De Lama's
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De Lama's is a Dutch television show made by BNN and first aired on 26 June 2004. It is an adaptation of the Channel 4
show Whose Line is it Anyway?
.
Patrick Lodiers hosts the show, which contains both well-known and more obscure elements of theatresports
. The most important of these is improvisation
.
De Lama's consist of the following comedians: Ruben Nicolai, Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. Jandino Asporaat, Ad-Just Bouwman, Sara Kroos, Arie Koomen, Kristel Zweers and Martijn Oosterhuis are ex-Lama's. Other than in the British and American series, every episode of De Lama's features a Guest Llama (Gast Lama), a well-known Dutch (or Belgian) person who offers suggestions for games and always joins the regulars for one or two games at the end.
At the end of 2006, regulars Sara Kroos and Arie Koomen left the show (the latter later returned for a single episode), leaving it with only three regular performers. To help alleviate this problem, broadcaster BNN
organised a televised competition, Lama Gezocht, in order to find a new performer to round out the team. Ad-Just Bouwman eventually won this competition, and joined the Llamas. He, however, is no longer part of the troupe, reportedly because his artistic style didn't fit in with the other Llamas. Another recently 'llamafied' performer, Jandino Asporaat, left at around the same time to focus on his own theatre production, although rumour has it that his style clashed with the remaining three members as well. Jeroen van Koningsbrugge is the only new member to remain with the Llamas until the end.
In 2006, the show won the Gouden Televizier-ring, a prestigious Dutch television award for the year's most popular program on tv as chosen by the audience. It was the first show broadcast by BNN
(founded in 1997) to win the 'ring'.
On the 4th of April 2008 The Lama's announced on a Fan day that they were going to quit with the TV-show. There was going to be one more season on TV and they planned a goodbye theatre tour through The Netherlands (and Belgium).
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
show Whose Line is it Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run...
.
Patrick Lodiers hosts the show, which contains both well-known and more obscure elements of theatresports
Theatresports
Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect. Opposing teams can perform scenes based on audience suggestions, with ratings by the audience or by a panel of judges...
. The most important of these is improvisation
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
.
De Lama's consist of the following comedians: Ruben Nicolai, Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. Jandino Asporaat, Ad-Just Bouwman, Sara Kroos, Arie Koomen, Kristel Zweers and Martijn Oosterhuis are ex-Lama's. Other than in the British and American series, every episode of De Lama's features a Guest Llama (Gast Lama), a well-known Dutch (or Belgian) person who offers suggestions for games and always joins the regulars for one or two games at the end.
At the end of 2006, regulars Sara Kroos and Arie Koomen left the show (the latter later returned for a single episode), leaving it with only three regular performers. To help alleviate this problem, broadcaster BNN
BNN (television)
BNN or Bart's Neverending Network is a Dutch public broadcasting association supported by the Netherlands Public Broadcasting. BNN was founded in 1997 by Bart de Graaff, Gerard Timmer & Frank Timmer, and targets teenage and young adult audiences...
organised a televised competition, Lama Gezocht, in order to find a new performer to round out the team. Ad-Just Bouwman eventually won this competition, and joined the Llamas. He, however, is no longer part of the troupe, reportedly because his artistic style didn't fit in with the other Llamas. Another recently 'llamafied' performer, Jandino Asporaat, left at around the same time to focus on his own theatre production, although rumour has it that his style clashed with the remaining three members as well. Jeroen van Koningsbrugge is the only new member to remain with the Llamas until the end.
In 2006, the show won the Gouden Televizier-ring, a prestigious Dutch television award for the year's most popular program on tv as chosen by the audience. It was the first show broadcast by BNN
BNN (television)
BNN or Bart's Neverending Network is a Dutch public broadcasting association supported by the Netherlands Public Broadcasting. BNN was founded in 1997 by Bart de Graaff, Gerard Timmer & Frank Timmer, and targets teenage and young adult audiences...
(founded in 1997) to win the 'ring'.
On the 4th of April 2008 The Lama's announced on a Fan day that they were going to quit with the TV-show. There was going to be one more season on TV and they planned a goodbye theatre tour through The Netherlands (and Belgium).
Original games
- Diashow (Slideshow)
- De dierenwinkel (The petshop)
- De doventolk (The interpreter for the hearing impaired)
- Slechtste slogans (Worst slogans)
- De laatste minuut van (The last minute of)
- Roetsjbaan (The Big Dipper)
- De gehandicaptenscène (Variant of Change Letter, in this game, one letter cannot be used)
- Eerste zin, laatste zin (First sentence, last sentence)
- Het moordspel (The murder game)
- Op en af met een woord (On and off with a word)
- Verboden te lachen (No laughing)
- De draaideur (The Revolving Door)
- De scène met de zoemer (The scene with the buzzer, much like New Choice in Drew Carey's Green Screen ShowDrew Carey's Green Screen ShowDrew Carey's Green Screen Show is an improvisational comedy television series that aired in the fall of 2004 on The WB Television Network, and the fall of 2005 on Comedy Central. The show was hosted by Drew Carey, and was somewhat a follow-up to the show he formerly hosted, Whose Line Is It Anyway?...
) - De gedachtenscène (The thought scene, variant of Film Noir/Narrate where the thoughts are narrated by the person behind the performer, rather than the performers themselves)
- Wereldvisie Songfestival (Worldvision Song Contest)
- De Jabber (The Jabber)
- Wereldkampioenschap in slowmotion (World Championship in slowmotion, much like Action Replay)
- Bedscène (Bedscene)
- De specialist (the specialist)
- Interview achteruit (reversed interview)
Games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Alleen vragen (Questions only)
- Datingshow
- De allerslechtste aller tijden (World's Worst)
- De persconferentie (The press conference)
- Nasynchronisatie (Dubbing)
- De Superdub (Super-dubbing)
- Papier hier (Whose line)
- De voorwerpenronde (Props)
- Ik wil graag zien (Scenes from a hat)
- Superhelden (Superheroes)
Trivia
The name of the show originates from a remark the original team of Lama's used a lot: "hoor ik daar een lama schijten (of zei je wat)?", which translates roughly as "is that a llama I hear taking a shit (or did you say something)?".DVDs
- 2004 - Het beste van de lama's (The best of The Llamas)
- 2005 - De lama's spugen er op los (The Llamas spit around)
- 2006 - Verboden te lachen (Forbidden to laugh)
- 2007 - De allerslechtste aller tijden (The very worst of all times)
- 2008 - Hoor ik daar een lama zingen (Do I hear a Llama singing)
- 2008 - Superhelden (Superheroes)
- 2008 - So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye