Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany". His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider. He developed a reputation for writing and performing short comic routines, which he performed in a strong Bavarian dialect, usually with his female partner, Liesl Karlstadt. His art centered mostly around linguistic dexterity and wordplay—Valentin was a linguistic anarchist.
KNOWN FOR
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
2001
Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
2019
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
1935
Der Zithervirtuose
1934
Es knallt
1934
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Im Photoatelier
1933
Der Sonderling
1929
Die Erbschaft
1936
Der Kuß
1913
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
1979
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
1982