Wonka Comedy Festival
Stand-up Comedy from all over the world
After a successful first edition, a sequel was inevitable. From Thursday, May 23 until Saturday, June 1, the second edition of the Wonka Comedy Festival will take place for all inhabitants of the Brainport region and beyond. With this year again comedy in all shapes and sizes, from ten different countries and on top of that even six different languages. There will be performances by comedians in Dutch, English, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian and Arabic.
This festival is the result of a successful collaboration between the 5 Wonka Podia in the South-East Brabant region: Theater de Hofnar Valkenswaard, Kattendans Bergeijk, Parktheater Eindhoven, Theater de Schalm Veldhoven, and Het Speelhuis Helmond. The festive festival will once again be filled with regional, national, and international comedy acts. The venues are proud to present this Comedy Festival again to the (Brainport) region and look forward to welcoming comedy enthusiasts and genre explorers into their venues. Young, old, of any nationality or background.
Stand-up comedy from all over the world
Stand-up from the Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Iceland, India, Lebanon, Canada, Greece, and Syria. The language of laughter is spoken everywhere. Many performances in the Parktheater program are in English and Dutch, but we also have a number of shows in their original language such as Turkish, Polish, and Arabic.
Wonka Comedy Festival presents
Parktheater will host the following performances during the Wonka Comedy Festival:
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Return of the Icelandic
Ari Eldjárn (ENGLISH)Wonka Comedy FestivalFri 24 May ’24Iceland’s biggest comedian is coming to Eindhoven! Ari Eldjárn is born and raised in Reykjavík. He brings comedy about subjects like fatherhood, working as a steward, and living in a country with a population the size of Utrecht.
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Fri 24 May ’24 20:30
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Fri 24 May ’24 20:30
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KORDAAT
Kor Hoebe (NEDERLANDS)Wonka Comedy FestivalSat 25 May ’24andSun 26 May ’24Ontmoet Kor Hoebe, hij lijkt op Boris Becker en ziet er uit als een Duitser, zo zegt hij ook zelf. Toch is Kor half Nederlands en half Pools! Nu komt hij met zijn eerste avondvullende show. Dit unieke podiumbeest is een echte stand-up comedian, bekend om zijn hilarische interactie met het publiek. Hij stond al voor menig uitverkochte comedy club in heel Nederland.
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Sat 25 May ’24 20:30
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Sun 26 May ’24 20:30
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Sat 25 May ’24 20:30
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Sun 26 May ’24 20:30
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Polski Stand-Up Eindhoven
Aleksandra Radomska (POLSKI)Wonka Comedy FestivalSat 25 May ’24Experience the captivating charm of Aleksandra Radomska, captivating audiences since 2021 with her magnetic presence on stage.
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Sat 25 May ’24 20:30
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Sat 25 May ’24 20:30
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Catastrofe
Jay Francis (NEDERLANDS)Een avond vol humor en positiviteit.Sun 26 May ’24andFri 5 Jul ’24Jay Francis is een tikkeltje grofgebekt, neemt geen blad voor de mond maar heeft een goede kijk op het leven. Zijn drijfveer is positiviteit verspreiden in een vaak nogal negatieve wereld. Zijn motto luidt dan ook ‘als jij lacht, lach ik ook’. Jay staat dit seizoen op het podium met zijn vierde cabaretvoorstelling genaamd Catastrofe.
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Sun 26 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Fri 5 Jul ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Sun 26 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Fri 5 Jul ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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COMEDY TOUR!
Arjen LubachPersoonlijke verhalen, grappige anekdotes en verrassende muziek.Mon 27 May ’24-Wed 29 May ’24Arjen Lubach is terug! In zijn tweede solovoorstelling, COMEDY TOUR!, deelt Arjen opnieuw via persoonlijke verhalen, grappige anekdotes en verrassende muziek een unieke kijk op zijn eigen bestaan, het land én de tijd waarin we leven. En ja: hij is veel langer dan je zou denken, namelijk 1.85m. Als je het niet gelooft, kom dan zelf maar kijken.
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Mon 27 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Tue 28 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Wed 29 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Mon 27 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Tue 28 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Wed 29 May ’24 20:00 - 21:30
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Best of
Katerina Vrana (ENGLISH)Wonka Comedy FestivalMon 27 May ’24“Greece’s top comedic export” - Chortle “Female Comedians You Must See” - CNN | After her sold out European Tour in 2023, Katerina returns with a show full of the best bits from her three hit shows “FETA WITH THE QUEEN”, “ABOUT SEX”, and “STAYING ALIVE (I nearly died, you know)”.
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Mon 27 May ’24 20:30
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Mon 27 May ’24 20:30
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Filth Queen
Steph Tolev (ENGLISH)Wonka Comedy FestivalMon 27 May ’24Steph Tolev is a highly acclaimed comedian from Canada. She initially started out as part of the duo 'Ladystache' and later ventured solo, performing at numerous festivals across America, Canada, and the UK.
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Mon 27 May ’24 20:30
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Mon 27 May ’24 20:30
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KALT’ın Podcast’i
KALT (TÜRKÇE)Wonka Comedy FestivalTue 28 May ’24Ozan Akyol and Erman Çağlar cling tightly to the pontoons made of letters, words and phrases in order not to get caught in the currents in the vast sea of meaning, occasionally looking towards the shore and checking "Is anyone touching our stuff?".
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Tue 28 May ’24 20:00
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Tue 28 May ’24 20:00
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Nos b Nos | نص بنص | Arabic Stand Up Comedy Show
Ammar Daba & Wissam Kamal (عربي)Wonka Comedy FestivalTue 28 May ’24For the first time, Wissam Kamal & Ammar Daba are touring EUROPE!
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Tue 28 May ’24 20:30
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Tue 28 May ’24 20:30
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Love, Money, Shame: Dark Stand-Up Comedy
Gauri B (ENGLISH)Wonka Comedy FestivalFri 31 May ’24After selling out shows in London, New York and Berlin, Gauri B is on tour in Europe & bringing her dark stand-up comedy show to the Netherlands!
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Fri 31 May ’24 20:30
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Fri 31 May ’24 20:30
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Is that?! standup
Klub Ukraine (українська)Wonka Comedy FestivalSat 1 Jun ’24Ukrainian Stand-up Club 'Is that?! standup'. Come join the brilliant band of Ukrainian-speaking comedians who have been touring Europe with their comedy for the good cause.
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Sat 1 Jun ’24 20:30
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Sat 1 Jun ’24 20:30
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Türkçe Stand-up
Deniz Göktaş (TÜRKÇE)Wonka Comedy FestivalSat 1 Jun ’24Meet Turkish comedian Deniz Göktas, born in 1994 in Ankara. Known for his politically charged, witty and dry comedy, he will present his newest material exclusively to his audience in Eindhoven.
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Sat 1 Jun ’24 21:30
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Sat 1 Jun ’24 21:30
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See the full programme at wonkacomedyfestival.com
The Wonka Podia are:
Kattendans Bergeijk, Theater de Hofnar Valkenswaard, Theater de Schalm Veldhoven, De Cacaofabriek, Het Speelhuis Helmond, Parktheater Eindhoven.