The group has its origins in the ensemble brought together for the musical play Veronika, der Lenz ist da – Die Comedian Harmonists (Veronica, Spring Has Come – The Comedian Harmonists), which had its premiere on 19 December 1997 at the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin.
Following the success of the play which brought them together, the singers were several times asked to give gala performances and concerts outside the context of the original production, and a new musical group thus came into being.
[1] The founding members were Olaf Drauschke and Guenter Barton (first and second baritones), Holger Off and Marco Woytowicz (first and second tenors), Tilmann F. Rönnebeck (bass), and Horst Maria Merz (pianist).
After the closing of Veronika, the Berlin Comedian Harmonists soon found themselves singing around Germany and abroad, with appearances in Australia, the United States, Latin America, Spain, Italy, France, and Switzerland.
The group's repertory includes the well-known songs of the original pre-Second World War Comedian Harmonists, as well as other hit songs, their own arrangements, and original compositions including "Sabine", "Hummerschwanz" ('Lobster Tail'), and "Se Dici di Lasciarmi".