Comedians born in Zelzate

Zelzate straddles the Ghent to Terneuzen Canal on the border with the Netherlands. The industry and shipping of that waterway shaped the municipality, which is working class in character and sits on the northern edge of the Ghent region.

Xander De Rycke was born here. As comedy expands across Flanders, touring Dutch-language stand-up and cabaret reach the cultural venues of towns like this one.