Kaya Yanar

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Kaya Yanar (born 10 May 1973 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a German comedian best known for his comedy show Was guckst du? (Whaddaya lookin' at?).

Yanar is famous for his comedy show "Was guckst du?", which covers sketches about pretty much every cliche out there. He is the host as well as the main comedian for most of the sketches. For one of his most famous sketches about an East Indian, Ranjid, and his cow-pal Benita, he had to study for months to perform the sketch with a perfect Pidgin-English accent. His fellow student, who fluently speaks with this East Indian accent was a huge help for his studies.

He went to the "Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium" (High School)and later on went to study Phonetics, American studies and Philosophy. During his high school years he once said to his teacher "I want to become a comedian." which simply made his teacher laugh out loud. During an interview with the famous german TV-host Johannes B. Kerner Yanar described his childhood as a more liberal one.

In 2006 Yanar ended his comedy show to pursue the filming of a movie not yet released.