Vince Ebert
Vince Ebert is a German comedian, lecturer, presenter, author, and recipient of a degree in physics.
Education, career, private life
Born in Miltenberg as Holger Ebert, Ebert grew up in Amorbach in Lower Franconia. Ebert's classmates gave him the name "Vince" when he was 14 years old because he was a fan of Vince Weber. After his military service with the Signal Corps, he studied physics at Julius Maximilian University in Würzburg from 1988 to 1994 and majored in experimental solid state physics and minored in astronomy. He earned his degree in physics in 1994.Ebert worked from 1995 to 1997 as a consultant at the management consultancy Ogilvy & Mather Dataconsult in Frankfurt am Main. He discovered his talent for satirical revue while giving PowerPoint presentations. From 1997 to 2001 he worked as a strategic planner for the advertising agency Publicis in Frankfurt.
He is married to actress Valerie Bolzano.
In 1994 he became Bavarian champion in beach volleyball.
Satirical comedy
In 1998 Ebert made his first appearances as a comedian on various revue stages. He presented his first solo set Die jetzt aber wirklich große Show in 2001 at the Neues Theater Höchst. He was discovered by Susanne Herbert, Eckart von Hirschhausen's. manager. Under the direction of Eckart von Hirschhausen, he created his first science satire program: "Urknaller – Physik ist sexy. The premiere took place in 2004 at Frankfurt's "Käs". Although he is an atheist, he performed at the German Evangelical Church Assembly in Hamburg in 2013. Since September 2016 Ebert has been touring Germany, Austria and Switzerland with his seventh solo routine Zukunft is the Future.In 2014 he and Eric Mayer started a family-friendly science show "Schlau hoch 2 – Vince and Eric reisen zu den Sternen". In his comic work he explores scientific concepts.
Solo programs
- 2001–2003: Die jetzt aber wirklich richtig große Show
- 2003–2004: Alles gelogen
- 2004–2007: Urknaller – Physik ist sexy
- 2007–2010: Denken lohnt sich
- 2011–2013: Freiheit ist alles
- 2013–2016: Evolution
- 2014–2016: Schlau hoch 2 – Vince und Eric reisen zu den Sternen
- As of 2016: Zukunft is the Future
- As of 2018: Sexy Science
Events and shows
Ebert also moderates events such as the "Felix Burda Award", the "Brand Gala" and the annual ThyssenKrupp IdeenPark reception. In his capacity as Keynote speaker, he gives lectures on scientific and economic topics, at the Alpensymposium, for example, or on Bühnen des Wissens. Also in English since 2016.Television
Ebert appears in various Television shows such as Mitternachtsspitzen, TV total and is also a regular guest on talk shows such as Markus Lanz, the NDR Talkshow and the Kölner Treff.Between 2009 and 2011, Ebert appeared as a "guest lecturer" on the WDR show Der dritte Bildungsweg, which was moderated by Jürgen Becker during this time. In 2012, together with Eckart von Hirschhausen, he hosted a season.
Ebert has been hosting the show Wissen vor acht – Werkstatt on ARD since 2011, where he explains interesting concepts in physics in less than three minutes.
Published works
Literature
- 2008: Denken Sie selbst! Sonst tun es andere für Sie. Rowohlt Verlag,
- 2011: Machen Sie sich frei! Sonst tut es keiner für Sie. Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2011,.
- 2013: Bleiben Sie neugierig. Rowohlt,.
- 2016: Unberechenbar. Warum das Leben zu komplex ist, um es perfekt zu planen Rowohlt Polaris, Reinbek,.
Audio
- 2003: Die jetzt aber wirklich richtig große Show
- 2005: Urknaller – Physik ist sexy
- 2008
- *Denken lohnt sich
- *Denken Sie selbst! Sonst tun es andere für Sie
- 2011:
- *Freiheit ist alles
- *Machen Sie sich frei! Sonst tut es keiner für Sie
- 2014: Unberechenbar
- 2016: Unberechenbar
- 2017: Zukunft ist the Future,
Columns
- 2007–2009: Frankfurter Neue Presse, weekly column Witzig und wahr
- 2008–2018: Absatzwirtschaft, Monthly column Marketing Life
- 2009–present: NovoArgumente
- 2009–2011: Frankfurter Rundschau, weekly Column Denken Sie selbst
- 2011–2012: Monthly column in Prinz Magazin
- 2013–present: guest contributions in Spektrum Neo
- 2013–2017: weekly column in Focus Magazin
- 2015–present: Blog Stiftung Rechnen
- 2016–present: Biweekly column on Spektrum.de
Awards
- 1999: Bielefelder Kabarettpreis
- 2002: Kabarett Kaktus
- 2003: Bayerischer Kabarettpreis in the Categorie Senkrechtstarter
- 2007: Sprungbrett )