Bülent Ceylan in Berlin

Bülent Ceylan is a German comedian and cabaret performer, born in Mannheim in 1976. His character-led routines draw on German-Turkish family life and the Mannheim dialect; recurring figures such as Hasan, Anneliese and Mompfred became central to his stage and television work. In 2011, he performed at Wacken Open Air, taking his comedy onto a heavy-metal festival stage. He later toured solo programs including Haardrock, Kronk and Luschtobjekt through theatres and arenas in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.