FALL 2024
Touring the Netherlands, my 2024 Solo Show.
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Touring the Netherlands, my 2024 Solo Show.
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LEAVING TRUMPLAND 2.0 – No Country for Old Men
Dutch-American comedian Greg Shapiro (Boom Chicago, BNR, Comedy Central) presents a US Election Survival Guide. With Joe Biden out of the race, the theme of the 2024 election is again ‘No Country for Old Men.’
Greg Shapiro is known as the voice of the ‘Netherlands Second’ video from ‘Zondag Met Lubach.’ But now – if Trump wins – will Shapiro ever feel comfortable returning to the country of his birth? Shapiro keeps hearing the question: “don’t you want Trump to be president again?” His answer is the same thing Mark Rutte said to Trump in the White House: “Haha! No.”
LEAVING TRUMPLAND 2.0 is a mix of standup and storytelling, with a bit of Trump-inspired improvisation at the end. Shapiro wrote Leaving Trumpland 1.0 in 2020 – during COVID. He argues that a Trump comeback would be about as welcome as COVID 2.0.
In Shapiro’s most personal moment, he shares the details of how COVID killed his step-father, due to Trump’s fantasyland followers. Now, Shapiro is accused of lying about his step-father just to make Trump look bad (like Trump needs help). Greg is happy to peel back all the layers and share the unvarnished truth. Leaving Trumpland 2.0 is Shapiro’s most brutally honest show yet.
Leaving Trumpland 2.0 is performed in English, with some content in Dutch.
Written and Performed by: Greg Shapiro
Directed by: Michael Diederich.
VOLKSKRANT – ‘FOUR STARS. Lively …emotional ..tightly constructed’
1eRANG.NL – ‘FOUR STARS. Sharp Standup Comedy ..Infectious Energy’
THEATERKRANT – ‘MASTERFUL IMPROVISATION ..VERY WITTY ..EXTREMELY FUNNY’
ARTS TALK MAGAZINE – ‘BRILLIANT SHOW – A MUST-SEE’
Greg Shapiro is one of the originals at Boom Chicago theatre in Amsterdam. He has hosted ‘Comedy Central News’ on ComedyCentralNL, and he has appeared on BNR, BNN-VARA, VPRO & ZDF in Germany. And yes, he is known as the voice of Trump in the ‘Netherlands Second’ viral video with 50 million views. As author, Greg has written books such as How to Be Dutch: the Quiz and his latest The American Netherlander: 25 Years of Expat Tales.
Boom founder Pep Rosenfeld (Emmy nominated SNL writer) and Greg Shapiro (the famous ‘Netherlands Second’ Trump video) are back at Boom Chicago with their famous mix of comedy and current events. They will skewer the latest from American — and Dutch — society. Will America elect a president in prison? Or will Kamala Harris (and ‘Coach’ Tim Walz) bring America back from the brink? Like usual, Pep and Greg tackle it all and hold nothing back!
In a world filled with fake news, AI, conspiracy theories, guns, race issues, abortion rights, and climate change, Pep and Greg will make you laugh!
‘Sharp satire and world class improvisation’ – De Volkskrant
‘Superior. Hilarious satire’ – Theaterkrant.nl
‘Greg is a scarily real fake Trump’ – Het Parool
PEPIJN’S COMEDY CLUB: a monthly lineup show, curated and hosted by Greg Shapiro.
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For more on Greg’s previous solo shows, check the ARCHIVE.