ANPYoup van ‘t Hek
NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 22:22
Youp van ‘t Hek is premature with his performance tonight The Last Round! stopped in the Carré theater in Amsterdam. According to visitors, his memory failed him. After an hour, the comedian stopped his show.
“Guys, sorry, it’s not possible anymore,” he said, according to a visitor. It happened after the performance had been stopped for short periods several times, after which the comedian tried again with a script in his hand.
After the performance had stopped, a theater employee spoke up and said that Van ‘t Hek had not been feeling well all day. Visitors can get a ticket for the next performance. Van ‘t Hek’s management could not be reached for a response.
Youp van ‘t Hek will be in Carré until the end of May, where he will play the last program of a career that has lasted fifty years.
Heart surgery
Van ‘t Hek also had to end performances early earlier in his career due to health problems. This happened, among other things, in 2017 in the Oude Luxor in Rotterdam.
He also became unwell twice during a performance in 2015. He subsequently had surgery on his heart: a number of bypasses were performed. After that procedure, the comedian took a break.