Ciao – Hallo? have been watched millions of times. Plan Z, his fourth full-length solo show, opened in October 2024.
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At a glance
- Based in
- Duisburg, Germany
- From
- Bielefeld
- On screen
- heute-show, Die Anstalt, Nuhr im Ersten and 3 more
- Official site
- abdelkarim.tv ↗
- Newest video
- FÜNF-PROZENT-HÜRDE – Die härteste Tür Deutschlands! ↗, 11 September 2021
Is Abdelkarim on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; their tour page is the place to look for new dates: abdelkarim.tv ↗.
Last checked 23 October 2026.
Are they coming to my town?
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- heute-show
- Die Anstalt
- Nuhr im Ersten
- LOL Amazon
- Let's Dance
- Team Abdel WDR Fernsehen
Booking Abdelkarim
Comedians like Abdelkarim
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Friedemann Weise also in heute-show
- Timo Wopp also in heute-show
- Ana Lucía also in heute-show
- Gavin Stephens also in LOL
- Ingo Appelt also in Nuhr im Ersten
- Johann König also in Nuhr im Ersten
- Katie Freudenschuss also in Die Anstalt
- Nils Heinrich also in Die Anstalt
Questions and answers
Where is Abdelkarim performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: abdelkarim.tv ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
heute-show, Die Anstalt, Nuhr im Ersten, LOL (Amazon), Let's Dance and Team Abdel (WDR Fernsehen).
Where are they from?
Born in Bielefeld.
Where are they based?
Duisburg, Germany, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Friedemann Weise (also in heute-show), Timo Wopp (also in heute-show), Ana Lucía (also in heute-show), Gavin Stephens (also in LOL) and Ingo Appelt (also in Nuhr im Ersten).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- Official site ↗ The Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis 2026 in the Stand-Up category; on stage since 2007; born in Bielefeld, living in Duisburg; Plan Z, his fourth full-length solo…
- Sonntagsblatt (epd) — Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis 2026: Claus von Wagner ausgezeichnet (5 December 2025) ↗ Abdelkarim Zemhoute wins the 2026 Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis for Stand-Up; since his stage debut in 2007 he has shown that stand-up can be politically and…
- Cologne Comedy Festival ↗ A frequent TV guest; born in Bielefeld, living in Duisburg; on the 2026 festival's line-up in Doppelte Spaßbürgerschaft at the COMEDIA Theater Köln on 4…
Updated 23 October 2026 · the record checked 19 October 2026