Böhmermann was born and raised in Bremen. He enrolled to study history, sociology and theatre in Cologne, but dropped out before long. Previously, Böhmermann had applied to drama schools in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich; he was rejected by all three. He was accepted at a fourth drama school in Hannover, but did not enroll. In 1997, Böhmermann was hired as a columnist at the Bremen daily newspaper Die Norddeutsche. He joined Radio Bremen as a presenter in 1999, where he also had a stint as a comedy writer. In 2015, he became known internationally for the satirical music video V for Varoufakis about the Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. The clip is from Böhmermann's late-night show Neo Magazin Royale. His satirical rap song Ich hab Polizei peaked at #10 in the German charts. However, the song also caused considerable controversy: Journalists and rappers accused him of mocking lower-class people and also condoning police violence. In 2016 he and Olli Schulz hosted a talk show called Schulz & Böhmermann, which is based on a former show Böhmermann co-hosted with Charlotte Roche in 2012. (wikipedia)

Filmography

• 2025Deutschland - Eine Erfahrung — Self, Idea
• 2024Das Grundgesetz der Tiere — Kari (voice), Idea, Book
• 2024Hallo Spencer - Der Film — Blue Worker, Screenplay
• 2024I'm sorry, Mr. President - Der tiefe Fall des El Hotzo — Self, Executive Producer
• Jan Böhmermann und Olli Schulz kommentieren für FM4 den ESC — Moderation
• 2022Die Innenministerkonferenz — Bremen, Screenplay
• 2022FFMM Straight ⁄ Queer Doggy BJ ORAL Orgasm Squirting ROYALE (gebührenfinanziert)
• Böhmi brutzelt — Self, Producer
• ZDF Magazin Royale — Self - Host, Richard David Precht, Creator
• 2018Böhmermanns perfekte Weihnachten — Kai Renke, Jens, Erzähler, Script
• 2018Dr. Böhmermanns Struwwelpeter — Jan / Policeman / Ruler of Germanika / Pauline's Father / Robert / Struwwelpeter, Story
• Lass dich überwachen! — Self - Host, Creator
• 2016Talk mit Anne Will — Jan Böhmermann / Javier Cardoso Delgado
• 16 × Deutschland — Director
• Lerchenberg
• Neo Magazin Royale — Self - Host, Creator
• Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben — Polizist

Appearances as themselves (39)

• Lubach — Self
• 2023In einem Land vor Fest & Flauschig – Weihnachten im Sauriersaal — Self
• 2023Trans ist Trend: Wie eine Ideologie unser Land verändert — Self (archive footage)
• De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach — Self
• 2022Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage — Self
• The Houseboat — Self
• 2021The Wikipedia Promise — Self - TV Host (archive footage)
• Frank Elstner: Wetten, das war's..? — Self - Guest
• Satire Deluxe — Self
• Das Duell um die Geld — Self
• Schulz & Böhmermann — Self - Host
• So! Muncu! — Self
• Weser-Strand — Self
• Chat Duell — Himself
• Bauerfeind assistiert — Self
• Die Anstalt — Himself
• Was wäre wenn? — Self - Host
• LateLine Live — Self - Host
• Roche & Böhmermann — Self - Host
• Sportschau-Club — self
• Skavlan — Self - Guest
• Markus Lanz — Self
• Die Pierre M. Krause Show — Self
• Inas Nacht — Self
• echt Böhmermann — Self - Host
• West.art am Sonntag — Self
• Deutscher Fernsehpreis — Self
• Volle Kanne — Self
• The Johannes B. Kerner Show — Self
• Leute heute — Self
• Tietjen und Bommes — Self
• Zimmer frei! — Self
• DAS! — Self
• Romy Award — Self
• Menschen — Self
• NDR Talk Show — Self
• Kölner Treff — Self
• 3 nach 9 — Self
• Grimme Award — Self