Dutch comedy legend weaponizes 2020's misery into 80 minutes of cathartic rage-laughs.
Dutch comedian Youp van 't Hek attempts to see the humor in the chaos that was the year 2020.
Writing
Surgical dissection of pandemic absurdity.
Acting
Youp's decades-honed curmudgeon persona.
Direction
Intimate theatre-to-screen adaptation.
Director
Joep Krijnen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Youp performed this to empty theatres during lockdown, filming with skeleton crews—making the 'laughing at tragedy' meta-text literal.
In the Netherlands, Youp's annual New Year's Eve specials are institutional; this 2020 deviation became his most politically urgent work.
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