Eric van Sauers is a versatile cabaret performer-actor-stand-up comedian of Surinamese descent. After completing his studies at the drama school in Amsterdam in 1993, he joined the Comedytrain and gained a lot of experience as a stand-up comedian. From 1996, Van Sauers was editor of the satirical television program Dit Was Het Nieuws. He was also seen on television as an actor in Bureau Kruislaan
… and Sam Sam, among others. He won both the jury and the audience prize at the cabaret festival Cameretten in 1997. He developed this Cameretten performance into his first full-length show Eric Van Sauers Is Eric Van Sauers (1998). This show has finally been released on DVD under the image direction of Theo van Gogh, who was so impressed by Van Sauers' qualities that he gave him roles in his films and television series Au, De Pijnbank, Cool and Medea. Van Sauers is therefore a passionate theater animal with excellent stage management. With his strong facial expressions and body language, the charismatic comedian does not need any attributes. In his first show, Van Sauers especially pokes fun at the man-woman relationship. His humor is sharp, but he also dares to be serious and to move. The DVD contains an additional half-hour interview. (SvdP)more