Dam Yankee

An NL Times podcast featuring English speaking entertainers about their experiences performing in the Netherlands.

Dam Yankee is a comedy podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 60 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Dam Yankee, a comedy show with 60 episodes published.

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  Episode #58

  The Dark Reality of Traditional Norms with Rael Lomoti

  Jun 4, 202644 minS0

  <p>Rael Lomoti grew up in the Turkana region of northwest Kenya, where girls as young as 12 are given away in marriage, football is only for boys and education is considered a luxury that communities cannot afford. </p> <p>Her father moved the family to Nairobi so his children could go to school. Her mother died working in a flower plantation, exposed to pesticides with no worker safety protections. A German nun spotted Rael playing football in the street and took her whole family in.</p> <p>She grew up, studied social work and community development, played in Kenya's Women's P...

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  Episode #57

  Tom Cotter on America’s Got Talent, Cancel Culture and Why Comedy Is a Dream Job

  May 28, 20261h 4mS0

  <p>Tom Cotter has been doing stand-up for 40 years. He is the rapid fire comedian who made it to the AGT finals, lost to a pack of dogs, performed with Joan Rivers in what turned out to be one of her last national television appearances, did eight years on cruise ships, and once had to run out through a kitchen because a heckler wanted to kill him.</p> <p>He is now on his first tour of the Netherlands with his touring partner Ray Allen, and he has a lot of thoughts about Dutch audiences, cancel culture, corporate gigs, and...

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  Episode #56

  Kevin Fraser Went Viral, Toured the World & Still Can't Figure Out Amsterdam

  May 21, 20261h 15mS0

  <p>South African comedian Kevin Fraser is celebrating ten years in comedy with his Decadence tour  and he is doing it the hard way, with sold-out shows across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and now Europe.</p> <p>Known for his viral observational comedy and character work, Kevin brings something most comedians do not, twelve years as a professional DJ before he ever picked up a mic for a punchline. That background shaped everything about how he performs, from the pre-show DJ sets he runs before every gig to the way he weaves music, dance and physical storytelling into his s...

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  Episode #55

  Gregory Porter on a Mother's Love, a Brother's Death & the Music in Between

  May 14, 20261h 7mS0

  <p>Two-time Grammy winner Gregory Porter is known for Liquid Spirit, Take Me to the Alley and No Love Dying. Behind those songs is a story that most people have never heard in full.</p> <p>In this episode Gregory goes back to the beginning, growing up in Bakersfield, California, with a minister mother who dragged her church to the streets, a brother who believed in him before he believed in himself, and a community shaped by both extraordinary hardship and extraordinary love.</p> <p>He talks about how those early experiences became the emotional foundation for everything he has...

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  Episode #54

  Jiaoying Summers - Stop Being a Victim, Start Being Funny

  May 7, 20261h 5mS0

  <p>Jiaoying Summers is one of the most fearless comedians working today. She owns two comedy clubs, runs a production studio, hosts the Tiger Mommy podcast, and is currently on her first European tour. She is also 35 weeks pregnant and has not slept properly in weeks.</p> <p>Success has come far faster than happiness for comedian Jiaoying Summers. In just a few short years, the Chinese immigrant went from hosting open mics on Zoom to starring in a Hulu special, buying comedy clubs, and selling out international tours. But years of harsh parenting and cultural clashes still fuel a...

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