Hagen Rether

Hagen Rether
Hagen Rether in 2008
Born (1969-10-08) 8 October 1969
Bucharest, Romania
MediumKabarett
NationalityGerman
GenresObservational comedy, Word play, Political satire, Black comedy
Subject(s)German culture, German and American politics, Religion, Mass media, Globalization
Websitewww.hagenrether.de

Hagen Rether (born 8 October 1969 in Bucharest) is a Romanian-born German political cabaret artist and musician. The most remarkable features in his performance are usually the presence and use of a grand piano. He was a frequent contributor to the German Kabarett TV show Scheibenwischer.

Among the topics Rether relates to are not only federal, state and international politics, but also religion, media, consumerism and globalization.