Van Kooten en De Bie: 50 jaar Simplisties Verbond
1974 52mComedy
On October 28, 1974, at the posh Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, Mr. Van Kooten and Mr. De Bie presented the so-called Simplisties Verbond, an organization separate from the VPRO to which the broadcaster provided 25 minutes of airtime once every three weeks. Who could have imagined then that this duo would dominate the television landscape for years? Fifty years later VPRO broadcasts a compilation of sketches as well as a thematic series. The VPRO Guide spoke exclusively with former director Kees van Kooten, delved into the archives and tried to find out what happened to the original carpet beaters.
