Jan Jaap van der Wal | |
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Born | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | 1 November 1979
Nationality | Dutch |
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Jan Jaap van der Wal (born 1 November 1979) is a Dutch stand-up comedian, cabaret performer and television presenter. He is known both in the Netherlands and in Flanders, Belgium for his television appearances and theatre shows. [1]
He is known as team captain in Dit was het nieuws , the Dutch adaptation of the BBC show Have I Got News for You , and as one of the jury members of the Belgian quiz show De Slimste Mens ter Wereld. [2] [3] Van der Wal was also a contestant in the De Slimste Mens ter Wereld in 2016. [3]
In Belgium, Van der Wal presented the satirical news show De ideale wereld for four years. [1] [4] He previously appeared as sidekick in the show. [5] He succeeded Otto-Jan Ham as presenter and Ella Leyers succeeded him as presenter of the show. [6] [7] In 2023, he presented the late night show Jan Jaap op zondag. [8] The show ended after disappointing viewing figures. [8]
Van der Wal did an oudejaarsconference in 2007 and in 2009, respectively titled Onderbewust and Lekker hard lachen met oliebollen. [9] He had appearances in the talk shows RTL Late Night and Café Corsari . [10]
Van der Wal is cabaret performer in the Netherlands and in Belgium. [11] [12] He performed multiple comedy and carabet shows, including Dystopia (2014), De Nieuwe Belg (2015) and Mijn vlakke land (2024, 2025). [11] [12] [13] In some of his shows he talks about the differences and similarities between both countries. [12] [14]
In 2014, he starred in the film The Happy Sad Route (and a Comedian) in which he travels through former Yugoslavia. [15] The film was directed by Linda Hakeboom and won the best film award at the 2014 Friars Club Comedy Film Festival. [15]
Van der Wal lives in Antwerpen, Belgium. [14] Actress Eva Duijvestein and Van der Wal met each other in 2006 and they married in 2010. [16] [17] They have a son, born in 2017. [1] [18]
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The filmography below lists appearances on Dutch television.
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The filmography below lists appearances on Belgian television.