Comedy Hirten - Theater Akzent - Wien - 2026

Theater Akzent, Wien

“2026 will soon be a thing of the past,” says musician and philosopher Christopher Seiler. But before that happens, the Comedy Hirten look back on a year that wasn’t always a laughing matter—with a punchline density higher than inflation. UHBP Alexander Van der Bellen explains why, despite the 2026 Song Contest, he’d rather have been the “State Grandpa” at the State Opera. Our Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler reveals how to shop on a budget permanently, and Austria’s Most Remote Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger explains why the Strait of Hormuz was mentioned more often than the Vienna Southeast Bypass. U.S. President Donald Trump also gets his share of criticism: Has the White House finally turned into (his) madhouse? The World Cup is also analyzed with insights from Ralf Rangnick, Marco Arnautovic, and ORF experts Andreas Herzog and Herbert Prohaska; including an explanation of why our elimination seemed rather baffling. Angelika Niedetzky, Peter Moizi, Herbert Haider, and Christian Schwab bring back the most memorable voices and quirkiest moments of the year. There are also plenty of musical parodies. The show lasts exactly as long as the new marathon world record set in London in 2026: just under two hours. Except that