BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28422@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:It's Getting Hot in Here | Comedy Opening Night Warming Up Festival DTSTAMP:20261009T175335Z DTSTART:20261119T193000Z DESCRIPTION:Warming Up Festival Voorstelling\n\nFeeling the heat? This year 's Warming Up Festival opens with a night that trades\nclimate anxiety for laughter.\n\nJoin us at our Comedy Opening Night\, ' It's Getting Hot in Here'\, where four of\nthe Netherlands' best English-speaking comedians ta ke the stage for an evening\nabout how strange\, funny\, and occasionally absurd it is to be alive right now.\nIn between sets\, we quiz the audienc e with a short game show-style format with\nprizes up for grabs. We all co uld use a little laugh\, so let's come together and\nkick off the festival with humour and a fun evening!\n\nFeaturing comedians: Phoebe Perry\, Sjo erd Scott\, Ronan Brosnan\, Nadine Froughi\,\nMC: Rashi Agarwal\n\nPhoebe Perry: Born in Nebraska\, USA\, Phoebe Perry is a comedian and theater\nma ker who breathes life into characters with physicality and sensitivity. Th e\nwork she creates is equal parts confessional and absurd\, often explori ng themes\nof belonging\, longing and being late. Phoebe is a regular come dian at Comedy\nClub Haug in Rotterdam and the opening act for Derek Scott Mitchell’s “Let’s\nDouble Dutch II” tour. Phoebe is a frequent co-host of Femilicious as well as\nMezrab ALT COMEDY NITE. Theaterkrant recently des cribed her as “one of the\nfreest spirits you can meet on stage”.\nInstagr am: click here [https://www.instagram.com/phoeeb____/].\n\nSjoerd Scott: S joerd is a beacon of humour with magnetic charisma and unique\ncross-cultu ral appeal\, which has quickly propelled him to acclaim. His comedic\nstyl e\, a masterful blend of personal anecdotes and insightful social commenta ry\,\nhas solidified his status as one of the most exciting voices in cont emporary\ncomedy. He has a knack for connecting with crowds\, consistently delivering\nperformances that are not just hilarious\, but also deeply en gaging. His\ndistinctive comedic voice has resonated with audiences across Europe\, making him\na sought-after performer in comedy clubs throughout the continent.\nInstagram: click here [https://www.instagram.com/sjoerdsco tt/].\n\nRonan Brosnan: Ronan is a hairy Irishman with a caustic wit and a n inferiority\ncomplex. He came to the Netherlands to make the housing mar ket more expensive\nfor the natives\, and in the meantime he enjoys going to comedy shows to legally\nscream at strangers. He is currently touring h is show ‘Life is Shite’ around\nEurope as he awaits World War 3 and the gl ow of the mushroom cloud.\nInstagram: click here [https://www.instagram.co m/shiteguides/].\n\nNadine Froughi: Nadine is half Iranian\, half American \, raised in the UK but now\nmostly Dutch. With millions of monthly views across social platforms\, you might\nhave seen her on the internet. IRL\, Nadine is a regular at Boom Chicago’s Comedy\nEmbassy and Comedy Café Amst erdam\, but isn’t that loyal\, so you can see her\nperform at clubs\, thea tres and festivals across Europe. Her debut solo show\nDaydreamer has been featured at the Boom Chicago Comedy Festival\, Utrecht\nInternational Com edy Festival and more. Aside from telling jokes\, Nadine makes a\nreally g ood shallot pasta and can deadlift over 100kg on a good day.\nInstagram: c lick here [https://www.instagram.com/lefrough/].\n\nThe Tolhuistuin Warmin g Up Festival is an annual climate festival that focuses\non the connectio n between art and climate. This year\, the Warming Up Festival is\nnot ask ing how you can live more sustainably. It is asking why so many people\,\n particularly young people\, have disengaged from a conversation that perha ps\naffects them the most.\n\n\nNot out of indifference\, but because of m ental exhaustion. Because of\nclimate-related stress and feelings of guilt . Because of a system that\nemphasises individual responsibility\, whilst the biggest polluters and fossil\nfuel subsidies largely escape scrutiny. And sometimes also because of a climate\nmovement that seems to demand per fection rather than engagement.\n\nOver three days\, the festival brings t ogether art\, journalism\, music and\ndiscussion centred on the question o f how individual choices relate to systems\nthat are largely beyond our co ntrol\, and where\, as a collective\, we can actually\nexert influence. It is a festival that makes space for imperfection\, for doubt\nand for new forms of engagement.\n\nCheck the entire Warming Up Festival program here\ n[https://tolhuistuin.nl/specials/warming-up-festival].\n\nRashi Agarwal: You may know Rashi\, the tallest Indian in the Netherlands\, from\nher vir al show 'OV-Takes' asking people their 'Dutch Take' on the OV. Her comedy\ nand content move through identity\, feminism\, colonialism\, race\, and\n sustainability\, balancing sharp observations with a willingness to turn t hat\nsame lens on herself. Hailing from South India\, she has become more Dutch than\nshe would have liked\, and her videos about life in the Nether lands have gone\nviral\, earning her a rapidly growing international audie nce. The first edition\nof her debut show\, 'Person of Colour '\, sold out in one day and hasn't stopped\nsince: 14 shows and counting.\nInstagram: click here [https://www.instagram.com/rashi.agarwal/].\n\nRashi Agarwal\n\ nZonzij URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/its-getting-hot-in-here-or-comedy-openi ng-night-warming-up-festival GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,colonialism,comedy,discussion,femi nism,festivals,games,live,music,opening,performance,quiz,theater,voorstell ing,warming up festival X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Warming Up Festival Voorstelling

Feeling the heat? This year's Warming Up Festival opens with a night that trades clim ate anxiety for laughter.

Join us at our Comedy Opening Night, ' It' s Getting Hot in Here', where four of the Netherlands' best English-speaki ng comedians take the stage for an evening about how strange, funny, and o ccasionally absurd it is to be alive right now. In between sets, we quiz t he audience with a short game show-style format with prizes up for grabs. We all could use a little laugh, so let's come together and kick off the f estival with humour and a fun evening!

Featuring comedians: Phoebe P erry, Sjoerd Scott, Ronan Brosnan, Nadine Froughi, MC: Rashi Agarwal

Phoebe Perry: Born in Nebraska, USA, Phoebe Perry is a c omedian and theater maker who breathes life into characters with physicali ty and sensitivity. The work she creates is equal parts confessional and a bsurd, often exploring themes of belonging, longing and being late. Phoebe is a regular comedian at Comedy Club Haug in Rotterdam and the opening ac t for Derek Scott Mitchell’s “Let’s Double Dutch II” tour. Phoebe is a fre quent co-host of Femilicious as well as Mezrab ALT COMEDY NITE. Theaterkra nt recently described her as “one of the freest spirits you can meet on st age”.
Instagram: click here.

Sjoerd Scott: Sjoerd is a beacon of humour with magnetic charisma and unique cross-cultural appeal , which has quickly propelled him to acclaim. His comedic style, a masterf ul blend of personal anecdotes and insightful social commentary, has solid ified his status as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary comedy . He has a knack for connecting with crowds, consistently delivering perfo rmances that are not just hilarious, but also deeply engaging. His distinc tive comedic voice has resonated with audiences across Europe, making him a sought-after performer in comedy clubs throughout the continent.
Ins tagram: c lick here.

Ronan Brosnan: Ronan is a hairy Iris hman with a caustic wit and an inferiority complex. He came to the Netherl ands to make the housing market more expensive for the natives, and in the meantime he enjoys going to comedy shows to legally scream at strangers. He is currently touring his show ‘Life is Shite’ around Europe as he await s World War 3 and the glow of the mushroom cloud.
Instagram: click here.

Nadine Froughi: Nadine is half Iranian, half American , raised in the UK but now mostly Dutch. With millions of monthly views ac ross social platforms, you might have seen her on the internet. IRL, Nadin e is a regular at Boom Chicago’s Comedy Embassy and Comedy Café Amsterdam, but isn’t that loyal, so you can see her perform at clubs, theatres and f estivals across Europe. Her debut solo show Daydreamer has been featured a t the Boom Chicago Comedy Festival, Utrecht International Comedy Festival and more. Aside from telling jokes, Nadine makes a really good shallot pas ta and can deadlift over 100kg on a good day.
Instagram: click here.

Th e Tolhuistuin Warming Up Festival is an annual climate festival that focus es on the connection between art and climate. This year, the Warming Up Fe stival is not asking how you can live more sustainably. It is asking why s o many people, particularly young people, have disengaged from a conversat ion that perhaps affects them the most.

Not out of indifference , but because of mental exhaustion. Because of climate-related stress and feelings of guilt. Because of a system that emphasises individual responsi bility, whilst the biggest polluters and fossil fuel subsidies largely esc ape scrutiny. And sometimes also because of a climate movement that seems to demand perfection rather than engagement.

Over three days, the fe stival brings together art, journalism, music and discussion centred on th e question of how individual choices relate to systems that are largely be yond our control, and where, as a collective, we can actually exert influe nce. It is a festival that makes space for imperfection, for doubt and for new forms of engagement.

Check the entire Warming Up Festival progr am here.

Rashi Agarwal: You may know Rashi , the tallest Indian in the Netherlands, from her viral show 'OV-Takes' as king people their 'Dutch Take' on the OV. Her comedy and content move thro ugh identity, feminism, colonialism, race, and sustainability, balancing s harp observations with a willingness to turn that same lens on herself. Ha iling from South India, she has become more Dutch than she would have like d, and her videos about life in the Netherlands have gone viral, earning h er a rapidly growing international audience. The first edition of her debu t show, 'Person of Colour ', sold out in one day and hasn't stopped since: 14 shows and counting.
Instagram: click here.

Rashi Agarwal

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