Even tot hier

Even tot hier
Genre	Satire Current affairs Music
Created by	Niels van der Laan Jeroen Woe
Written by	Niels van der Laan Jeroen Woe Hans Riemens Peter Capel Peter Heerschop Emilio Guzman Owen Schumacher Armèn Hakhverdian Maarten Hopman
Presented by	Niels van der Laan Jeroen Woe
Starring	Miguel Wiels Romana de Meneges (2021–present) Matteo Paggi (2022–present) David Mast (2022–present)
Country of origin	Netherlands
Original language	Dutch
No. of seasons	15
No. of episodes	103 6 compilations
Production
Production location	Studio 11, Almere
Running time	45–52 minutes
Production company	MediaLane
Original release
Network	BNNVARA (NPO 1)
Release	16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) – present

Even tot hier is a Dutch satirical news show created and presented by comic duo Van der Laan & Woe, with musical assistance by Miguel Wiels. Premiering in March 2019, it is broadcast weekly by BNNVARA on NPO 1.

Background

After Van der Laan & Woe presented De Kwis (from 2013 until 2018), they wanted to continue making satirical television. This resulted in the creation of Even tot hier.

In the first two seasons, a musical parody was performed, referring to a news topic from the week prior. Also, each episode featured three experts explaining a topic.

In 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the format was changed. Audience was not allowed in the studio, but a big screen was placed opposite the stage where audience members could attend the broadcast through a video call. The musical parody performance was removed. Instead, Van der Laan and Woe perform their own smaller musical parody. From this third season onwards, each episode ends with someone being cheered up or someone getting support.

From the sixth season onwards, audience was able to return to the studio. Previously made changes remained.

The show won the Gouden Televizier-Ring in 2022 (for season 6 and 7) and the Ere Zilveren Nipkowschrijf in 2023.

During season 14, the show organised a fundraiser for Transport Ambulances To Ukraine with the website TATU.nu. The fundraiser was created for the existing organisation Stichting Music for Ukraine. The fundraiser raised money for ambulances to be sent to Ukrainian victims of the Russian invasion. Stichting Music for Ukrainen initiator and accordeonist Oleg Lysenko opened the fundraiser with a song and was present in each episode. In the season finale, it was revealed that more than €3.1 million was raised, with 19 ambulances with equipment being sent to Ukraine. As of May 2026, the fundraiser is still active, and so far, 64 ambulances have been sent to Ukraine.

Format

The first 30–35 minutes are spent satirically discussing the news of the past week. Throughout, several songs are performed, all relating to a news topic.

• Presenters Van der Laan and Woe perform a song which is typically an existing song with the lyrics being altered. These songs are sometimes performed together with a children's ensemble.
• Van der Laan and Woe also perform a so-called "Simpel Liedje" ("Simple Song"), a song which is always a minute long. They always introduce the song as "een heel simpel leidje, over een best wel ingewikkeld onderwerp" ("a very simple song about a very difficult subject"). Van der Laan and Woe often performed a "Simpel Liedje" at large events, such as the opening concert in celebration of the 750th birthday of Amsterdam, where they summarised the history of the Dutch capital in one minute. For seasons 6, 8 and 10, the season finale was where they performed the song summarising the whole past year.
• A surprise musical guest performs one of their own songs, typically with the lyrics being altered to refer to the last news topic that was discussed earlier. Until season 13, Van der Laan and Woe would be interrupted by Wiels who suggests that something Van der Laan or Woe said, is the title of a famous song, while that's not the case. Then, one of the hosts announces the artist. In season 14, the guest was revealed using "The Musked Singer" (as a parody of The Masked Singer), with the artist wearing a mask with the face of Elon Musk. Throughout the episode, a few hints (leading to the identity of the artist) are dropped. Eventually, Wiels suggests that he is certain who it is, explaining the hints leading to his guess.

The last 10–15 minutes are spent hosting a quiz for the audience. All questions (except for the last one) are multiple choice. When someone answers wrong, they are eliminated. When there are just a few people left, a final estimation question is asked. The winner, with the answer closest to the correct answer, is crowned 'the all-knowing'. They then make a wish, typically supporting or cheering up someone who experienced problems earlier. Those people are usually interviewed by Van der Laan and Woe earlier in the episode.

Episodes

Episode	Episode (in series)	Musical guest(s)	Simpel Liedje/Ukelele	Airdate	Ratings (in millions)
Season 1 (2019)
1	1	Syb van der Ploeg	The backstop	16 March	1.078
2	2	Ben Cramer	The pension system	23 March	1.047
3	3	Stef Bos	Article 13	30 March	0.977
4	4	Peter de Koning	Grocery store prices	6 April	1.067
5	5	Lee Towers	Tariffs on cheese	13 April	0.986
6	6	Gerard Cox	Julian Assange	20 April	1.032
7	7	Frans Bauer	Binnenhof renovation	27 April	1.168
Season 2 (2019)
1	8	Harry Slinger	The past 9 years	19 October	1.012
2	9	Henk Westbroek	Winter time shift	26 October	1.102
3	10	Trafassi	Speed limits	2 November	1.138
4	11	Danny de Munk	Income inequality	9 November	1.131
5	12	Jeroen van der Boom	Hong Kong	16 November	0.707
6	13	Jacques Herb	The salmon war	23 November	1.217
7	14	Nol Havens	Transition allowance in politics	30 November	1.033
Season 3 (2020)
1	15	John de Bever	Fittie 50+	25 April	1.220
2	16	—N/a	Morocco	2 May	1.282
3	17	Paul de Munnik	DENK	9 May	1.140
4	18	Kenny B	—N/a	17 May	1.575
5	19	Simone Kleinsma Paul de Leeuw	Dries Roelvink	23 May	1.325
6	20	Edsilia Rombley	Cummings	30 May	1.212
7	21	Anita Doth	Elon Musk	6 June	1.375
Season 4 (2020)
1	22	MEROL	The fitties of Erdoğan	31 October	1.430
2	23	Suzan & Freek	Wopke Hoekstra and KLM	7 November	1.406
3	24	Miranda van Kralingen Gordon	Firework ban	14 November	1.397
4	25	Xander de Buisonjé	acceptance obligation	21 November	1.331
5	26	Martin Buitenhuis	Mandatory face masks	28 November	1.535
6	27	T-Spoon	2022 FIFA World Cup	12 December	1.528
7	28	Youp van 't Hek	Trump to prison	19 December	1.465
Season 5 (2021)
1	29	Trijntje Oosterhuis	Covid variants	20 March	1.675
2	30	Maxine Franklin Brown	Evening curfew	27 March	1.846
3	31	Henny Huisman	Bibian Mentel	3 April	1.877
4	32	Guus Meeuwis	Ahold Delhaize	10 April	1.902
5	33	K3	Self testing COVID-19	17 April	1.652
6	34	Chef'Special	For Putin	24 April	1.786
7	35	Brainpower	AstraZeneca	1 May	1.739
Season 6 (2021)
1	36	Roel van Velzen	2021-2022 cabinet formation	6 November	1.470
2	37	Wolter Kroes	Booster dose	14 November	1.552
3	38	Do	1, 2 or 3G	20 November	1.795
4	39	Clouseau	Triage	27 November	1.818
5	40	Milow	Doutzen Kroes	4 December	2.006
6	41	Anita Meyer Lee Towers	King Willem-Alexander's real estate	11 December	2.116
7	42	Nielson	Immigration detention	18 December	2.301
Season 7 (2022)
1	43	Brigitte Kaandorp Herman Finkers	Johan Derksen	15 May	1.847
2	44	Loïs Lane	Sweden and Finland joining NATO	21 May	1.767
3	45	MEAU	Monkeypox virus	28 May	1.367
4	46	—N/a	Dutch childcare benefits scandal Institutional racism	4 June	1.471
5	47	André van Duin	Ongehoord Nederland	12 June	1.657
6	48	Astrid Nijgh	Sywert van Lienden	18 June	1.523
Season 8 (2022)
1	49	K-otic	The price ceiling	12 November	1.922
2	50	Paul de Leeuw	TikTok	19 November	1.781
3	51	Jody Bernal	NS	26 November	1.527
4	52	Lenny Kuhr	Apology for slavery	3 December	1.767
5	53	Rondé	Abortion pill	10 December	1.636
6	54	Jenny Arean	2022	17 December	1.916
Season 9 (2023)
1	55	Tino Martin	E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump	8 April	1.809
2	56	Toontje Lager	10 years of King Willem-Alexander	15 April	1.543
3	57	Gerard Cox	AI	22 April	1.733
4	58	Jeangu Macrooy	Joe Biden rerunning for POTUS	29 April	1.699
5	59	Peter Koelewijn	Coronation of Charles III	6 May	1.782
6	60	Rowwen Hèze	Mia & Dion	14 May	2.122
7	61	Imca Marina	Flash delivery	20 May	1.998
Season 10 (2023)
1	62	Alain Clark	Qatar	11 November	2.898
2	63	VOF de Kunst	Old politics	19 November	2.728
3	64	Harrie Jekkers	Thierry Baudet in Groningen	25 November	2.652
4	65	Bonnie St. Claire Ron Brandsteder	Gom van Strien	2 December	2.658
5	66	Jamai Loman	Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber	9 December	2.578
6	67	Snelle Louisa Janssen	Constitution of the Netherlands	16 December	2.563
7	68	2 Brothers on the 4th Floor	2023	23 December	2.653
Season 11 (2024)
1	69	Re-Play	2023–2024 cabinet formation	6 April	2.476
2	70	Abel	Substance X	13 April	2.479
3	71	Roberto Jacketti & the Scooters	Binnenhof renovation	20 April	2.418
4	72	Typhoon	Measles	27 April	2.250
5	73	Emma Heesters	Ronnie Flex and Anouk	4 May	2.387
6	74	Getty Kaspers	Prosecution of Donald Trump	12 May	2.111
7	75	Marco Schuitmaker	2024 European Parliament election	18 May	2.368
Season 12 (2024)
1	76	Rolf Sanchez	Netflix	9 November	2.348
2	77	Yves Berendse	Ministries changing their names	15 November	2.424
3	78	Sandra Kim	Donald Trump	23 November	2.520
4	79	Miss Montreal	Storm names	30 November	2.308
5	80	Veldhuis & Kemper	Wolfs	7 December	2.268
6	81	Spinvis	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	14 December	2.334
7	82	Mathilde Santing	2024	21 December	2.512
Season 13 (2025)
1	83	Glennis Grace	The return of The Voice of Holland	5 April	2.545
2	84	Hans Klok	Binnenhof renovation	12 April	2.357
3	85	Zoë Tauran The cast of Soldaat van Oranje	Muezzin	19 April	2.252
4	86	Niels Geusebroek	Nicolien van Vroonhoven	26 April	1.968
5	87	George Baker	Arne Slot	3 May	2.229
6	88	Katja Schuurman Babette van Veen	The new Pope	10 May	2.355
7	89	The Kik Red Sebastian	2024–25 Eredivisie	18 May	2.105
Season 14 (2025)
1	90	Acda en de Munnik Oleg Lysenko Jos Cové	The Quote 500	1 November	2.953
2	91	Sam Bettens	Nexperia	8 November	2.813
3	92	Jan Smit	6-7	15 November	2.601
4	93	Nance	The new Senate	22 November	2.664
5	94	Joke de Kruijf	2025 UNFCCC	29 November	2.603
6	95	SERA	The power of hooligans	6 December	2.738
7	96	Dio	The goat's perspective	13 December	2.618
Season 15 (2026)
1	97	Donnie	To the moon	11 April	1.696
2	98	I.O.S.	2026 Hungarian election	18 April	1.603
3	99	Hannah Mae	Looksmaxxing	25 April	1.611
4	100	Guus Meeuwis	Timmy the humpback whale	2 May	1.386
5	101	Froukje	Eurovision Song Contest 2026	9 May	1.436
6	102	Daði Freyr	Dick Advocaat	15 May	1.541
7	103	Roxeanne Hazes	NOS Studio Voetbal	23 May	1.222
Season 16 (2026)
1	104	TBA		31 October	TBA
2	105			TBA
3	106
4	107
5	108
6	109
7	110