Dark Mode Productions

The Nir Death Experience: a work-in-progress solo show by Nir Gottleid

Nir Gottleid, Berlin’s darkest comic, has been dying on stage for years. Now he’s making it official. After The Revenge of the Jewdi (Holocaust jokes, in Germany) and Middle Rage (turning 40, depression, and dating as a single old man), Nir is back with his third solo show. It’s about death, love, and why despite all the indications that one shouldn’t, one decides to keep on sticking around.

This is a work in progress. There will be old jokes. There will be new jokes. And we will be trying to write the ending together. 

Come and help him find out which bits live and which ones flatline.

Content warning: death, dying, grief, love, the Holocaust, cats, and a man in his mid-40s talking about his feelings. Not for the faint of heart, or the faint of pulse. “The best revenge is good jokes.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) “A flair for gags that make you wince and laugh in equal measure.” (Chortle)

SAT 07.11.26 · 20:30 · Z-Bar, Bergstraße 2, Berlin-Mitte · English stand-up

ABOUT NIR GOTTLEID (@thenireast): Nir Gottleid (@thenireast on instagram) is an Israeli comic who has performed in the throughout Europe, the US, and Israel. He has come to Germany to, as he says, “make Germans feel uncomfortable as a form of reparations”; he would prefer to date Germans to achieve his goal, but sadly German women have intelligence, common sense, and eyes — therefore he’s forced to do comedy instead. His combination of dark humor, self-deprecation, and obscene “dad jokes” will leave him in stitches, because you are very likely to stab him after his set. ” has a command of the traditional pace, rhythms and tightly written gags of stand-up that assure you that you’re in capable hand”, “a flair for gags that make you wince and laugh in equal measure”, “a self loathing stoner” - Chortle, UK You can see some of his work here: Instagram (www.instagram.com/thenireast) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thenireast) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thenireast) you can also find the rest of the links here: linktr.ee/nirgottleid Nir has been touring Europe, and has produced multiple successful shows such as “The Berlin Offensive”, “Schindler’s Fist”, and more. He is widely regarded as the darkest comedian in the English comedy scene in Germany and more than meets that expectation by awkwardly talking to audiences about things he most definitely shouldn’t be talking about. His first solo show, “The Revenge of the Jew-Di” is a 60 to 90 minute exploration of holocaust puns, the life of an Israeli expat in Germany, dating in modern day Berlin, and more. It is currently on tour in Germany and Europe and you can get tickets and see show times here! Nir is touring with his second solo show as well, “Middle Rage”, and talks about the fun sides of depression, anxiety, cats, hate crimes dating as a single old man, and the bitterness rage and feeling of acceptance that can only come with a life exhaustively lived. ABOUT DARK MODE: Looking for the latest on who’s daring to tread the dark comedy stage at Dark Stars? Our lineups rotate faster than a comedian’s mood swings! To catch the freshest faces in dark humor, keep an eye on our social media @darkmodecomedy and @thenireast as well as our website at https://dark-mo.de