News - Greg Shapiro

A Christmas Twist Playlist

December 23, 2022

A Christmas Twist Playlist, by Greg Shapiro 21 December, 2022 I love Christmas music! BUT there comes a time, every December, when I hear ‘Jingle Bells’ for the 100th time, and my ears start to bleed. We deserve a Christmas Twist. I’ve made a playlist...

Event Organizer for Christmas

December 16, 2022

Happy Post-Lockdown Christmas! (How did we all forget how to organize events?)

Greg Shapiro PePijn’s Comedy Club

November 24, 2022

The English-language comedy scene in The Netherlands is developing so much comedy talent - for under €20 you can easily see 'Tomorrow’s Netflix Special' comedians.

Review: ‘Pep & Greg Save America’

November 15, 2022

"JOKES WERE WELL-SCULPTED AND WIDE-RANGING." "ENGAGING WITH THE AUDIENCE, THEY WERE QUICK, PROVOCATIVE AND PUGNACIOUS."

Greg Gets Name-Checked on TV

November 2, 2022

One of the more bizarre aspects of knowing famous people is when they name-check you on TV: sometimes a compliment; sometimes an insult

Greg Shapiro ‘NETHERLANDS CHEERLEADER’

October 19, 2022

An interview with Greg Shapiro in Speakers Academy Magazine, 2022

Dutch Direct vs the Elephant in the Room

October 11, 2022

Dutch culture prides itself on being ‘Dutch direct,’ which is an indirect way of saying ‘rude.’ Sometimes I get hired by Dutch companies to host their events...

COMEDY CENTRAL NEWS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

September 27, 2022

In 2007, Viacom’s Comedy Central launched its first channel in the Netherlands. The Dutch producers wanted to create a new TV show for the occasion. So Boom Chicago got the call to create a show, and we came in with a concept that was basically “What if The Muppet Show had a Weekend Update?”

Greg Shapiro EditieNL ‘Going Dutch’

September 20, 2022

In August, Dutch American comedian Greg Shapiro was asked to comment on the Dutch app Tikkie (and their new tool ‘Groupie’) by EditieNL on Dutch RTL. "Now that I think about it, if there’s one person who never orders the appetizer - it’s ME. So I have to admit: when I go out to eat with a group, I’m the one saying ‘I’ve itemized my part of the bill.’ I'VE TRULY GONE DUTCH.”

Greg Shapiro Sells Potatoes for AGRISTO

September 14, 2022

Soda Stream, Dollar Shave Club, Old Spice with Terry Crews… and now Greg Shapiro sells potatoes for Agristo. In an online ad directed by Gouden Kalf winner Dennis Bots. Starring me, parachuting into a potato processing plant in Wielsbeke, Belgium.