Erwin Pelzig

When people wake up in the morning and must consider which crisis is the most important today, it leaves its mark. Social psychologists now attest to "change fatigue," and so Frank-Markus Barwasser, as his alter ego Erwin Pelzig, explores what this much-discussed phenomenon does to us: who we become in a time of fundamental changes. Humans have never liked such times, as they always meant danger, risk, and uncertainty. Realism, reason, and composure have rarely been in vogue, and the hour has always belonged to doomsayers and apocalyptics. But for someone like Pelzig, merely describing and lamenting problems is not an option. Therefore, accompanied by his friends Hartmut and Dr. Göbel, he searches for another way to deal with a world gone haywire. This format, focusing on critical societal topics through a comedic lens, is worth attending for its insightful exploration of contemporary anxieties.