After Dinner SpeakersHenning Wehn is a German stand-up comedian available for corporate events, award ceremonies, and after-dinner entertainment through Gordon Poole Agency.
Known as the German Comedy Ambassador to the UK, Henning combines dry observational comedy with humorous comparisons between British and German life.
This is not the easiest job because Germans allegedly don’t have a sense of humour. Henning does not find that funny.
He took office in October 2003 after watching an open mic night that convinced him that he wouldn’t be much worse. Wehn has been performing as the self-styled ‘German Comedy Ambassador’ ever since.
Whilst touring on his own most of the time, he sometimes appears with his countryman Otto Kuhnle. Their show 1000 Years of German Humour was nominated for the Barry Award at the 2009 Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Opinion on his stand-up is divided. German comedian Henning sees himself as one of Britain’s foremost social commentators, but everybody else describes him as ‘that German bloke’.
“Ja. Ja. Das ist gut.”
Max Mosley
Henning makes regular appearances on shows, including:
- 8 Out of 10 Cats
- Have I Got News For You
- Room 101
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- QI
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
- Would I Lie to You?
He is a recurring panellist on the Radio 5 Live comedy sports show Fighting Talk and on Radio 4’s The Unbelievable Truth.
In 2014, Wehn and comedian Mark Watson fronted a travelogue in Brazil called The Road to Rio for Dave TV. In the show, they explored the country’s sporting culture, tying in with the World Cup.
In May 2015, Henning Wehn presented An Immigrant’s Guide to Britain on Channel 4.
