KabarettFinder
A discovery app for German-speaking fans of cabaret, Kleinkunst, and political StandUp that uses AI to match them with touring acts, summarize recent shows, and surface podcast and TV appearances.
German-speaking adults who follow cabaret and political StandUp and want to keep up with touring acts they may not have heard of
- Personalized 'Tonight and this weekend' tour feed filtered by city and taste profile built from a short quiz
- AI-generated 2-minute show recaps (audio + text) for acts the user hasn't seen yet
- Links each performer across their TV appearances, podcasts, books, and YouTube clips in one profile
- Wishlist of acts with price-drop alerts when their nearby shows go on sale or last-minute
A high-profile German comedian's cancer recovery is trending, which signals strong ongoing public appetite for German-language cabaret and StandUp personalities — but discovery is fragmented across TV listings, theater sites, and YouTube.
Torsten Sträter is a major figure (own ARD/WDR shows, long-running podcast, Wikipedia entry) and tour-cancellation news is currently driving German press coverage; ARD Mediathek runs a dedicated 'Stand Up' Kabarett/Satire category, confirming a real enthusiast audience, though niche vs. mainstream comedy.Torsten Sträter – Wikipedia ↗Stand up – ARD Mediathek ↗Sträter sagt Auftritte ab: Comedian sprach über „schlimmsten Sommer“ ↗
No dedicated AI-driven Kabarett/Kleinkunst discovery app surfaced; closest are general ticketing aggregators (Eventim with 200k+ events including a Kabarett category) and artist self-sites like Mathias Richling. The 'AI match + show summaries + podcast aggregation' angle is genuinely open, but Eventim/Reservix already cover the 'find touring dates' job well.Kabarett-Veranstaltungen – Termine & Tickets – Eventim ↗Reservix – Dein Ticketportal ↗
Ticket affiliate economics are real (Eventim 200k+ events, 65% of tickets sold online in 2023) but German Kabarett audiences are price-sensitive and small (~typical ticket €20–45); premium subscriptions are hard to justify given free Eventim listings and free ARD Mediathek content, and the niche size limits ad revenue.Eventim – Tickets für über 200.000 Events & Konzerte ↗Ticketing Industry Statistics 2026 | 120+ Verified Stats ↗
Kabarett is a century-old German cultural institution with strong political-relevance hooks that keep it current (satirical TV, public broadcasting slots, touring acts); newer generations like Sträter show it's not a dying art, and streaming archives (ARD Mediathek) extend shelf life.Stand up – ARD Mediathek ↗BR Kabarett & Comedy – YouTube ↗
Technically straightforward: LLM-based show summaries and matching, RSS for podcasts, and scraping/partnering with Eventim/Reservix for tour dates are all well-trodden; main friction is content-licensing and the long tail of small Kabarett venues that don't publish structured data.Kabarett-Veranstaltungen – Termine & Tickets – Eventim ↗