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Greg Shapiro Premiere in De Kleine Komedie

October 22, 2024 In Blog

Shapiro Première in DeKleineKomedie

Dutch American Comedian Greg Shapiro Premières in De Kleine Komedie Amsterdam

21 October, 2024

In Amsterdam it’s nice to see your name in lights, but it’s even nicer to see your name on the sign at the theater called De Kleine Komedie.

With the help of Impact Entertainment, I was able to perform the premiere of my 2024 US election show LEAVING TRUMPLAND 2.0: No Country for Old Men.

Would I be prepared? I wasn’t sure… We had only done four tryout performances so far – as well as bits and pieces at various open mic night and standup stages.

I performed Leaving Trumpland 1.0 for the US election in 2020. Unfortunately, not many people saw that show – because it was in the middle of Covid. Remember when you could only perform for 30 or 100 max at a time? And half the shows were canceled before that. My tour booker said, “the reviews were so good! Why don’t you just do a reprise of your 2020 show for the US election 2024?” I said “don’t be ridiculous! That would require the exact same to candidates four years ago. What are the odds of that happening?” …And yet for most of this year, that’s what we had. Biden vs Trump: the rematch. Because they both aged so gracefully.

But then Joe Biden dropped out, Thank the Almighty! …And I had to rewrite almost the entire show. WORTH IT.

Leaving Trumpland 1.0 was my sixth solo show. But with Leaving Trumpland 2.0, I can honestly say since it’s 90% new, it is my seventh solo show.

We had a full house for a Monday night. We even had a second balcony! The theater director was happy, the programmer was happy. My theater booker was happy. The audience was great.
Afterward, I made sure to grab a pose with my director, Michael Diederich…

…and my producer/wife Inez De Goede.

Thanks for the excellent photos from Jelle Draper.

Photographer Jelle Draper
https://www.jelledraper.com/bits-of-everything

Reviews for Leaving Trumpland
https://gregshapiro.nl/blog/theater-reviews-leaving-trumpland/

September 27, 2024 In Blog

Theater Reviews Leaving Trumpland

Theater Reviews for Greg Shapiro’s Leaving Trumpland 2.0: No Country for Old Men

27 September, 2024

DE VOLKSKRANT – 4 STARS: ‘GIFTED, LIVELY, MOVING ..TIGHTLY CONSTRUCTED PERFORMANCE’

THEATERKRANT – ‘MASTERFUL IMPROVISATION ..VERY WITTY ..EXTREMELY FUNNY’

ARTS TALK MAGAZINE – ‘BRILLIANT, MUST-SEE SHOW’

Below is a sampling of some Theater Reviews for Leaving Trumpland 2.0: No Country for Old Men

DE VOLKSKRANT – 4 STARS ‘GIFTED, LIVELY, MOVING ..TIGHTLY CONSTRUCTED PERFORMANCE’

Joris Henquet – 23 September, 2024
[translation: Google / Shapiro]

Stand-up Comedian Greg Shapiro Harnesses His Fantastic Trump Impersonation One More Time.
This gifted American Dutchman covers all the relevant US campaign news in lively English. But he also examines the emotional undertones.

Greg Shapiro would really like to leave ‘Trumpland’ behind. But still, we need to talk about Donald Trump one more time. …He is a gifted speaker, a lively speaker …You could argue that Trump jokes are easy laughs, when all you need to do is quote his statements to be funny (‘in Springfield…’). Yet Shapiro usually manages to give it a nice twist.

In this tightly constructed performance, he offers more than American politics. He shares his American view of Dutch society, his adventures with the Amsterdam comedy theater Boom Chicago – and he movingly tells of the bond with his family in the US.

The battle between Trump and Harris is neck and neck, the outcome is unpredictable. And so Shapiro will have to continuously adjust his performance in the coming months. But with him, the task is in good hands.

Read the full review here (in dutch):
De Volkskrant – www.volkskrant.nl

THEATERKRANT – ‘FLAWLESS TRUMP ..MASTERFUL IMPROVISATION ..VERY WITTY ..EXTREMELY FUNNY’

Patrick van den Hanenberg, 23 Sept. 2024
[translation: Google / Shapiro]

Flawless Trump Imitator Wrestles with New Political Reality: Can You Still Make Fun of Trump?
An excerpt:
“…The encore of the show was actually the best. Shapiro did a Q&A with the audience – as Trump. Shapiro, one of the founding fathers of Boom Chicago and now half Dutch, responded to the questions like a master improviser. The completely derailed answers were not only very funny, but also gave Shapiro the best opportunity to show his contempt for Trump.”

Read the full review here (in dutch):
https://www.theaterkrant.nl/recensie/leaving-trumpland-2-0-no-country-for-old-men/greg-shapiro/

ARTS TALK MAGAZINE – BRILLIANT, MUST-SEE SHOW

Michael Hasted 13th September 2024

An excerpt:
“Greg Shapiro is a difficult man to dislike. His humour is not belly-laugh, rolling on the floor, tears in your eyes comedy but easy going, relaxed and friendly and, unlike many contemporary comedians, inoffensive – you will be relatively safe sitting in the front row. You feel at home in his company, ready to join him on any path he cares to travel. Yes he’s funny, yes he makes you laugh but his funniness comes from describing familiar situations and our everyday lives from a different viewpoint. But don’t be fooled, behind the avuncular demeanour is a man who does not suffer fools gladly and has a wit and steely eye that will penetrate even the stoutest façade. Truth is the keyword – although he never allows it to stand in the way of a good story.”

Read the full review here:
https://artstalkmagazine.nl/greg-shapiro-leaving-trumpland-2-0-on-tour/

Click here for Tour Dates:
https://www.impactentertainment.nl/voorstelling/greg_shapiro_leaving_trumpland_2.0-2425/speellijst-iframe

August 21, 2024 In Blog

Shapiro 3 Shows 2024

21 August, 2024

It’s exciting to say: “Greg Shapiro has 3 new shows coming this fall.”
1. US election solo show NL tour: LEAVING TRUMPLAND
2. US election show at Boom Chicago show – with Pep Rosenfeld: PEP & GREG POLITICALLY INCORRECT
3. Pepijn’s Comedy Club in Den Haag – with International Comedians

1. LEAVING TRUMPLAND: No Country for Old Men

Are you ready for the Post-Trump era? Kamala Harris says “We’re not going back,” and Greg Shapiro says “Leaving Trumpland.” With Biden out of the race, the new theme of the 2024 election is ‘No Country for Old Men.’ Specifically, Old Weird Men. Leaving Trumpland 2.0 is Shapiro’s most brutally honest show yet.

THEATERKRANT: ‘Sharp Satire of Trump’s America’

THEATERPARADIJS: ‘Razor Sharp Humor with a Personal Touch’

ARTS TALK MAGAZINE: ‘A Very Sharp and Dangerous Edge’

Click here for flashy videos & such:
https://gregshapiro.nl/greg-shapiro-theater-tour/

It’s my 7th solo show, and I’m premiering in Amsterdam’s Kleine Komedie. Wanna come?
https://www.impactentertainment.nl/voorstelling/greg_shapiro_leaving_trumpland_2.0-2425/speellijst-iframe

2. PEP & GREG POLITICALLY INCORRECT

Pep & I have been writing comedy together since 1985. We’ve been doing US Election Specials since 2004. Along the way, Pep has written for Saturday Night Live. I’ve hosted Comedy Central News. And now we host an improvised debate between me as the real Fake Donald Trump – which means Pep has to do a Kamala impression. Politically Incorrect!

‘Sharp satire and world class improvisation’ – De Volkskrant

‘Five stars! Greg and Pep have an incredible charisma and are very funny….’ — D Robbinson, Trip Advisor

‘Superior. Hilarious satire’ – Theaterkrant.nl

https://boomchicago.nl/nl/pep-and-greg-politically-incorrect/

3. PEPIJN’S COMEDY CLUB IN ENGLISH

For solo performers, Den Haag’s Pepijn Theater is one of the most beloved spaces in the Netherlands. For two seasons, I’ve been programming and hosting the English edition of Pepijn’s Comedy Club. And this season we’re going monthly! In September, we’ve got the headliner ALINA SHARIPOVA (Russia / Belgium). In October – from the UK – we’ve got RIA LINA (you may know her from BBC’s Live at the Apollo). And in November we’ve got headliner KURIAKOSE VAISIAN (India).

https://www.diligentia-pepijn.nl/agenda/5309/various-stand-up-comedians/pepijn-s-comedy-club-eng

April 16, 2024 In Blog

Greg Shapiro LeavingTrumpland 2

Greg Shapiro: LEAVING TRUMPLAND 2.0 – No Country for Old Men

Autumn, 2024
TOUR DATES CLICK HERE

Dutch-American comedian Greg Shapiro (Boom Chicago, BNR, Comedy Central) presents a US Election Special. Kamala Harris says “We’re not going back,” Greg Shapiro says “Leaving Trumpland.” As Donald Trump continues his campaign in the form of a flameout nervous breakdown, the theme of the 2024 election is ‘No Country for Old Men.’ Specifically, Old Weird 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, cabaret and Trump-inspired improvisation. 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. Leaving Trumpland 2.0 is Shapiro’s most brutally honest show yet.

Reviews Greg Shapiro LeavingTrumpland 1.0

Due to COVID, not many people saw Leaving Trumpland 1.0. But critics did.

THEATERKRANT – ‘SHARP SATIRE OF TRUMP’S AMERICA’
THEATERPARADIJS – ‘RAZOR SHARP HUMOR WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH’
ARTS TALK MAGAZINE – ‘A VERY SHARP AND DANGEROUS EDGE’

TOUR DATES CLICK HERE

BIOGRAPHY GREG SHAPIRO

Greg Shapiro is one of the originals at Boom Chicago theater 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.

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Greg Shapiro’s Leaving Trumpland 2.0 is performed in English, with some content in Dutch.
Written and Performed by: Greg Shapiro
Directed by: Michael Diederich.

Theater Booker: Impact Entertainment. They will be announcing tour dates soon…
https://www.impactentertainment.nl/
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See Greg’s LEAVING TRUMPLAND 1.0 (2020)
https://gregshapiro.nl/portfolio_page/greg-shapiro-leaving-trumpland/

The ‘Netherlands Second’ video (2017)

TOUR DATES CLICK HERE