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'''Kopspijkers''' is a chat show that has been running on Dutch public television since 1996. Recipient in 2003 of the annual ''[[Zilveren Nipkow]]'' best-show award from Dutch television critics, the programme is produced by left-leaning public broadcaster [[VARA]].▼
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▲'''Kopspijkers''' is a chattalk show that has been runningran on the Dutch [[public television]] sincefrom 19961995 to 2005 (first named '''Spijkers'''). RecipientA recipient, in 2003, of the annual ''[[Zilveren Nipkow]]'' best-show award from Dutch television critics, the programme iswas produced by the left-leaningof-centre public broadcaster [[Omroepvereniging VARA|VARA]]. It was hosted by {{Interlanguage link multi|Jack Spijkerman|nl}}, hence the title.
 
Humorous in style, the show iswas particularly noted for its satirical sketches. Until 2001 it was 'normal' cabaret, but in September 2001 (which happened to be the week of the [[9/11 terrorist attacks]]) the show started with imitations of famous people. These arewere much like those featured in the [[British]] TV programme ''[[Spitting Image]]'', but usingused real actors. Political leaders like [[Jan Peter Balkenende]], [[Wouter Bos]] and [[Gerrit Zalm]] arewere frequently impersonated. At first only Dutch people were impersonated, later also foreign celebrities (including [[Tony Blair]], [[Nelson Mandela]], [[John Kerry]] and [[Viktor Yushchenko]]) were impersonated. In recent episodes even historical characters, like [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[Anne Frank]], [[Plato]] and [[Joseph Stalin]] were imitated. ''Kopspijkers'' iswas amongst the most viewed programmes in the Netherlands. At the start of the [[Iraq War]] one of their sketches "[[BZN]] in Baghdad", went [[viral video|viral]] on the internet in the English-speaking world, and included BZN impersonators [[chroma-key]]ed into newsreel footage of combat and the [[Firdos Square statue destruction|toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue]]
 
On several occasions, the imitations have caused controversies. The first imitation episode showed sensationalist TV presenter [[Willibrord Frequin]] chasing [[Osama bin Laden]] asking "why he had been so cowardly" and "why he sent thousands of people into death". [[Pim Fortuyn]] was often imitated, which led to accusations against Kopspijkers after he was assassinated. In November 2003 Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Minister [[Piet Hein Donner]] complained about the 'tasteless' imitations of members of the [[House of Orange-Nassau|royal family]]. [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]] later said she had no problems with being imitated. In 2005, Jack Spijkerman decided to cancel his contract with VARA and sign with the newly formed channel [[Tien (TV channel)|Talpa]]. Though Spijkerman intended to finish the running season, VARA cut it short and cancelled the 4 remaining shows. Spijkerman made a similar (but commonly deemed of less quality) show on Talpa, called {{Interlanguage link multi|Koppensnellers|nl}} but after bankruptcy of the channel it disappeared of the Dutch TV.
Presenter of the programme is '''Jack Spijkerman''' (hence the title of the show).
 
In 2004 similar shows were broadcast in Germany and [[Belgium]], but they weren't very popular.
===External links===▼
 
* [http://www.omroep.nl/vara/kopspijkers/ Official Kopspijkers website]
▲===External links===
* [httphttps://uswww.imdb.com/title/tt0385430/ IMDB entry for Kopspijkers]
 
[[Category:Dutch satirical television shows]]
[[Category:Dutch political satire]]
[[Category:1996 Dutch television series debuts]]
 
 
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