Kaya Yanar (born 20 May 1973 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German comedian, TV host and live streamer of Turkish descent, whose parents emigrated from Antakya. He broke through in 2001 with the Sat.1 sketch show "Was guckst du?!", which ran until 2005 and won multiple awards including the Deutscher Fernsehpreis and the Deutscher Comedypreis. His multicultural comedy - built around recurring characters like Ranjid, Hakan and Francesco - made him one of the most recognisable faces in German-language entertainment, and he has continued touring with solo programmes ever since.
Kaya Yanar launched his "Lost!" solo tour on 8 January 2026, with dates running across Germany through 12 December 2026.
Tour stops for "Lost!" confirmed in Würzburg, Stuttgart, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, Bochum, Koblenz, Münster and Wuppertal, among other cities.
Kaya Yanar's official Instagram account (@kaya.tv) reached 290,000 followers.
Yanar expanded into live streaming on Twitch, where his channel (KayaYanar) has accumulated over 407,000 followers.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his stand-up show "Lost!" in Münster.
German comedian Kaya Yanar performs his stand-up programme "Lost!" in Bochum.
German comedian Kaya Yanar performs his programme "Lost!" in Duisburg.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his stand-up show "Lost!" in Oldenburg.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his comedy show "Lost!" at Osnabrück Halle.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his stand-up show "Lost!" in Wuppertal.
German comedian Kaya Yanar performs his show "Lost!" in Ingolstadt.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his comedy programme "Lost!" at the legendary Circus Krone Bau.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his stand-up show "Lost!" at Westfalenhalle.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his comedy show "Lost!" at Metropol Theater Bremen in Bremen.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his stand-up show "Lost!" at Stadthalle Bielefeld.
German stand-up comedian Kaya Yanar performs his comedy show at Stadthalle Offenbach.
German comedian Kaya Yanar presents his stand-up show "LOST!" at the Wiener Stadthalle.
