Stefan Hendrikx
About Stefan Hendrikx
Stefan Hendrikx, born in Venlo in 1990, is a Dutch cabaretier and improvisation actor. Together with cabaretier Andries Tunru and pianist Joep Hullegie he forms the improvisation company Beperkt Houdbaar, and like Tunru he is a member of the comic improvisation theatre company Flunknarf.
Hendrikx graduated in cabaret from the Koningstheateracademie and then in 2017 as an actor from the ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. He began his career in the stand-up and improvisation circuit, and in 2015 he was seen in the improvisation programme Alpacas on NPO 3. In 2018 he won the Comedy Talent Award and became a permanent member of the Utrecht comedy club Comedyhuis.
In 2022 Hendrikx won the jury prize of the Leids Cabaret Festival, with the jury calling him an "allround" artist who challenges people to push their boundaries. After the festival he toured with his debut cabaret programme Who's the Man, a solo show about masculinity and vulnerability, which NRC and the Volkskrant each gave four stars. The VSCD nominated the show for the Neerlands Hoop in 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
When and where was Stefan Hendrikx born?
Stefan Hendrikx was born in Venlo in 1990. He is a Dutch cabaretier and improvisation actor.
What improvisation companies is he part of?
Together with cabaretier Andries Tunru and pianist Joep Hullegie he forms the improvisation company Beperkt Houdbaar, and like Tunru he is a member of the comic improvisation theatre company Flunknarf.
What is his educational background?
He graduated in cabaret from the Koningstheateracademie and then, in 2017, as an actor from the ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. He began his career in the stand-up and improvisation circuit.
What awards has Stefan Hendrikx won?
In 2018 he won the Comedy Talent Award at the Utrecht International Comedy Festival, and in 2022 he won the jury prize of the Leids Cabaret Festival, where the jury called him an "allround" artist who challenges people to push their boundaries.
What is his show Who's the Man?
Who's the Man is his debut cabaret programme, a solo show about masculinity and vulnerability that he toured after the Leids Cabaret Festival. NRC and the Volkskrant each gave it four stars, and the VSCD nominated the show for the Neerlands Hoop in 2024.
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