His father was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) which influenced his later performances as a Kabarett artist.

[2] He then enlisted for the Bundeswehr as a short-term career soldier which he retired from as a reserve officer.

Schramm never stars on the stage as himself but uses a range of different characters to speak their minds.

[3] In 2007, he published his first book, Lassen Sie es mich so sagen – Dombrowski deutet die Zeichen der Zeit, a compilation of texts from his shows from 1983–2007.

He left the show on 24 April 2006 for reasons of conceptional and personal differences with fellow co-hosts Bruno Jonas and Mathias Richling.