Olaf Schubert

Michael Haubold, born on November 7, 1967, is a German comedian and musician who is better known by his stage name, Olaf Schubert. Throughout his career, he has established a presence on German television broadcasters and radio programs, delivering comedy and music across a variety of media formats.

His musical output under the Olaf Schubert name began in 1991 with the release of Bestandsaufnahme – Songs after Die Wende. He continued to release musical recordings throughout the 1990s, including Hier bin ich! in 1995, Gefühl gewinnt! in 1996, and Ich bereue nichts! in 1998. He followed these with another album titled Bestandsaufnahme in 1999.

During the 2000s and 2010s, Schubert expanded his diskography with additional albums and stand-up video releases. He released Echte Menschen in 2000 and collaborated as part of Gabi Schubert & die Original Elbtaler on the 2001 release Ich bin wieder da. His video releases include the 2003 DVD Boykott, followed by the 2007 CD Ich bin bei dir and the 2009 DVD Ich bin bei euch. He later released the CD Meine Kämpfe in 2009, which received a DVD release in 2012, as well as the album So! on CD in 2013 and on DVD in 2014.

In addition to his traditional musical and comedy projects, Schubert has produced several audio plays, referred to as Hörspiele. His contributions to this format began with Die 17 besten Hördialoge in 1998, followed by In Verbalgewittern in 2002. Later audio play releases include Meisterwerke selbstgemacht in 2005, Olaf Schubert packt ein in 2008, and Komplette Fragmente in 2009.

Schubert has received a wide array of honors and awards for his comedy work. In 2004, he received both the Salzburger Stier and the St. Ingberter Pfanne. He went on to win the Thüringer Kleinkunstpreis in 2005 and Das große Kleinkunstfestival – Berlin-Award in 2006. In 2008, he was awarded the Deutscher Comedypreis in the category of Best Newcomer, followed by the Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis in 2010 and the Deutscher Comedypreis for Best Comedian in 2013.

Much of his recognition has also come through his involvement with the television program heute-show. As a member of the show, he shared in winning the Deutscher Comedypreis for Best Comedy Show in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Additionally, his work with the show earned him the Deutscher Fernsehpreis in the Comedy category in both 2010 and 2014, as well as a Bambi award in the Comedy category in 2014.