Philippe Geubels (born 15 April 1981) is a
Flemish
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* Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium
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stand-up comedian.
Career
From 2009 till 2018 he was one of the jury members in the ''De Slimste Mens ter Wereld'' television quiz show. In 2019, he also appeared as contestant on the show.
In 2013 and 2014 he presented the television show ''Geubels en de Belgen'', a Belgian remake of the British television show ''
John Bishop's Britain''. In 2014, he played the role of Danny in the comedy film ''
K3 Dierenhotel''.
In 2018, he presented the television show ''Is er een dokter in de zaal?'', a game show about medical topics.
In the same year, he also presented the television show ''
Taboe
''Taboe'' (Dutch for ''Taboo'') is a Flemish television show in which Philippe Geubels explores humor and topics that tend to be taboo in comedy, including physical limitations, terminal illnesses, skin color and poverty.
In December 2018, the ...
'' (Dutch for ''Taboo'') in which he explores humor and topics that tend to be taboo in comedy.
In 2019, the show was nominated for an
International Emmy Award
The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York City, New York–based International Academy of Televisi ...
in the category Non-Scripted Entertainment but did not win. The British show ''The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night'' won the award instead.
In 2019, he played the lead role in the television series ''Geub'' in which he plays a fictional version of himself.
On his 38th birthday, in 2019, he visited
Philippe of Belgium
Philippe (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the former's abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1 ...
, also born on 15 April, in his palace in Brussels.
Filmography
As actor
* ''
K3 Dierenhotel'' (2014)
* ''Geub'' (2019)
As presenter
* ''Geubels en de Belgen'' (2013, 2014)
* ''Geubels en de Idioten'' (2015)
* ''Is er een dokter in de zaal?'' (2018)
* ''
Taboe
''Taboe'' (Dutch for ''Taboo'') is a Flemish television show in which Philippe Geubels explores humor and topics that tend to be taboo in comedy, including physical limitations, terminal illnesses, skin color and poverty.
In December 2018, the ...
'' (2018)
As jury member
* ''De Slimste Mens ter Wereld'' (2009 - 2018)
As contestant
* ''De Slimste Mens ter Wereld'' (2019)
References
External links
*
1981 births
Living people
Belgian stand-up comedians
Flemish television presenters
Belgian male comedians
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