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On the comedy stage, Maximilian Lorenz illuminates common clichés about Munich and Berlin.
The 31-year-old says he doesn't really fit in either city.
Munich – “I was a management consultant,” admits Maximilian Lorenz with a smile.
“Like almost every Munich resident.”
The 31-year-old now lives in Berlin and is pursuing his career as a stand-up comedian.
Over 25,000 people follow him on Instagram and he can be heard on a podcast once a week.
What feelings did Lorenz have when he moved to the capital two and a half years ago?
Moved to Berlin from Munich: Stand-up comedian talks about common clichés on stage
“I had certain ideas about what it must be like to live in Berlin,” explains the Munich native in the video interview.
Common clichés came to mind.
“And if you want them to come true, then they will,” says the new Berliner.
“You find places where the city is too hip, too loud and too dirty.” To check prejudices about Munich, the 31-year-old recommends visiting a gastro institution.
“If you sit in front of the Tambosi on Saturday, a smart management consultant will come along and order his spritz.”
Maximilian Lorenz, a native of Munich, has been living in Berlin for two and a half years.
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Lorenz gained his first experiences in the comedy scene in Munich.
Two and a half years ago he put everything on one card and moved to Berlin to live with his girlfriend.
“Back then you had to go there just because of the performance opportunities.” In the conversation, the 31-year-old looks back on his experiences: “In Berlin it takes a lot more to stand out from the crowd.
“It’s a little easier in Munich.”
“I don’t need any more comedians who say that Bavarians walk around in lederhosen every now and then.”
On stage and in short Instagram videos, the 31-year-old reports on experiences in both cities.
Always looking for a new twist.
“Of course, the typical clichés have already served a lot of people.
I no longer need a comedian telling me that people in Bavaria walk around in lederhosen every now and then.”
The 31-year-old's contributions repeatedly shed light on the world of management consultants.
“Of course, comedy is always an exaggeration, but many prejudices about this world are true.
Probably no counselor is as extreme as the characters I portray.
But some people I met were very close,” says Lorenz.
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The 31-year-old's first novel, which is due to be published in a few months, is also about a management consultant.
Lorenz announces a “cynical, ironic comedy-drama”.
The focus is on the question of how a person can become happy alone.
From Munich to Berlin: “You can really enjoy both”
With his “classic Munich career” including business studies, he is too bourgeois for many Berliners, reports Lorenz.
“Some people look strange when I accidentally wear a shirt on stage.” For many people in Munich, however, he was too hip.
“People got mad when I showed up with a pearl necklace.”
Where does he feel best cared for?
“I really enjoy living in Berlin, but I’m always really happy to be home,” explains the 31-year-old.
“You can really enjoy both.
Many people are not aware of this.”
Lorenz regularly returns to Munich to perform; many of his friends live there.
“I’m still upset about the same things: that the sidewalks are folded up after midnight, that S-Bahn trains don’t run at night and that one of the Junge Union stands in the corner at every event,” says the 31-year-old.
At the same time, he can appreciate things that he previously took for granted.
“That it is so quaint and cozy, and not so big.
This will all become clearer when you come back from another city.”
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