stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ...
, writer, director and satirist. He is best known for challenging the conventions of comedy and theatre.
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
The Moth is a nonprofit group based in New York City, dedicated to the craft of storytelling. Founded in 1997, the organization presents a wide range of theme-based storytelling events across the United States and abroad, often featuring promine ...
.
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
Raoul Louis Heertje (; born 11 March 1963) is a Dutch comedian. Being Dutch Jews, Jewish himself, his comedy performances include Jewish humour.Leids Cabaret Festival''. Since then, he has performed shows in Edinburgh, London and New York.
Wertheim has published extensively on the connection between comedy and populism.