Guido Weijers: De Oudejaarsconference 2010

Rayen Panday: Drie keer Rayen

Stage registration of the fourth comedy special (2006-2008) by the Dutch comedy troupe De Vliegende Panters (The Flying Panters). This show tells the story about who the Vliegende Panters really are.

The critically acclaimed Dutch theatre show filmed live on stage. This fabulous and hilarious modern revue tackles themes such as pornography, dating apps, homosexuality and ponycamps in a uniquely musical way.

Because Urbanus does all kinds of pranks, he has to go to an improvement institution. There, Dr. Schrikmerg uses him as a guinea pig for his new invention: he makes a sort of robot from Urbanus.

Registration of the fourth solo program by the Dutch comedian Hans Sibbel, in which the comedian takes a look at the evolution.

Registration of the theater show 'I Amhali' by Najib Amhali. Najib itself is central to this spectacular show full of music. He knows better than anyone that happiness is in the small things. He is happily married and just the father of a second son. But do these great milestones in his life also make him more mature? Not according to his wife, because she is sometimes stuck with three children! The band PlusSupportAct provides the musical accompaniment during this performance.

Maassen won two of the biggest comedy contests in the Netherlands in 1990, the Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival(GSCF), and Cameretten. The GSCF jury was not pleased with the quality of the contestants that year, and gave Maassen the first prize, remarking he was the best of the year, but still not very good. In the following years, however, Maassen fame grew steadily, especially amongst students. Maassens style was based on stand-up comedy: Alone on stage, telling jokes and stories to amuse the public, without any musical support (a thing common for most Dutch comedians up to that point). Since 2000, Maassens shows are shown on Dutch national television, making him more and more a household name.

Maassen won two of the biggest comedy contests in the Netherlands in 1990, the Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival(GSCF), and Cameretten. The GSCF jury was not pleased with the quality of the contestants that year, and gave Maassen the first prize, remarking he was the best of the year, but still not very good. In the following years, however, Maassen fame grew steadily, especially amongst students. Maassens style was based on stand-up comedy: Alone on stage, telling jokes and stories to amuse the public, without any musical support (a thing common for most Dutch comedians up to that point).

The second show of Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen: sex, violence and foul language in a string of songs, abrupt transitions and evocative characterizations.

Registration of the fourth theatre program by the Dutch comedian Pieter Derks.

Wim Helsen Heden Soup! HOMELESS, KINGS, SAINTS AND COLD WATER FISHING: They all eat soup. Also mistresses love soup. They eat them with spoons, some dip bread in it or slurp on the edge of their soup bowl. One can of doing anything. Tomatoes, leeks, pumpkins, chicken. But loving thoughts, secret messages and mushrooms are allowed. And say nothing of balls. In mysterious faraway places there that make soup from nettles. Dogs bark for soup. One gets it warm from the inside (in his body).

Registration of the sixt theatre program by the Dutch comedian Theo Maassen.

If you're feeling down and you don't really know why. If you want to have a good laugh. If you don't understand much about the world, and even less about people. If you don't get what you think you deserve because they don't see you, the idiots. If you can count on one hand the number of times you've felt free and carefree in the past year. If you want to smash things but don't dare.

The perfect way to get acquainted with Philippe Geubels' infectious humor or to relive a wonderful evening of live stand-up comedy.

Caribbean Combo: Tijd voor Caribbean Combo

Registration of the fourth theatre program by the Dutch comedian Theo Maassen.

After an introduction in which he reminded us all of our meaningless, shitty lives, there followed an exhilarating hour and a half packed with hilarity, a dismantling of the Jesus myth, emotion, useful tips for the bakery, a few English expressions, Skopja skopja, and above all, Wim Helsen.

A comedian who bases three-quarters of his show on interaction with his audience has to be very talented to make it work. Or come from Belgium. Wouter Deprez (pronounced Depree) devotes his entire show WAR to interacting with the audience—and with great success.

The surrealist adventures of Urbanus interacting with the world around him.

Stage registration of the third comedy special by Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. A show about the "news addiction" that dominates the current media landscape, and about the problematic functioning of rhetorical devices like irony and satire.