History Creator / VanKootenEnDeBie

'''Van Kooten en De Bie''' are a Dutch comedy duo, consisting of Kees Van Kooten (°1941) and Wim De Bie (°1939). [[BigGuyLittleGuy Van Kooten is the small one, while De Bie is the big one]]. [[LongRunners For 38 years]] they performed together as ''"Van Kooten en De Bie"''. They started their career as radio hosts, but are better known for their television work. In 1974 Van Kooten en De Bie presented their first TV show, ''"Het Simplisties Verbond" ("The Simplistic Club")''. From that point on they hosted several shows with differing names, but to the audience they were always referred to as ''"Van Kooten en De Bie"''.

'''Van Kooten en De Bie''' are a Dutch comedy duo, consisting of Kees Van Kooten (°1941) and Wim De Bie (°1939). Van Kooten is the small one, while De Bie is the big one. [[LongRunners For 38 years]] they performed together as ''"Van Kooten en De Bie"''. They started their career as radio hosts, but are better known for their television work. In 1974 Van Kooten en De Bie presented their first TV show, ''"Het Simplisties Verbond" ("The Simplistic Club")''. From that point on they hosted several shows with differing names, but to the audience they were always referred to as ''"Van Kooten en De Bie"''.

* WomensMysteries: Berendien uut Wisp, an old woman who makes potions made from herbs and spices she finds in the woods, but basically make people ill.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: They have so many characters that they could fill an entire book with them. Which they did. It was published as ''"Ons Kent Ons"''.

* ClusterFBomb: Combined with IntercourseWithYou, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQn_WAgIAhk courtesy of Mr. P]]

* RealPersonCameo: Youp Van 't Hek, Doe Maar, Guy Mortier,...

Van Kooten en De Bie are a Dutch comedy duo, consisting of Kees Van Kooten (°1941) and Wim De Bie (°1939). Van Kooten is the small one, while De Bie is the big one. [[LongRunners For 38 years]] they performed together as "Van Kooten en De Bie". They started their career as radio hosts, but are better known for their television work. In 1974 Van Kooten en De Bie presented their first TV show, "Het Simplisties Verbond" ("The Simplistic Club"). From that point on they hosted several shows with differing names, but to the audience they were always referred to as "Van Kooten en De Bie".

For decades their shows were broadcast weekly each Sunday. By 1998 they felt they had done everything and decided to quit. Since then they no longer perform together, but remain on good terms with each other. Their influence on Dutch and Flemish comedy endures. Because of the sheer scope of their video back catalogue Van Kooten and De Bie never released all their episodes, but personally selected only the best ones of each year for DVD release.

* TheCameo: Several real-life celebrities had a cameo in the series, among them comedian Youp Van 't Hek, journalist Guy Mortier and the Dutch reggae band Doe Maar.

** "Geen gezeik! Iedereen rijk!" - Jacobse & Van Es.
** "Hou je d'r buiten, Cock!" - Cor Van Der Laak.
** "Ik ben genoemd." - Prof. dr. ir. Akkermans
** "Jemig de pemig" - Koos Koets.
** "Mozes kriebel!" - Koos Koets.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: They have so many characters that they could fill an entire book with them. Which they did. It was published as "Ons Kent Ons".

* MinimalistCast: Their entire show was presented and performed by them alone. Sometimes a celebrity guest appeared or a real actress whenever they needed an extra female character, but most of the time it was either Van Kooten alone, De Bie alone or both of them together.
* MisaimedFandom: Their characters Jacobse and Van Es at one point started the political party De Tegenpartij ("The Opposing Party"), whose party program was mostly far-right. Unfortunately real-life Dutch far-right parties didn't get the joke and openly embraced them. Therefore, Van Kooten en De Bie felt the need to kill these characters off in a failed "coup d'etat".

* NameAndName: Van Kooten en De Bie.

* SameStoryDifferentNames: Their TV show had several different names over the years, but was always known as "Van Kooten en De Bie".

** German teacher O. den Beste.

* UnusualEuphemism: Their infamous "De Klisjeemannetjes" sketch has Van Kooten and De Bie use several unique euphemisms for sexual activities.

* FunnyForeigner: Most of their characters were Dutch, but they have also played Belgian, Englishmen, South Africans and Turkish people.

** "Jemig de Pemig" - Koos Koets.

* FatSlob: Dirk, a fat, drunk tramp who is usually seen drinking.

* WomensMysteries: Berendien uut Wisp, an old woman who makes potions made from herbs and spices she finds in the woods, but basically make people ill.

Van Kooten en De Bie are a Dutch comedy duo, consisting of Kees Van Kooten (°1941) and Wim De Bie (°1939). Van Kooten is the small one, while De Bie is the big one. [[LongRunners For 38 years]] they performed together as "Van Kooten en De Bie". They started their career as radio hosts, but are better known for their television work. In 1974 Van Kooten en De Bie presented their first TV show, "Het Simplisties Verbond" ("The Simplistic Club"). From that point on they hosted several shows with differing names, but to the audience they were always referred to as "Van Kooten en De Bie". In all incarnations the shows were basically the same. Van Kooten and De Bie talked about stuff that was in the media that week and showed sketches in which they played countless reappearing comedy characters. Several of these characters became very popular and are fondly remembered to this day. They painted an amusing satirical view of Dutch society that nevertheless appealed to both the high brow as well as the general public. They won countless awards and honors. In the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium their satirical status is comparable to Creator/MontyPython, despite the fact that their comedy was never totally absurd, but always rooted in reality. They never made a film, but they did release several other merchandising items, like calendars, books, songs and comedy albums.

* MinimalCast: Their entire show was presented and performed by them alone. Sometimes a celebrity guest appeared or a real actress whenever they needed an extra female character, but most of the time it was either Van Kooten alone, De Bie alone or both of them together.

** De Vieze Man had a tendency to meet Mr. Foppe and embarass him every time again.

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Van Kooten en De Bie are a Dutch comedy duo, consisting of Kees Van Kooten (°1941) and Wim De Bie (°1939). Van Kooten is the small one, while De Bie is the big one. For 38 years they performed together as "Van Kooten en De Bie". They started their career as radio hosts, but are better known for their television work. In 1974 Van Kooten en De Bie presented their first TV show, "Het Simplisties Verbond" ("The Simplistic Club"). From that point on they hosted several shows with differing names, but to the audience they were always referred to as "Van Kooten en De Bie". In all incarnations the shows were basically the same. Van Kooten and De Bie talked about stuff that was in the media that week and showed sketches in which they played countless reappearing comedy characters. Several of these characters became very popular and are fondly remembered to this day. They painted an amusing satirical view of Dutch society that nevertheless appealed to both the high brow as well as the general public. They won countless awards and honors. In the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium their satirical status is comparable to Creator/MontyPython, despite the fact that their comedy was never totally absurd, but always rooted in reality. They never made a film, but they did release several other merchandising items, like calendars, books, songs and comedy albums.