Harry G is playing in the Loisachhalle on Thursday - he's already revealing who needs to dress warmly. He also reveals his connection to Wolfratshausen.
Wolfratshausen – He sees what everyone sees. But he can say it much more succinctly: Markus Stoll (44) alias Harry G is coming to the Loisachhalle this Thursday. The show is sold out, but there is an additional date next year.
“The blackbirds get their fat off on stage”: Comedian Harry G talks about his program
Mr. Stoll, whenever I start to grumble, no one wants to listen to me - why do people pay admission to watch you?
Markus Stoll (Harry G):
Personally, I can basically listen to anyone having fun. At some point I threw all my concerns overboard and just went for it, completely free from any socio-structure or rules of etiquette. As Harry G, mind you, not as Markus Stoll. That's a special freedom that I have that my viewers often don't have and they like that.
What are you grumbling about?
Stoll:
Oh. I was on the way to an appointment and two women were riding their cargo bike in front of me. At 20 km/h and a dog running in the middle of the street. Of course you can't overtake them. In private I grit my teeth, but on stage these blackbirds get their fat off. Compensation at its finest.
That sounds like quite a lot of Munich problems. They fill the concert halls in Hamburg and Vienna just as they do in Bavaria: How does that work?
Stoll:
Because most of my topics are there too. No matter where, there are chic people, idiots and even pricey people everywhere. They're just called something different. And even if they are completely Bavarian “HoamStories”, the rest of the republic can laugh about them. Don't forget: Bavarians are everywhere.
Even in the provinces – Wolfratshausen, for example?
Stoll:
Sure. For me, Wolfratshausen is more of the Munich area than a province. There are exactly the same, but also different topics that need to be discussed. For example, what went on in the Pupplinger Au at the weekend is crazy. I was cycling there at the weekend – what a crowd of inline skaters, walkers, cars and cyclists. What you experience there is just brutal. Even if you drive towards Ascholding and have to pass the whole Mischpoke – it’s crazy.
They know the region quite well. How come?
Stoll:
I play in Wolfratshausen every now and then. And I really enjoy cycling regularly in the summer. You often drive to or through Wolfratshausen. There is already a lot of life in the city and the region – at least on weekends.
And what do you draw your stage program from?
Stoll:
Yes, of course. My program lives from observations. For me, every visit to a café, a restaurant or something like that is not a pleasure, it's hard work (laughs). Every parking garage, every supermarket, all the hard research there.
How do you research? Are you looking around very intently?
Stoll:
I don't go to the café and watch people like a stalker, I can do that more subtly. I often only realize later what needs to be classified. I just generally walk through the world or through Munich with my eyes open. Cargo bikes, for example: at some point it was normal for everyone to have one of these things. The topic annoyed me so much as Markus that I dissected it on stage as Harry. This could soon also happen with Hobby Horsing. It seems to be a huge trend for people to ride around with wooden sticks between their legs. It's my duty not to just leave it like that, isn't it?
Let's go back for a moment: Markus Stoll has a Harry in his head?
Stoll:
Yes, of course, I'm basically practicing social hygiene with this Harry. I blame everything on Grant that I can't expect from my family and those around me. To the delight of my viewers. WinWin, so to speak.
Don't you sometimes worry that there will be too much grumbling and cynicism? For you or for the audience?
Stoll:
No, not at all. I sometimes have another worry - namely that I get too angry and then I'm completely out of breath. But so far I've usually managed it quite well, and if not, then that's just how it is. My audience likes it very clear. I often hear from them: Finally someone says it loud and clear.
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