Mooie woorden

by Youp van 't Hek

Mooie woorden bevat de theaterteksten die Youp van t Hek gedurende de laatste twintig jaar als cabaretier over het voetlicht
bracht. Het Spelen met je leven , (1995) Oudejaarsconference Sterven of liegen , (1995) Scherven , (1997) De Waker, de Slaper en de Dromer , (1998) Oudejaarsconference Mond vol tanden , (1999) De wereld draait door , (2001) Oudejaarsconference Youp speelt Youp , (2002) Prachtige paprikas , (2003/2005) Oudejaarsconference Het zelfmoordcommando , (2005) Schreeuwstorm , (2006/2007) Oudejaarsconference Troost , (2008) Omdat de nacht , (2010) Oudejaarsconference De 2e viool , (2011) Wigwam , (2013/2014).

669 pages, ebook

Published March 8, 2014

About the author

Youp van 't Hek is a Dutch comedian and a columnist for NRC Handelsblad. He was born and raised in the Gooi, a upper class region to the southeast of Amsterdam. His youth there served as an inspiration for his ironic attitude toward the rich, the successful and all those who are pretending to be either. After being kicked out of several high schools, he finally completed the one where he also led the school theater, and moved to Amsterdam. There he was one of the founding members of Cabaret NAR (Cabaret Jester). Throughout all the changes in Cabaret NAR, Youp was the only constant factor in it and because of him focusing more and more on their shows, he gradually became Cabaret NAR. In the beginning he (or Cabaret NAR) was not very successful, often not even successful enough to pay for their own shows. During all this he worked in some of those boring, mind-numbing, riskless, black-and-white, have-to-wear-a-suit, 9-to-5 kind of office jobs, which later inspired many of his jokes and imitations.

In the early 1980s Cabaret NAR success declined and Youp moved on as a solo artist. From then on he has had great popularity. Though his shows and statements may be considered controversial, he has developed himself, not only as a comedian, but also as an idealist. His humor is always mixed with a sense of irony towards modern life, culture, and national and international politics. Other themes often found in his shows and humor are death, hypocrisy, the innocence of children, the sincerity of the elderly, the gap between what society expects from you and what you, deep in your heart, want the most, and the question: "When would you call someone crazy and when would you call him/her normal or healthy?".

His big break came in 1983 on KRO's "De alles is anders-show". His energetic performance made him a household name overnight.

He is known as "the Buckler of Dutch comedians" because he ridiculed Buckler, a low-alcohol beer brewed by Heineken in his 1989 end-of-year show so effectively, sales plummeted and the brand was eventually withdrawn from the market.[1] Youp has often cited this as the best joke in his career and has subsequently referred to it in all his retrospective shows.

Reviews

[Mitchell Scheerder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ja, ik weet het, boomerhumor van de bovenste plank. Maar toch weer lachen.