

Micha Wertheim: Voor de Grap(2010)
Stage registration of the third comedy special by Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. A show about the "news addiction" that dominates the current media landscape, and about the problematic functioning of rhetorical devices like irony and satire.

Movie: Micha Wertheim: Voor de Grap
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