TV series
Van Oekel's Discohoek
1974–1975 · 1 season
A chaotic, deadpan parody of music TV where a rude host constantly derails performances, creating an unpredictable and absurdly funny experience.
- Created by
- Ellen Jens, Wim T. Schippers
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Dolf Brouwers, Rex Gildo, Edwin Rutten
- Overview
- Van Oekel's Discohoek was a Dutch television show, aired on VPRO in 1974-1975. The show, written by Wim T. Schippers and produced by Ellen Jens, starred Dolf Brouwers as Sjef van Oekel, and parodied music television programs of the era. Artists lip-synched their songs, but were frequently interrupted and insulted by van Oekel. The show had a real coup when Captain Beefheart made an appearance.
- How it feels
- Absurd, satirical, campy and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Media, celebrity, art, music
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Ellen Jens, Wim T. Schippers
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Dolf Brouwers, Rex Gildo, Edwin Rutten
