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Jan Böhmermann is a german comedian and host of Neo Magazin Royale. He grew up in Bremen Nord (Vegesack, to be exact) as the son of a police officer, which he frequently mentions in his material. He likes to refer to himself as "Blasser Dünner Junge" (pale thin boy) and cultivates a boyish charm and ne'erdowell attitude. While his show ranges from the downright silly (eel puns in "Galileo fish-story" segments) to the political (his Erdogan poem, which caused a diplomatic incident) he is not above making fun of even things and people he probably likes and supports. His sidekicks include William Cohn (a bald man with a weird taste in clothes and a low voice, some of which may be his public persona only) and Ralf Kabelka.

His show did a Channel Hop from ZDF Neo to the "main" ZDF (and thus making it much more prominent in public perception) but it is notably released online before the airing date of each episode. Since the channel hop, his tendency to do hard-hitting investigative journalism (often driving the national conversation) in the style of John Olliver has become more prominent.

He is probably best known outside Germany for his song and video "BE DEUTSCH!", a parody of Rammstein challenging right wing authoritarian leaders.


He's got the police, you got your life ruined.

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