Alfons (comedian)

Alfons is the stage name of Emmanuel Peterfalvi (born March 17, 1967, in Paris), a French comedian in Germany.^[1]

Alfons
Alfons in 2009
Born	Emmanuel Peterfalvi (1967-03-17) 17 March 1967 (age 58) Paris, France
Nationality	French German
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actor, television presenter
Website	www.alfons-fragt.de

Peterfalvi came to Germany for his military service in the French Army.^[2] He learned the German language and decided to stay in Hamburg, after he "fell in love with Germany and the Germans".^[2] In 1994 he began his career in the television show Kalkofes Mattscheibe on German pay TV network Premiere.^[3]

On 3 November 2017, Peterfalvi became a German citizen while maintaining his native French citizenship.^[4][5]

Television

• 2006–present : Alfons und Gäste (Das Erste and SWR Fernsehen)
• 2007 : Deutschland lacht ...
• 2009–present : Puschel TV (ARD)
• 2014 : Ein Fall fürs All (ZDF) with Urban Priol

Radio

• 2008–present : Gesellschaftsabend (Saarländischer Rundfunk)
• 2015–present : Bonjour Alfons (SWR1 Baden-Württemberg)

Awards

• 2021 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[6]