Henning Wehn
Who Henning Wehn is
Henning Wehn is a German stand-up comedian from Hagen in Westphalia who has made his name in Britain, where he has lived since the early 2000s, and who bills himself as the German Comedy Ambassador to the UK. At the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe he and Otto Kuhnle sent up British ideas about Germans in 1000 Years of German Humour; he presented Channel 4's An Immigrant's Guide to Britain in 2015 and released the stand-up DVD Westphalia Is Not an Option, and he has appeared on Would I Lie To You?, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, The Unbelievable Truth and Fighting Talk.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Westphalia Is Not an Option
- On screen
- An Immigrant's Guide to Britain, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, The Unbelievable Truth and 2 more
- Official site
- henningwehn.de ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: henningwehn.de ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Westphalia Is Not an Option DVD
On screen
- An Immigrant's Guide to Britain presenter, Channel 4, 2015
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue BBC Radio 4
- The Unbelievable Truth BBC Radio 4
- Fighting Talk
- Would I Lie To You?
Comedians like Henning Wehn
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.
- Elis James also in The Unbelievable Truth
- Alasdair Beckett-King also in Would I Lie To You?
- Alfie Brown also in Fighting Talk
- Josh Pugh also in Would I Lie To You?
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean also in Would I Lie To You?
- Madeleine Brettingham also in Would I Lie To You?
- Paul Foot also in Would I Lie To You?
- Rhod Gilbert also in Would I Lie To You?
Questions and answers
Where is Henning Wehn performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: henningwehn.de ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Westphalia Is Not an Option.
What TV shows and films are they in?
An Immigrant's Guide to Britain, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, The Unbelievable Truth, Fighting Talk and Would I Lie To You?.
Who are some comedians like them?
Elis James (also in The Unbelievable Truth), Alasdair Beckett-King (also in Would I Lie To You?), Alfie Brown (also in Fighting Talk), Josh Pugh (also in Would I Lie To You?) and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (also in Would I Lie To You?).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ Official website of Henning Wehn, German Comedy Ambassador To The UK; Westphalia Is Not An Option on DVD and download (as of 8 October 2026)
- Radio Times — Henning Wehn on An Immigrant's Guide to Britain ↗ 3 May 2015: the German comedian fronting Channel 4's An Immigrant's Guide to Britain; Westphalian, German, European, and a Londoner; thirteen years of living…
- BBC News — Germans flex their funny bone ↗ 23 August 2008: Otto Kuhnle and Henning Wehn at the Edinburgh Fringe, satirising British stereotypes of Germans in their show 1000 Years of German Humour (as…
- British Comedy Guide ↗ A German stand-up comedian, best known for An Immigrant's Guide To Britain; credits include Fighting Talk, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, The Unbelievable Truth…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026