Joost Spijkers
About Joost Spijkers
Joost Spijkers (born June 23, 1977 in Herkenbosch) is a Dutch stand-up cabaretier, singer and actor. A graduate of the Amsterdam Kleinkunstacademie (2000), he is a founding member of the variety-cabaret quartet Ashton Brothers since 2001 and a celebrated solo theater maker who won the Annie M.G. Schmidt Prize 2021 for the song Welkom thuis.
Spijkers met Pim Muda, Pepijn Gunneweg and Friso van Vemde Oudejans at the Kleinkunstacademie; the four debuted as the Ashton Brothers in 2001 with 'De tragiek van de onderman' and have toured ever since with shows that strongly reference traditional variety theater. Since 2015 he has also performed solo with a five-piece band, debuting with 'Spijkers' (2015), followed by 'Spijkers II' (2017, awarded the Poelifinario 2018), 'Hotel Spijkers' (2021) and 'Spijkerpaleis' (2023, directed by Titus Tiel Groenestege with lyrics by Peer Wittenbols). His 2015 debut earned an Annie M.G. Schmidt Prize nomination, and in 2022 he won the 30th Annie M.G. Schmidt Prize 2021 for Welkom thuis from Hotel Spijkers; the song Twee duiven from Spijkerpaleis was nominated for the 2023 edition. Spijkers' work blends music theater, kleinkunst, melancholy chanson, romance and raw comedy.
Joost Spijkers continues to tour Spijkerpaleis through the 2025/2026 season, with ticket pre-sales for the new season opened in June. Dates run at venues including De Kleine Komedie Amsterdam, PHIL Haarlem, Theater de Voorveghter and Schouwburg Lochem. Tour information is on joostspijkers.nl.
Videos (109)
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0:24Joost’s Spijkertjes
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0:26Ziel en zalig kleine impressie …
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1:29Hotel SPIJKERS
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2:37Blues on Tuesday
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4:57Joost Spijkers - Zeven
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3:26Dejgidi Ludi Mladi Godini
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1:24een glimp uit de repetitieruimte
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0:31SPIJKERS volgens Klaas van der Eerden
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1:04Chansons
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1:09Kippenvel
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2:14Voorbij
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0:43SPIJKERS volgens Isabelle Beernaert
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4:23Joost Spijkers Mens durf te sterven
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1:03kom maar binnen!
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0:34VANAF 9 januari weer in de theaters!
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1:13Ziel en Zalig officiële trailer / muziektheater
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1:13Publiekreacties JOOST SPIJKERS en band SPIJKERPALEIS
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0:4130 september 2026
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3:57Mis je
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4:23Joost Spijkers - Alledaagse dingen (instrumentaal)
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4:06Joost Spijkers - Livia
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5:02Joost Spijkers - Maatchi & Spijkerspeech
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7:54joosttvsasharp
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3:51Lekker nummer
156 viewsFrequently asked questions
Who is Joost Spijkers?
Joost Spijkers (born 1977 in Herkenbosch) is a Dutch cabaretier, singer and actor, member of the Ashton Brothers since 2001 and a solo music-theater maker who won the Annie M.G. Schmidt Prize 2021.
What is Joost Spijkers' most famous show?
His best-known recent work is the music theater program Hotel Spijkers (2021), which won him the 30th Annie M.G. Schmidt Prize 2021 for the song Welkom thuis. His current solo show Spijkerpaleis (2023) continues to tour into the 2025/2026 season.
What style of comedy does Joost Spijkers do?
Spijkers works in the Dutch kleinkunst and music theater tradition: literary songs with a five-piece band, blending melancholy, romance, raw comedy and the variety theater aesthetic he shares with the Ashton Brothers.
Where is Joost Spijkers from?
Joost Spijkers was born in Herkenbosch, Netherlands, in 1977 and graduated from the Amsterdam Kleinkunstacademie in 2000 before debuting with the Ashton Brothers in 2001.
Where can I watch Joost Spijkers?
Spijkers tours theaters across the Netherlands with Spijkerpaleis through the 2025/2026 season, at venues including De Kleine Komedie and PHIL Haarlem. Tour dates are on joostspijkers.nl.
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