Thefunnyauslander: An Anonymous Meme-maker’s Way to German TV

A story of immigration, internet-hate, and influencer success.

Sruthi Korlakunta
7 min readMar 5, 2021

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Thefunnyauslander on Instagram

As of today, nearly everyone has an internet content venture. Fame, glory, and “the next-level” are on almost everybody’s day-dreams — whether they speak it out loud or not.

thefunnyauslander, an Instagram page by an immigrant in Germany, made an appearance on German TV, a step most people would call making the “next-level”.

The creator wishes to remain anonymous (read on to know why). I will not get into details of his person.

Here is the story of thefunnyauslanderan Instagram channel making viral memes about immigrant life in Germany. It is the story of spinning your insecurities into humor and then into national TV.

From Instagram to online business to Television

Thefunnyauslander memes

Since its establishment less than a year ago, thefunnyausländer has amassed a followership of 16k Instagrammers. But that is not even the best part.

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Sruthi Korlakunta

I write on tech, books, and lifestyle. | Data analyst | Made human by all the people who love me.