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'''''Kopspijkers''''' is a chat show that has been running on [[The Netherlands|Dutch]] [[public television]] since [[1996]]. A recipient, in [[2003]], of the annual ''[[Zilveren Nipkow]]'' best-show award from Dutch [[television]] critics, the programme is produced by the [[left|left-of-centre]] public broadcaster [[VARA]].▼
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Humorous in style, the show
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.
In 2004 similar shows were broadcast in Germany and [[Belgium]], but they weren't very popular.
===External links===▼
* [http://us.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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