Loriot: Biographie

Vicco von Bülow, better known as Loriot, was one of Germany's most successful and popular humorists for decades. We owe him great moments of subtle entertainment: cartoons, television sketches, books, films - his repertoire was almost inexhaustible. This biography tells for the first time how Vicco von Bülow became Loriot: his entire life, his origins, his career in post-war Germany and his rise to become the most successful humorist of our time. He relentlessly observed every detail of our foibles and held up a mirror to us like no one else - at which we were deliciously amused. Despite his success, he always remained modest, committed only to art and to what he set himself as a standard. The book gets to the bottom of the Loriot phenomenon and is an indispensable work for all fans and followers of intelligent humor.