Tijl Beckand
About Tijl Beckand
Tijl Beckand (born 30 July 1974) is a Dutch television presenter and stand-up comedian. Between 2004 and 2008 he was part of the core team of comedians in the television show De Lama's, a Dutch adaptation of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, together with Ruben Nicolai, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, and the team won the Gouden Televizier-Ring award in 2006. Since 2016 he has presented the photography game show Het Perfecte Plaatje, and he has hosted the Dutch version of The Traitors, De Verraders, across several seasons since 2021. He has also presented multiple television shows about classical music, including De Tiende van Tijl and programs following composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner. Since 2022 he has performed theatre shows with his former De Lama's colleagues under the name TAFKAL, and in 2025 he published the children's picture book Een huis voor Sinterklaas.
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Frequently asked questions
Was Tijl Beckand in De Lama's?
Tijl Beckand was part of the core team of De Lama's, the Dutch adaptation of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, from 2004 to 2008, and the team won the Gouden Televizier-Ring in 2006.
Which game shows has Tijl Beckand hosted?
Beckand began presenting the photography game show Het Perfecte Plaatje in 2016 and has hosted De Verraders, the Dutch version of The Traitors, across several seasons starting in 2021.
What is TAFKAL?
TAFKAL is the name under which Beckand and his former De Lama's colleagues started performing theatre shows in 2022.
Has Tijl Beckand made programmes about classical music?
He has presented several television shows about classical music, including De Tiende van Tijl and programmes following the composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Wagner.
Has Tijl Beckand written a book?
In 2025 he published Een huis voor Sinterklaas, a picture book for children.
Who were Tijl Beckand's De Lama's teammates?
In De Lama's he worked alongside Ruben Nicolai, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge.
