Netherlands Second Tag

Greg Shapiro Audiobook Preview – THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER

May 17, 2022
The question was: “Would you be willing to give up your acting career in Manhattan to do comedy in Amsterdam for a start-up theater called Boom Chicago?” Since I was living on tips and paying rent via credit card, the answer was an immediate YES. When you’ve tried being broke in New Amsterdam, you might as well try being broke in Old Amsterdam. 

The EU Needs a Late Night Comedy Show | a TED Talk by Greg Shapiro

April 6, 2022
‘The EU Needs a Late Night Comedy Show.’ It's been proven: Comedy helps cognition, especially in younger demographics - exactly the ones we need to engage. In America, a majority of 18-35 year-olds say they get most of their news from late night comedy programs, like The Daily Show. And for good reason! Jokes engage emotion. Emotion aids cognition.

English Language Amsterdam Election Debate – Hosted by Greg Shapiro

March 7, 2022
Hey Expats & Internationals! You might be able to vote in the Amsterdam City Council Elections - aka the Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. Basically, if you’ve been living here long enough you can pronounce the term Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen, then maybe you can vote in the Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. Election Day is next Wednesday, 16 March. And this Wednesday 9 March I’m hosting the ONLY English-language election event in Amsterdam -!

Greg Shapiro New Comedy Show LISTPUSHER at Utrecht Int’l Comedy Festival

March 3, 2022
Based on my experiences as a real-live (fake) politician - I’ve created a new 30-minute show called LIST PUSHER. A friend of mine on Amsterdam city council asked me “Could you help us on our campaign to reach out to the expats and internationals?” And I said yes. The upcoming city council elections - the gemeenteraadsverkiezingen - are the one time expats and non-Dutch citizens can vote. Basically, if you’ve lived in the Netherlands long enough to pronounce the term gemeenteraadsverkiezingen, then maybe you can vote in the gemeenteraadsverkiezingen.

Arjen Lubach: Curse Breaker (So Says Greg Shapiro)

March 1, 2022
Is it time for the Netherlands to get its own long-lasting daily late night comedy show? Looks like the answer is YES. Arjen Lubach has already mastered the weekly format of John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight.’ Why not go for daily? Introducing De Avondshow! It's really good. The reviews are good. Now if only we’d give him time to really find his form… Here are a couple of quotes I gave to Dutch newspapers about Arjen Lubach's new show. 

Greg Shapiro Mini Standup Special ‘LEAVING TRUMPLAND’ 

January 4, 2022
I wrote a comedy show about America during Trump and during Covid. It’s called LEAVING TRUMPLAND. And it’s partly about how Trump and Covidiots killed my stepfather. Most of my performance dates were cancelled due to Covid. But thankfully, a Dutch performance series asked me to perform part of my show for them, at the ITA International Theater Amsterdam. And here it is: GREG SHAPIRO’S LEAVING TRUMPLAND on ‘Cultuurexplosie Live.’

Greg Shapiro Volunteers for Autistic Kids Project, Gets Killed

November 30, 2021
So then they showed me the script. They said it was inspired by me. How flattering! ...It’s about a washed up Trump joke comedian, who dies onstage and then dies in real life. Wowzers, no one does Dutch honesty quite like students on the autistic spectrum. I died laughing. 

Greg Shapiro Guests at the ‘SNL of the EU’: The Schuman Show

November 22, 2021
For years, I've been wondering why the EU doesn’t have a late night comedy show. I’ve even been trying to make one myself since 2014. But now there’s a new kid on the block: the Brussels monthly series called The Schuman Show. You see, Robert Schuman is one of the founders of the European Union. And The Truman Show is a movie from the 90s. Together, this is apparently enough to generate a full audience in Brussels, as I found out when I took part in October. 
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