The Swiss Cabaret Prize Cornichon 2013 goes to the duo Knuth and Tucek. Two high-flyers from the Swiss cabaret scene will be honored at the 26th Olten Cabaret Days 2013 (22 May to 1 June).
The "Cornichon", the prize of the Olten Cabaret Festival, has been awarded since 1988. Previous winners include Franz Hohler (1990), Gerhard Polt, Dieter Hildebrand and Simon Enzler.
Nicole Knuth and Olga Tucek both grew up in the cultural and artistic milieu: Nicole Knuth, granddaughter of Gustav Knuth, daughter of Klaus Knuth and Hannelore Fischer and grandniece of O.W. Fischer, commuted between Zurich's Gold Coast and Vienna. She initially trained as an actress. Olga Tucek, born and raised in Zurich, Leimbach, surrounded by Czech relatives and the lifestyle of the Danube Monarchy, took up her mother's legacy and became a singer.
