Lieven Scheire (born 3 May 1981) is a Belgian comedian, presenter and science communicator.

Career

Scheire attended

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at the Sint-Lodewijkscollege in Lokeren; he then began a physics degree at

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, but dropped out to become a stand-up comedian. He won the Lunatic Stand-up Comedy Award in 2002. Scheire also did a year long stint as an exchange student in

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where he attended Fjölbrautarskólinn í Breiðholti Neveneffecten (a cabaret quartet founded by him and his cousin Jonas Geirnaert) won the jury prize at the Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival in 2003. They have toured

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and

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with their comedy theatre show and made various sketch shows for Flemish television. Scheire has become well known among the Flemish public for his work in science communication. He is the go-to science communicator for several media outlets, has hosted several science shows, created and hosts the popular podcast 'Nerdland Podcast' and is a co-organiser of the Nerdland Festival.

Television

* ' (2005) * '' Neveneffecten'' (2005) * '' Willy's en Marjetten'' (2006) * ' (2007) * '' Basta'' (2011) * ' (2012) * ' (2015) * ' (2015) * ''Superbrein'' (2016) * ' (2018) * ' (2019) * ' (2019) * ''Ons DNA'' (2022)

External links

Official homepage in EnglishNeveneffectenPhysics blog in DutchLieven Scheire on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheire, Lieven Belgian male comedians Belgian male actors Belgian stand-up comedians Belgian satirists Belgian parodists Living people 1981 births Flemish cabaret People from Wachtebeke