Hazel Brugger Instagram – A week ago, we met @victorpatrascan , an absolute European stand-up comedy legend. Victor comes from Romania, has been touring constantly for several years, and has performed stand-up in over 60 countries (!!) In some countries, like Azerbaijan, his shows were the first ever full-length solo performances in English! He has also performed free charity shows in crisis zones, for example, in a bunker in Kyiv – after the start of the Russian offensive.
@spitzer_thomas and I caught up with Victor in Frankfurt shortly before he was scheduled to perform one of his shows at the „Kulturhaus Frankfurt“ to talk with him for an hour about comedy, Europe, and comedy in Europe. It was so refreshing to ask a real EXPERT EXACTLY where the underrated comedy hotspots in Europe are, whether Berlin REALLY is the „comedy capital“ of Europe, how to explain the post-pandemic stand-up boom in Europe, and whether it’s generally true that there’s little mixing between English-language comedy scenes and the comedy scenes in the respective native languages…
Since the conversation is in English, we’ve released it as a special episode in addition to our regular Monday podcast #hazelthomashörerlebnis episodes, as always available on all podcast platforms.
Follow @victorpatrascan if you’re interested in his work, and don’t be afraid to take a risk when planning your evening entertainment.
(And to all artists: Take a page from Victor’s book and don’t be afraid to break new ground and take control of your own career!) | Posted on 05/Mar/2026 19:59:13
