Micha Wertheim Explained

Micha Wertheim
Birth Date:	28 June 1972
Birth Place:	Groningen, Netherlands
Occupation:	Comedian

Micha Wertheim (pronounced as /nl/; born 1972) is a Dutch stand-up comedian, writer, director and satirist.^[1] He is best known for challenging the conventions of comedy and theatre.^[2]

He is the author of four children's books and co-creator of Echt Gebeurd, a successful podcast and storytelling platform modeled after The Moth.^{[3] [4]}

Career

After finishing his MA in Cultural Sciences Micha Wertheim moved to Amsterdam and started working as a freelance radio producer, writer and comedian. He became a member of the Amsterdam-based Dutch comedy collective Comedytrain in 1998, playing regularly in Amsterdam comedy theatre Toomler.

His one-man show won both the jury and the audience award at the 2004 edition of the Leids Cabaret Festival.^[1] Since then, he has performed shows in Edinburgh, London and New York.^{[5] [6]}

Wertheim has published extensively on the connection between comedy and populism.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. News: Micha Wertheim. Visser. Arjan. February 13, 2010. TROUW. Dutch. 16 August 2012.
2. News: Zó maakte Micha Wertheim zijn unieke oudejaarsconference-in-een-oudejaarsconference. Heesakkers. Gidi. January 1, 2024. De Volkskrant. Dutch. 30 September 2024.
3. Web site: Winkel (michawertheim.nl). Dutch. 30 September 2024.
4. Web site: Vijftien jaar ‘Echt gebeurd’: een podcast over gewone mensen met echte verhalen. Looijestijn. Elja. May 11, 2024. VPROgids. Dutch. 30 September 2024.
5. News: . September 1, 2010 . Micha Wertheim in reprise in New York. Het Parool. 30 September 2024.
6. Web site: Micha Wertheim: ‘Vooruitgang boek je door vuile handen te maken’. Olsthoorn . Peter . November 8, 2019 . Intermediair . 30 September 2024.
7. Web site: De politiek heeft geen parodie meer nodig. Wertheim. Micha. June 2, 2018. De Correspondent. Dutch. 30 September 2024.
8. Web site: Lira Scenarioprijs 2009 . . December 2009 . LIRA. Dutch. 1 October 2024.