Overview
- Ceylan urges composure over panic, calling for humor as a steady response to global tension.
- The new program, titled “Diktatürk,” brings current crises to the stage with a deliberately provocative name he acknowledges as a risk.
- He opens as a highly exaggerated dictator in uniform but says the show is driven by humor and absurdity rather than overt politics.
- He argues that democracy must tolerate provocation yet requires clarity in public discourse.
- The premiere is Thursday, Feb. 19, in Wetzlar, followed by a tour across Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland through the end of 2027.