Hennes Bender
Who Hennes Bender is
Hennes Bender is a German comedian, author and podcaster, born in Bochum in 1968, who still lives there and has been on stage since 1990. With Heinz-Peter Lengkeit he won the Quatsch Comedy Club's New Talent Award in Hamburg in 1993; solo since 1998, he won the Köln Comedy Cup in 2001 and Best Newcomer at the Deutscher Comedypreis in 2004, and his programmes run from Ich mache es gerne!
(1999) through KOMM GEH WEG, broadcast by RTL and released on DVD, EGAL GIBT'S NICHT, ERREGT!, KLEIN/LAUT and LUFT NACH OBEN to Alter Falter!, his tenth, which opened at the Stratmanns-Theater in Essen in October 2026. He has translated Asterix into Ruhr German, among them Tour de Ruhr and Dingenskirchen, wrote the Ruhr lexicon Komma lecker bei mich bei, made the podcast Lutsch mich rund und nenn mich Bärbel with Torsten Sträter and Gerry Streberg, and hosts his own podcast, Der heisse Scheiss.
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At a glance
- Born
- 1968
- Based in
- Bochum, Germany
- From
- Bochum
- Stand-up specials
- KOMM GEH WEG! LIVE! and Live in der Stadt, die es nicht gibt
- Albums
- Generation Yps, Noppen am Griff and KOMM GEH WEG
- Podcasts
- DER HEISSE SCHEISS, Lutsch mich rund und nenn mich Bärbel, TOUR DE RUHR and 1 more
- Books
- KOMMA LECKER BEI MICH BEI – Kleines Ruhrpottlexikon and ALLES WESENTLICHE
- On screen
- Pottkinder
- Official site
- hennesbender.de ↗
- Newest video
- Vom Helden zum Groovemeister mit Jean-Michel Tourette (Ex-"Wir sind Helden") (79) ↗, 22 October 2026
Is Hennes Bender on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Hennes Bender has stopped touring; their tour page is the place to look for new dates: hennesbender.de ↗.
Last checked 23 October 2026.
Is Hennes Bender coming to my town?
No dates are on record right now (checked 23 October 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow Hennes Bender and your town to hear when one is booked.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- KOMM GEH WEG! LIVE! DVD, 2006; RTL
- Live in der Stadt, die es nicht gibt DVD, recorded in Bielefeld, 2009
Albums
- Generation Yps CD, 2003
- Noppen am Griff CD, 2004
- KOMM GEH WEG CD, 2005
On screen
- Pottkinder film, cameo, 2017
Podcasts
- DER HEISSE SCHEISS podcast, host
- Lutsch mich rund und nenn mich Bärbel podcast, with Gerry Streberg and Torsten Sträter, 2013
- TOUR DE RUHR Asterix in Ruhr German, 2016
- DINGENSKIRCHEN Asterix in Ruhr German, 2018
Books and writing
- KOMMA LECKER BEI MICH BEI – Kleines Ruhrpottlexikon book, Ullstein, 2009
- ALLES WESENTLICHE cartoon book, Lappan, 2010
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Career timeline
- 1968Born
- 2003Generation Yps (CD, 2003) Album
- 2004Noppen am Griff (CD, 2004) Album
- 2005KOMM GEH WEG (CD, 2005) Album
- 2006KOMM GEH WEG! LIVE! (DVD, 2006; RTL) Special
- 2009Live in der Stadt, die es nicht gibt (DVD, recorded in Bielefeld, 2009) Special
- 2009KOMMA LECKER BEI MICH BEI – Kleines Ruhrpottlexikon (book, Ullstein, 2009) Book
- 2010ALLES WESENTLICHE (cartoon book, Lappan, 2010) Podcast or book
- 2013Lutsch mich rund und nenn mich Bärbel (podcast, with Gerry Streberg and Torsten Sträter, 2013) Podcast or book
- 2016TOUR DE RUHR (Asterix in Ruhr German, 2016) Podcast or book
- 2017Pottkinder (film, cameo, 2017) On screen
- 2018DINGENSKIRCHEN (Asterix in Ruhr German, 2018) Podcast or book
Questions and answers
Where is Hennes Bender performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: hennesbender.de ↗.
What are their stand-up specials, in order?
KOMM GEH WEG! LIVE! (2006) and Live in der Stadt, die es nicht gibt (2009).
What is their latest stand-up special?
Live in der Stadt, die es nicht gibt (DVD, recorded in Bielefeld, 2009), the latest of the 2 specials on this page.
What podcasts have they been on?
DER HEISSE SCHEISS, Lutsch mich rund und nenn mich Bärbel, TOUR DE RUHR and DINGENSKIRCHEN.
Have they written a book?
Yes: KOMMA LECKER BEI MICH BEI – Kleines Ruhrpottlexikon and ALLES WESENTLICHE.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Pottkinder (film, cameo, 2017).
Where is Hennes Bender from?
Born in Bochum.
Where are they based?
Bochum, Germany, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
How old is Hennes Bender?
Hennes Bender was born in 1968, so they turn 58 in 2026.
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- Official site (Vita) ↗ Born in 1968 in Bochum, where he still lives; stage debut in 1990; the New Talent Award at the Quatsch Comedy Club (1993); first solo shows in 1998; the Köln Comedy Cup (2001); Best Newcomer at the Deutscher Comedypreis (2004); the programmes from Ich mache es gerne! (1999) to LUFT NACH OBEN (2016); KOMM GEH WEG on…
- Official site ↗ Stand-up comedy; Alter Falter!, his tenth programme, premiered on 10 October 2026 at the Stratmanns-Theater in Essen; the podcast DER HEISSE SCHEISS (as of 19 October 2026)
- Cologne Comedy Festival 2026 ↗ A comedian, author, podcaster and Asterix translator from the Ruhr, with four decades in comedy (as of 19 October 2026)
- Official site (Kontakt) ↗ Contact through moma artists Künstlermanagement
Updated 23 October 2026 · the record checked 19 October 2026