Marc-Uwe Kling is a German songwriter, author, and Kabarett artist. He studied philosophy and drama at Freie Universität Berlin. Since 2003, Kling regularly performs on various stages in Berlin. Frequently, he performs at literary and Kabarett events as well as poetry slams. In 2004, he founded a serial public literary event called Lesedüne. Since 2005, Kling tours with his program Wenn alle Stricke reißen, kann man sich nicht mal mehr aufhängen, which is also the title of his first album.