Matto Kämpf

Matto Kämpf – Swiss satirist

Matto Kämpf was born in Thun, Switzerland in 1970 and writes and jokes based in Bern. The well-known Swiss satirist was a member of the spoken word trio Die Gebirgspoeten ('The Mountain Poets') – "the Swiss lit scene's most left-field boy band" – and is part of the quasi-band Trampeltier of Love. Matto is a regular performer on stage, radio and television.

Published by Der gesunde Menschenversand, Matto Kämpf's comedic output includes spoken word, film, short stories, children's books, and novels – the latest being Tante Leguan ('Aunty Iguana') and new release Suppe Seife Seelenheil ('Soup Soap Salvation').

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AUNTY IGUANA

We are the culture desk. Lena, Hans, and me. Lena writes about art, Hans writes about film, and I write about music. We all do literature. We all have to do theatre. We all hate dance. Musicals we try to hush up. We get high before operas and scribble giggling nonsense in our notebooks while the cast struggle and sing in front of us.

Once, the entire staff was split between different offices. Now, everyone is stuffed into one open-plan office. Twenty-three of us. One day the walls were gone. They made sure in advance that it was structurally feasible. Whether or not it is interpersonally feasible was never investigated. Madness lies at the heart of the idea to bring journalists closer together. According to Idiot, from now on we should all start strolling around in a state of peripatetic fascination with one another, exchanging information. The fact remains: we continue to email each other everything, and wish we had the walls back.

SOUP

SOAP

SALVATION

The embassy in Sarajevo reports that you fell foul of the law in Belgrade. However, no further details were given. You will assuredly tell the rest of the story. That’s why you’re here.

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