TV critic Alex Mazereeuw doesn’t understand why Rob was asked to be on this TV show. ‘Kemps seems (…) the umpteenth victim of the television law according to which ground-breaking talents must do everything at once’, he writes in his column published the day before yesterday, in which he also rails against the quality of the interview Rob. Some quotes: “Kemps undeniably has the goodwill factor, but not every likable TV character is automatically a good interviewer”, “Kemps seemed hopelessly lost in this cheap format” and “Every time he threatened to get interesting (…) he had to face the next question again.’
In Maximum time, where Rob was a guest yesterday, host Sybrand Niessen asks him about the article. Rob echoes Alex’s comment that Rob should “do it right now” on television. According to Rob, he simply does these TV jobs because he “likes” them and that has nothing to do with the “TV law” Alex is referring to. “If you don’t feel like it, then don’t do it,” says Rob. “I just don’t do everything. I have eight episodes from last year I love Holland done. I was a substitute there and we all know why. Even six episodes Who knows the Netherlands and four episodes songs. So I think that’s fine.
Rob doesn’t care much about the reviewer’s comments. “I always think: If you like it, you like it, and if you don’t like it, then you don’t like it. Henny Vrienten always sang: ‘Hey, there’s a button on your TV and it helps you well out of the wort.’ Yes, then you must go The masked singer this is also fun. I do not care.”
Fortunately, the presenter is used to a bit of criticism. “This is also a bit Dutch. I had it too when I was with The smartest person participated. Before that I was known as Snollebollekes, as a party artist, and then I left songs and then people also said: do you still have to do this?”
