World Peace through Humor: A German 101.

Fringe 2026

World Peace through Humor: A German 101.

Feel good again – zat is an order!

Sold out in 2025, award-winning German comic Paco Erhard will bring your optimism back with this hour of belly laughs around a passionate message of global connection. After all, Germans are known for two things: bringing peace and laughter. Well, at least Germans called Paco.

In early 2025, Paco was stopped and held at the Mexican-American border, in an encounter with an, um, differently intelligent border guard. The encounter made him retrace the events of his life that turned him into the gleeful internationalist he is today... stumbling across the positive vision we so desperately need today along the way. No biggie!

One year after Paco's sold out smash hit 5-Step Guide to Being German, this is a show distilled from a life traveling 40+ countries – meeting saints, sinners (more fun!), beautiful lunatics, and most of all: Good. People. Everywhere.

Need a good laugh in crazy times? Then this fiercely funny “internationalist manifesto” is 100% you.

Come celebrate global connection, laughing at bigots, and shaping a kick-ass future for the planet TOGETHER.

It'll be a party – get your tickets now!

★★★★★ “Stand-up genius. A very positive message of international understanding.” – Edinburgh Guide
★★★★½ “One of Fringe's best. He often sells out; buy your tickets quickly!” – Edmonton Journal
“One of the best cultural comedians in the world” – Broadway World
“Like a German de Tocqueville. Politically incorrect and chaotically hilarious.” – Orlando Weekly

2023 Golden Lanyard, Minnesota Fringe Festival
2022 Critics Pick, San Diego International Fringe Festival
2022 New Artist of the Year, Orlando International Fringe Festival
2022 Patrons Pick, Orlando International Fringe Festival

P.S. Turns out a German comedian is actually NOT one of the signs of the apocalypse. Who knew?

Plain Language Description

Paco Erhard is an award-winning German stand-up comedian. World Peace through Humour is a one-hour solo comedy show for adults.

In early 2025, Paco was stopped and held for questioning at the US-Mexico border. The show begins with that event and uses it as a way into the bigger story: a life spent traveling through more than 40 countries, and what that taught him about how different cultures see the world.

It is a fast-paced, funny show with a serious point underneath. Paco argues that the world's biggest problems are shared ones, that nationalism makes them worse, and that staying curious and connected across cultures is both possible and worth fighting for. The result is a positive, energy-filled hour made to leave audiences laughing and more hopeful.

The show contains political material and some strong language.

It is a fast-paced, funny show with a serious point underneath. Paco argues that the world's biggest problems are shared ones, that nationalism makes them worse, and that staying curious and connected across cultures is both possible and worth fighting for. The result is an optimistic, energetic hour designed to leave audiences laughing and more hopeful.

The show contains political material and some strong language.