A Dutchman admits he's addicted to whiskey, cigars, Bach, and his girlfriend — in that order.
In his fifth comedy show the Dutch comedian Kees Torn reflects on addictions. Torn himself struggles with a dependence on whiskey and cigars, but also rhyme, Bach and his girlfriend José.
Writing
Dense wordplay that rewards Dutch speakers and patient subtitles.
Direction
Intimate single-camera capture of theatrical spontaneity.
Director
Marijke Reijnders
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kees Torn pioneered 'cabaret' in the Dutch tradition — intellectual, musical, and brutally self-lacerating, distinct from stand-up.
The 2002 timing captures pre-social media confessional culture; Torn's addictions feel almost quaint compared to contemporary oversharing.
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