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Hans Teeuwen (3 stars)

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'Genius' - ***** (Metro). 'This guy is a radical genius' (Time Out). 'One of the few comedians now working to whom the word genius might be applied' - ***** (Guardian). 'Absurdist Dutch Genius' - **** (Times). Also very, very funny.

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Hans Teeuwen

20 Aug 20093 stars

Certified genius or just plain certifiable?

For the uninitiated and the unprepared, putting yourself in the hands of Dutch absurdist Hans Teeuwen is a strange, hypnotic and unsettling experience. He strolls onto the stage looking like the clean shaven brother of Nick Cave and launches into the…

Jazz Hans

6 Aug 2009

The highly strung Dutch star Hans Teeuwen has quit comedy back home to bamboozle UK audiences

In Holland, Hans Teeuwen is such a legendary entertainment figure that grown men imitate his comedy routines to the point of driving their daughters mad. Or at least that’s the plot of Just Hans, a forthcoming Dutch film in which Teeuwen appears as a…

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