Dutch-speaking cabaret
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In the Netherlands cabaret is the name for a popular comedy-form that evolved out of the earlier traditional cabaret, much like the German-speaking cabaret. Whereas interest in the German form faded in the 1990s, the Dutch Cabaret stayed strong and actually grew explosively in those years. Unlike Stand-up comedy this Dutch form usually has more of a storyline throughout the performance. Often it is a mixture of comedy with theater and like German-speaking cabaret it can be politically engaged. Famous are the new year's eve performances by Dutch cabaretiers, which are well watched on television. In Belgium, the Flemish Geert Hoste and Raf Coppens have performed these kind of shows as well.
Some famous Dutch cabaretiers:
- Tineke Schouten
- Bert Visscher
- Najib Amhali
- Brigitte Kaandorp
- Wim de Bie
- Louis Davids
- Sanne Wallis de Vries
- Freek de Jonge
- Herman Finkers
- Javier Guzman
- Raoul Heertje
- Youp van 't Hek
- Toon Hermans
- Wim Kan
- Kees van Kooten
- Theo Maassen
- Wim Sonneveld
- Hans Teeuwen
- Jochem Myjer
- Hans Liberg
- Claudia de Breij
Kleinkunst
In the Netherlands, cabaret or kleinkunst is a popular form of entertainment. In its capital city Amsterdam, there is the Kleinkunstacademie (English: Cabaret Academy). It is often a mixture of (stand up) comedy, theatre, and music.
In the twentieth century, 'the big three' are Wim Sonneveld, Wim Kan, and Toon Hermans. Other popular artists are Youp van 't Hek, Freek de Jonge, Herman Finkers, Brigitte Kaandorp, Bert Visscher, Hans Liberg, Hans Teeuwen, Theo Maassen, Herman van Veen, and Paul Van Vliet.
