Monika Gruber

This article deals with the Bavarian cabaret artist Monika Gruber. For the Austrian actress and dubbing actress see Monica Gruber.

Monika Gruber (2015)

Monika Gruber (born 29 June 1971 in Wartenberg, district Erding) is a German cabaret artist and actress.

Life and career

Youth and apprenticeship

Monika Gruber grew up with her two younger brothers in their parental farm in Upper Bavarian, Tittenkofen. After completing her A-levels, she worked for several years as a foreign language secretary. At the age of 27, she completed a two-and-a-half year drama school education at drama school Zerboni.[1] She got her first theater engagement already during her training: from 2000 to 2005, she was an ensemble member of Iberl Bühne, which was directed by Georg Maier, in Munich-Solln.

TV career

Gruber gathered her first experience as a cabaret artist in the comedy series Kanal fatal, beginning in 2002 where she portrait Kellnerin Monique, a typical Bavarian waitress who, in broad vernacular speech, talks about her adventures in the gastronomy. At the same time, she also performed in Günter Grünwalds Freitagscomedy. From 2003 to 2009, she was a member of the sketch series Die Komiker of the Bavarian Television.[1] In 2004, she was a reporter for the Bavarian Television live from Oktoberfestin, Munich. In 2006, Gruber was a celebrity gossip commentator for Gründwald Freitagscomedy. In 2009, Gruber and Grünwald shot a four-part sketch show called Normal is des ned. The collaboration with Grünwald and the Bavarian Television ended in September 2009.[2]

In 2012, Gruber obtained her own TV series in the German broadcaster ZDF. She presented the boulevard satire called Leute, Leute!. Contrary to the wishes of the ZDF, Gruber didn't extend her contract for Leute, Leute!, which was to expire at the end of 2012, in order to gain more time for live performances again.[3] In the same year, she won the award of the Bavarian Television (BR) in the category 'Comedian' for Die Große Quatsch Variety Show (Pro7), Monika Gruber live 2011 (BR) and Grünwald Freitagscomedy (BR).[4]

From January 2011 to the end of 2013, Gruber, along with Bruno Jonas and Rick Kavanian, was an essential member of Die Klugscheißer, a monthly satirical TV series of the Bavarian Television. In reaction to her withdrawal, which she claimed was so she could focus on her stage program, the show was discontinued.[5]

In April 2014, Gruber was again a regular guest on Gründwald Freitagscomedy and continued to perform with Günter Grünwald on a more regular basis in the autumn of 2014. For this reason, the title of the series was to be changed to Grünwald & Gruber Freitagscomedy.[6] At the end of the year, however, Gruber and the BR announced that these plans wouldn't be put into action, due to scheduling coordination and conceptional reasons.[7]

In addition to her cabaret and comedy performances, Gruber also performed on various TV productions. From 2008 to 2011, she played the leading role Hannelore Herbst in the BR series Der Kaiser von Schexing.[1][8] Afterwards, from 2011 to 2013, she played Lokalreporterin Barbara Hansen in the first 30 episodes of the ARD series Hubert & Staller.[9][10] At the same time, she also played Moni Riemerschmidt in the new Heiter bis tödlich episodes of the Bavarian police series München 7 next to Florian Karlheim, Andreas Giebel and Christine Neubauer. She was assigned to this role since 2012.[7][11][12]

Cabaret stage programme

With her first solo program, Kellerin Monique, schmeckt's ned?, Gruber toured through the south of Germany and Austria in 2004. In 2005, her solo program Hauptsach' g'sund followed. Her third stage program Zu wahr, um schön zu sein celebrated its premier on 13 September in Munich and was, among others, performed at the 17th Arose Humor-Festival. In 2006, Gruber toured with her program Wenn ned jetzt, wann dann!.[1]

In the turn of the year 2012/2013, Gruber performed beside of Michael Niavarani in their 'patchwork program' called Best of Beide, situated in the repeatedly sold out town hall of Vienna. The program focused on 40 year old singles, 'persons with menstruation background', bad tempered people from Vienna, and everyday lies. The stage performances in Bavaria in February 2013 were also frequently attended.[13]

In January 2014, the fifth solo program Irgendwas is' immer followed.[1]

Social commitment

Gruber is involved in the association Orienthelfer e.V.[14] of the cabaret artist Christian Springer and locally supports refugees in the Lebanon.[15]

Personal life

In a newspaper interview, Gruber admitted to have suffered from anorexia nervosa during her adolescence for several years.[16]

From September 2011 to September 2012, Gruber was in a relationship with the managing director of the Paulaner brewery, Andreas Steinfatt.[17]

Cabaret programme (selection)

Acting (selection)

Television

Movies

Theatre

Cabaret performances in TV (selection)

Books

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vita" (in German). monika-gruber.de. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Bei fast all ihren BR-Sendungen: Quotenqueen Monika Gruber schmeißt hin!" (in German). tz. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  3. ↑ "„Leute, Leute!": Monika Gruber gibt ZDF-Sendung auf" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Ministerpräsident Seehofer verleiht Bayerischen Fernsehpreis 2012" (in German). Bayerische Staatskanzlei. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  5. ↑ Stefanie Thyssen (2014-05-07). "ARD-Satire-Sendung wird eingestellt: Aus für „Die Klugscheisser"" (in German). tz. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  6. ↑ Stefanie Thyssen (2014-05-08). "Nach Aus bei „Die Klugscheißer": Monika Gruber steigt bei Grünwalds Freitagscomedy ein" (in German). tz. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  7. 1 2 Stefanie Thyssen (2014-12-17). "Wende: "Freitagscomedy" doch ohne Gruber" (in German). tz. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  8. ↑ Rita Baedeker (2011-03-14). "Dreh „Der Kaiser von Schexing": Zurück im Provinzrathaus" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  9. ↑ Benjamin Engel (2013-07-12). "Prime Time für Wolfratshausen" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  10. ↑ "Monika Gruber ist Lokalreporterin Barbara Hansen" (in German). DasErste.de. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  11. ↑ Ines Weißbach (2012-03-07). "Die Wilde vom Viktualienmarkt" (in German). news.de. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  12. ↑ "Doppelinterview mit Christine Neubauer und Monika Gruber" (in German). DasErste.de. 2014-05-07. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  13. ↑ Hannah Hilligardt (2013-02-22). "Erding: Menschen mit Menstruationshintergrund" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  14. ↑ "Orienthelfer e.V." (in German). orienthelfer.de. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  15. ↑ "Sendung 18.08.2015 • WDR • ARD-alpha • Flüchtlingshilfe - Ein Kabarettist macht Ernst - Sendungen - Planet Wissen" (in German). Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 2016-02-20. in der TV-Sendung sprach Gruber mit Flüchtlingsfrauen in einem libanesischen Lager
  16. ↑ Michael Ruhland (2011-04-27). "„Ich wollte tot sein"" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  17. ↑ "Monika Gruber und Steinfatt: Liebes-Aus" (in German). merkur-online.de. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2015-03-07.

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