A stand-up comedian from Ukraine has been awarded the German Comedy Prize for the "most moving performance of the year". As the production company Brainpool announced on Tuesday, comedienne Olga Stetsenko received the special prize on Monday evening when recording the Sat.1 program "Die Beste Comedians Deutschlands" in Cologne's E-Werk.

Olga Stetsenko is a teacher in Ukraine and made her debut in the comedy show of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "The 37-year-old translated her set into German in a few days in order to be able to present her gags to the viewers in Cologne. They were completely enthusiastic," the statement said.

Olga Stetsenko reacted to the award with great joy: "It was really unexpected and touched me deeply. It is a great honor to be here and to receive such an award. I think many German comedians dream of it and I was just lucky. "

There will be changes at the German Comedy Prize this year, according to the statement. "With the new concept, the Cologne Comedy Festival wants to make the award ceremony more modern and diverse." The awards will not be presented at a single TV gala this year, but will be spread across the festival and various recordings. A particular focus is placed on the area of ​​live comedy. This year, the German Comedy Award is presented in the categories "Special Award", "Honorary Award" and "Most Successful Stage Artist".

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