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Dutch comedian
Micha Wertheim
Born (1972-06-28) 28 June 1972 (age 52)
Groningen, Netherlands
OccupationComedian
Websitemichawertheim.nl

Micha Wertheim (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmixaː ˈʋɛrtɦɛim]; born 1972) is a Dutch stand-up comedian, writer, director and satirist. He is best known for challenging the conventions of comedy and theatre.

He is the author of four children's books and co-creator of Echt Gebeurd, a successful podcast and storytelling platform modeled after The Moth.

Career

After finishing his MA in Cultural Sciences Micha Wertheim moved to Amsterdam and started working as a freelance radio producer, writer and comedian. He became a member of the Amsterdam-based Dutch comedy collective Comedytrain in 1998, playing regularly in Amsterdam comedy theatre Toomler.

His one-man show won both the jury and the audience award at the 2004 edition of the Leids Cabaret Festival. Since then, he has performed shows in Edinburgh, London and New York.

Wertheim has published extensively on the connection between comedy and populism.

References

  1. ^ Visser, Arjan (February 13, 2010). "Micha Wertheim". TROUW (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. Heesakkers, Gidi (January 1, 2024). "Zó maakte Micha Wertheim zijn unieke oudejaarsconference-in-een-oudejaarsconference". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. "Winkel (michawertheim.nl)" (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. Looijestijn, Elja (May 11, 2024). "Vijftien jaar 'Echt gebeurd': een podcast over gewone mensen met echte verhalen". VPROgids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. "Micha Wertheim in reprise in New York". Het Parool. September 1, 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. Olsthoorn, Peter (November 8, 2019). "Micha Wertheim: 'Vooruitgang boek je door vuile handen te maken'". Intermediair. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. Wertheim, Micha (June 2, 2018). "De politiek heeft geen parodie meer nodig". De Correspondent (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. "Lira Scenarioprijs 2009". LIRA (in Dutch). December 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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