Berni Wagner in Cologne

Bernhard “Berni” Wagner is an Austrian cabaret performer and comedian, born in Linz in 1991. His programs include “Schwammerl,” “Kitsch,” “Babylon!,” “Galápagos” and “Monster.” “Galápagos” received the program prize at the 2022 Austrian Cabaret Awards, and Berni Wagner received the awards’ main prize in 2025. In 2013, Berni Wagner premiered his first solo program, “Schwammerl,” which won both the jury and audience prizes at the Grazer Kleinkunstvogel. He later performed in the touring mixed show “Lange Nacht des Kabaretts,” followed by appearances at Vienna’s “Hader & Friends” and the “Kabarettgipfel.”