Alfons is the stage name of Emmanuel Peterfalvi (born March 17, 1967, in Paris), a French comedian in Germany.PORTRAIT – Alfons : le clown français des marchés de Hambourg, Lepetitjournal, April 21, 2008
Peterfalvi came to Germany for his military service in the French Army.Militärdienst beim Pay-TV, Medienkorrespondenz, Mai 27, 2016 He learned the German language and decided to stay in Hamburg, after he "fell in love with Germany and the Germans". In 1994 he began his career in the television show Kalkofes Mattscheibe on German pay TV network Premiere."Bonjour, ich bin Emmanuel und ich bin.. Franzose", Libération, June 30, 2000
On 3 November 2017, Peterfalvi became a German citizen while maintaining his native French citizenship."Deutscher Pass für den Franzosen mit Puschel-Mikro", Norddeutscher Rundfunk, November 4, 2017"Oh, là là! TV-Franzose Alfons ist jetzt Deutscher!", Bild, November 4, 2017
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
References
External links
Official website YouTube channel Bonjour Alfons – Website (SWR)