Laughter without end

Award: TV-worthy cabaret by the jesters

Carnival jesters back in full swing: the KIB cabaret artists have been calling the shots since 11.11 p.m. on November 11.(Bild: TOMO JESENICNIK)

The carnival jesters of the Kulturinitiative Bleiburg (KIB) were honored for their decades of cultural work and received the Bleiburg town coat of arms. The program for the coming season will be broadcast on TV for the first time!

The carnival season is open. As reported, the fools have been reigning again throughout the country since November 11th. In Bleiburg, where everything is different and carnival does not start at 11.11 a.m. but at 11.11 p.m., it is the cabaret artists who have been providing endless laughter for almost 30 years. Now the cultural initiative has received its first award, the Bleiburg town coat of arms.

In recognition of its decades of cultural work, the Bleiburg Cultural Initiative (KIB) has now been awarded the Bleiburg town coat of arms. This year it will even be broadcast on TV.(Bild: KIB Bleiburg)

TV crew will be present
"We are very honored," says KIB chairman Arthur Ottowitz. Cabaret manager Philipp Hainz is touched: "After all, we are always loyal to our little cultural town." The program for the coming carnival season is already set. But one thing is new. "This year, for the first time, the 70 performers of the cabaret will also be providing laughs throughout Austria. Ottowitz: "It is an honor to be broadcast live on ORF, just like the Villach Carnival." This time, the Bleiburgers will become TV stars after the Narrisch-Guat show on Carnival Saturday. "So don't be surprised, the ORF camera crew will be present at some of the 16 performances in 2024."

By the way: advance ticket sales will start soon. It's first come, first served. In this case on the KIB homepage.