Winners Comedy Festival Limburg 2026 known!

Heerlen, 20 March 2026 - The winners of the Comedy Festival Limburg 2026 have been announced. During a sold-out final night at Theater Heerlen, the jury prize went to Kolder, while Ann Helena Kenis was awarded the audience prize.

The final was the capstone of a competition for new Dutch and Belgian stand-up comedy, cabaret and cabaret talent. After several preliminary rounds, this season's best acts took to the stage for an evening full of humour, surprises and new talent.

The Comedy Festival Limburg is a collaboration of Parkstad Limburg Theatres (PLT), Fine Label, Humor in Heerlen, Stand-up Heerlen, Poppodium Nieuwe Nor, Cultuurhuis Heerlen, De Huiskamer in Weert and Ald Weishoes in Venlo. The festival provides a stage for up-and-coming talent and aims to give new voices from the region a chance to break through.

With the win, Kolder and Ann Helena Kenis take an important step in their further development and the Comedy Festival Limburg concludes a successful second edition.