Pieter Verelst

In his new comedy show, Pieter Verelst gives an honest look at what is really going on in that absurd head of his. ‘Altijd Aan’ is a relatable show about wanting to live, wanting to experience everything, being a lot for others, but still just a little too little for yourself. How do I become normal? Do I even want to be normal? And what is wrong with a little chaos and a unique view of the world? A show that serves up roaring laughter, chaos, and emotion all at once.” (Theaterparadijs, ★★★★★) Join the search for Pieter’s ‘off switch’ in that wild, witty jungle of his: his brain! Cabaret artist, comedian, actor... you can’t put just one label on Pieter Verelst. He studied and took his first comedy steps in the Netherlands. In 2014, he debuted with his comedy show ‘Mijn Broer and I’ and immediately won the Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival. Two years later, he also won Cameretten, in the wake of, among others, Theo Maassen and Hans Teeuwen. This opened the big gate to Flanders, where, just like Jade Mintjens, he was seen as one of the 8 promises in ‘Voor De Leeuwen’ (VRT). From the press: “Pieter Verelst has been one of our most interesting cabaret artists for years. And he remains so with Altijd Aan. Rot-talented.” (De Morgen, ★★★★) “Pieter simply makes cabaret like no other.” (De Standaard, ★★★★★) “With ‘Altijd Aan’, Pieter Verelst proves once again that he belongs to the sharpest cabaret artists in Flanders: a show that serves up roaring laughter, chaos, and emotion all at once.” (Theaterparadijs, ★★★★★) “A show as full, weird, surprising, and exuberant as his own brain.” (Humo, ★★★★)