The bigger the audiences for Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim’s shows became, the less he had to do to make them laugh. In one early show, he suggested that the audience would be better off without him. So in 2016, he acted upon this suggestion with an experiment that made theater history: he wasn't physically present onstage but somewhere else. The audience wasn't aware of this in advance, though they did get a hint in the form of a pre-recorded "live" radio interview from a remote studio. "I see my audience as my children," Wertheim says in this interview. "You have to educate them, and that’s what I’ve been doing for the past 15 years. At first you have to constantly be there watching them, but there comes a time when you have to trust them to get on with it without you." With some help from a robot, a printer, a stereo and a set of headphones, the members of his audience were able to make their own performance.
The Oudejaarsconference (New Year's Eve performance) of the year 2023 by the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim.
Micha Wertheim delivers a hilarious and entertaining stand-up comedy show, showcasing his unique and witty style of Dutch cabaret.
Stage registration of the second comedy special by the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. This performance takes place in a dream, a dream in which Micha Wertheim shares all kinds of confessions, for example about how he manages to cope with the knowledge that he is probably not a real genius.
Stage registration of the third comedy special by Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. A show about the "news addiction" that dominates the current media landscape, and about the problematic functioning of rhetorical devices like irony and satire.
Micha Wertheim asks himself and his audience how to live and survive in a gloomy future perspective. Populism seems to have been taken for granted by both right-wing and left-wing parties. Racism, sexism, anti-Semitism seem to be increasing. The planet is dying. The factory farming industry is still booming. We have reached a dead end and we are standing with our noses against a blank wall. All we can do now is turn around to see how we got here, with our backs against the wall.
Stage registration of the first comedy special by the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. The central idea of the performance is: 'Some people think I'm arrogant, but I spit on them."
This comedy/theatre show is the sequel to 'Micha Wertheim: Somewhere Else'. This second show starts exactly where the first show ended: in the same theatrical scenery, with the same robot. But this time Wertheim surprises his audience by showing up. He tells about how the first experimental comedy show was received and contemplates about the magic of theatre and art in a society about the right to exist of art in a society that allows less and less doubt and confusion. When Robot falls into a depression, the boundaries between theater and reality begin to blur.
Micha Wertheim: Voor Je Het Weet is a comedy documentary that features the witty and humorous performances of Dutch cabaret performer, Micha Wertheim. With his unique style, he explores various topics such as being Dutch, the Jewish culture, and delivers laughter-filled moments with his stand-up comedy.
Registration of a comedy show that the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim gave at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008.
Stage registration of the sixth comedy special by the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. The comedian notices that he has found his own audience through the years. But Wertheim also notices that his audience projects their own biased opinion on the performance, and there's nothing that Wertheim can do to change that opinion.
Micha Wertheim: Voor Specialisten is a comedy documentary that highlights Micha Wertheim's talent for Dutch cabaret. The film provides an entertaining and insightful look into his stand-up comedy career.
Television registration of the latest theatre program by the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. A performance about what fantasy is capable of.
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