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.
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.
Roué Verveer: In Zeer Goede Staat
Registration of the sixt theatre program by the Dutch comedian Theo Maassen.
Caribbean Combo: Ze ZIJN er weer!
An absurdist theatre piece by Dutch comedy duo Rundfunk. A collection of original sketches and songs.
NUHR: Natuurlijke Selectie
In his first comedy special the Flemish comedian Pieter Verelst tells a bizarre story about his childhood, which he spent with his brother (existing or not) in a boring village in Flanders. Together they tackle this dullness and use it as a source of inspiration for a strange creativity.
The first solo show of Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen, the comedian is super-nervous and tells sad stories about past unfortunate love, loneliness and prejudice, accompanied solely by him playing the piano.He also tells tales about a fox, a scarecow, the young girl and the Seven Turkish an the Bible.
Registration of the third solo show by the Dutch comedian Hans Sibbel.
Herman Finkers: Geen Spatader Veranderd
This comedy/theatre show is the sequel to 'Micha Wertheim: Somewhere Else'. This second show starts exactly where the first show ended: in the same theatrical scenery, with the same robot. But this time Wertheim surprises his audience by showing up. He tells about how the first experimental comedy show was received and contemplates about the magic of theatre and art in a society about the right to exist of art in a society that allows less and less doubt and confusion. When Robot falls into a depression, the boundaries between theater and reality begin to blur.
Registration of the theatre program by the Dutch comedian Herman Finkers. After 7 years of silence Herman Finkers returns back on stage to merge humor and seriousness and shows a disease can actually change a person.
Registration of the first theatre program by the Dutch comedian Theo Maassen.
Registration of the fourth theatre program by the Dutch comedian Theo Maassen.
Freek de Jonge: De Tol
Freek de Jonge: Losse Nummers
Freek de Jonge - De Stemming
Freek de Jonge: De Volgende
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