America's German comedian.
Helps German companies
with globally award-winning humor.
"We were delighted with Paco’s performance.
We had fantastic feedback from our media in attendance."
Chris Overall, Media Relations, BMW Group UK
PACO ERHARD:
AMERICA'S GERMAN COMEDIAN
( Fun fact: that's not one of the
signs of the apocalypse. )
brings you
COMEDY THAT CONNECTS CULTURES
by not taking its own
too seriously.
...
A stand-up that transforms how
Americans see Germany. And you.
If you're a German company out to win hearts and minds, Paco Erhard's stand-up will help you transform the way people see you and "the Germans".
Now German companies can present themselves with the humor, honesty, and charm the world has been hoping for. And within the laughs, Paco provides captivating insight that helps Germans and Americans work together better.
Paco Erhard's comedy and event hosting embodies a modern Germany that is fun, hilarious, and exciting. Non-stop belly laughs meet team building lightbulb moments for an evening that will stay in your guests' heads.
"Paco Erhard certainly takes down the stereotype of the 'humorless German'.
A stand-up pro!"
CBC
Canada
FOR GERMAN SOCIETIES: A show that helps you get new members and make more money.
Presenting Paco Erhard's 5-Step Guide to Being German brings your community together, get lots of excited new folks through the door, makes the young generation fall in love with their German heritage, and has your guests' eyes shine for years to come when they remember your event. And with Paco, they finally get to see the real amazing Germany behind the scenes – Deutschland like they've never seen it before.
The result: delighted guests, rave reviews, a city that loves you, and a real bond of affection between cultures. Which isn't always the effect we Germans have when we go places.
"Valuable insights into the German psyche and absolutely hilarious!
WE were so Happy!"
Arpad Sölter
Director, Goethe Institut Australia
Belly laughs that create togetherness.
And Deutschland facts that wow even Germans.
Experience hysterical dilemmas on the Autobahn, learn the truth about lederhosen, and find out how "Germans have no sense of humor" is both true and not true at all. Laugh at the ancient trauma that makes Germans love rules and planning quite so much. (Yeah, laugh at our pain, why dontcha?) You may be surprised that bier steins don't exist and you'll be happy to find out that we Germans aren't actually blunt or rude — we just value honesty more highly than other people's feelings.
Understand Germany better. Understand your Oma Hilda better. Understand yourself better. And laugh your socks off in the process.
Nothing connects people like laughing together. Pair this with real insights about each other and why we are the way we are, and you have an evening that inspires forever.
"He keeps the room in stitches,
whether you're German or not.
Vue Weekly
Canada
masterful!"
HOW PACO ERHARD HELPS YOU
"Paco Erhard made our event great, fun, and special. We even collected a Best of Thank-You emails."
Tina Vissem, Head of Public Relations
German-Australian Chamber of Commerce
Helps German companies in America
win hearts and minds
"Thank you for an awesome show! Paco's show made me a heroine at the DANK Haus and brought in lots of new faces. We really lucked out with Paco!
Barbara Ely, DANK HAUS (Deutsch-Amerikanischer Nationalkongress)
German-American Cultural Organization, Chicago
Helps German American Societies stand out and win younger members
"Paco Erhard established a great connection between our international guests. Just the right touch of humor and professionalism."
Klaus Lohmann, Director UK & Ireland,
German National Tourist Board
Helps European institutions
further Europe's emotional union
"Paco Erhard made our conference special. Our international guests still keep getting back to me praising the event and quoting his lines."
Udo Schultz, ex International Chairman & Honorary President, Mensa International
Helps international organizations
spread cross-cultural understanding
We Were ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED –
We Got fantastic FEEDBACK
from our media in attendance.
Chris Overall
Media Relations, BMW Group UK
VERY FUNNY!
WHAT YOU GET WITH THIS SHOW
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A 60-75 minute stand-up comedy show about Germany that has been consistently sold out at the biggest comedy festivals worldwide since 2011.
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Promotional material proven to get whole cities excited.
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Actionable cultural insights that endear people to Germany and make them see Germans in a whole new light.
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A globally renowned performer with exceptional skill adapting to different cultures and vast experience warming mixed international audiences up to each other.
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Panel discussion or interview after the show (add-on): Go deeper into the topic of Germany, the German mindset, and how to adapt to other cultures. Inspire audiences to open up to other cultures, travel, and adopt a cross-cultural mindset.
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Non-profits only: an arrangement that makes you money instead of paying a fixed show fee. Limited to 10 shows a year.
THE GUY BEHIND THE LAUGHS
The world's comedy expert on Germany...
Selling out theaters, festivals and conferences since 2011, Paco is the world's comedy expert on Germany and the German psyche.
For over 10 years, he has won awards, critical acclaim, and most importantly audiences' hearts with his smart, culturally savvy stand-up. Over the years, he has made tens of thousands of people from Vancouver to Sydney fall in love with his "charming, crazy mishap of a country".
Paco Erhard on BBC One
©BBC 2013
... and America's German comedian.
Paco Erhard is Germany's global comedian: a staple performer at the biggest comedy festivals around the world.
Born Frank Erhard Hübener in Munich, Paco grew up in eight different regions of Germany, experiencing his country's vast variety of regional cultures from an early age. He is the great-grandson of the first Minister-President of the German State of Saxony-Anhalt — post-war, thank goodness, appointed by the Americans.
In 2001, Paco hitchhiked out of his native Germany, travelled the world for 14 years, and started doing comedy in English, Spanish, and German. One day in Valencia/Spain, his neighbor Amparo was fed up with his stupid, unpronounceable name "Erhard" and decreed that his name was Paco now, effective immediately. And that was that.
After moving to London in 2009 to pursue comedy full-time, Paco quickly shot to success with his first ever solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe: this one. Known at comedy festivals as 5-Step Guide to Being German, Paco wrote it in reaction to the unhelpful stereotypes about Germany he encountered on his travels. His goal: to write a show about the real Germany, a show that both Germans and non-Germans find "so true" and utterly hilarious. The rest, as they say, is history.
Paco has since written and toured seven further solo shows, following his passion for biting social commentary and mischievous satire. But his love for bridging cultures also continues with his 5-Step Guide to Being German, now named I Can Make You German.
He has appeared on BBC, ABC, ARD, RTE, and many other TV & radio stations in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand, Ireland, and Germany. He has written an award-winning academic paper on cultural identity, and he has written about Europe and Germany for the Irish Times.
Paco's corporate comedy has helped clients such as BMW, UNESCO World Heritage, Mensa, Ford, the Goethe Institute, the Festival of German Film, or the German-Australian Chamber of Commerce, boosting their image abroad and helping international teams work together better.
Paco is based in New York City.
"one of the best cultural comedians
Broadway World
USA
In the world."
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Captivating insight
OF the GERMAN PSYCHE.
WE WERE ACHING WITH LAUGHTER.
Marlene Sanau
General Manager, Lufthansa Australia
AMAZING!
