''Draadstaal'' (''"Wire Steel" or "Rebar"'') is a Dutch
satirical
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sketch comedy
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television program
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produced by CCCP and broadcast by VPRO, a Dutch broadcaster. It was created by CCCP and
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and
Dennis van de Ven. The first seasons aired 14 September 2007 to 22 November 2010. After a couple of years it was restarted in 2015 and new episodes are still being made in 2025. The show featured a lot of recurring
stereotypical comedy characters.
The program is reminiscent of the work of Dutch comedy duo
Van Kooten en De Bie.
References
External links
Official website
Dutch satirical television shows
Dutch television sketch shows
Dutch comedy television series
2007 Dutch television series debuts
NPO 3 original programming
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