Education
After his Abitur, Pispers moved to Bonn and later Münster where he studied English studies, theology and pedagogy. In the same year he finished his education and started working as an English teacher.
After his Abitur, Pispers moved to Bonn and later Münster where he studied English studies, theology and pedagogy. In the same year he finished his education and started working as an English teacher.
His comic style includes drastic and sometimes sarcastic commentary on current events, especially about the political situation in Germany but also about the politics of the United States since 9/11 and during the Iraq War. From 1979 to 1980 he worked as a foreign language assistant in England, where he developed a liking for black comedy. His first solo programme, Kabarette sich, wer kann (a pun on "rette sich, wer kann" - "save yourself if you can"), first opened in 1983.
However, in 1991, he gave up this position to tour Germany with his solo programmes.
In 2002 he first went on tour with his programme..bis neulich ("until recently"), which was originally conceived as a Best of of his twenty years in cabaret. lieutenant was extremely successful and made him a lot more popular, especially due to his harsh criticism of the George West. Bush administration and the Iraq War.
Due to its huge success, Pispers continued to tour Germany with the programme, which he frequently updated according to recent developments, until 2015. He currently lives in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
He has also become a staunch critic of unregulated capitalism.
After returning to Germany, he worked as a member of several children"s theatre and cabaret arrangements. In 1990, he became a member of the ensemble of the Kom(m)ödchen in Düsseldorf and later on its artistic director