''Taboe'' (Dutch for ''Taboo'') is a

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

television show in which

Philippe Geubels Philippe Geubels (born 15 April 1981) is a Flemish stand-up comedian. Career From 2009 till 2018 he was one of the jury members in the ''De Slimste Mens ter Wereld'' television quiz show. In 2019, he also appeared as contestant on the show. ...

explores humor and topics that tend to be taboo in comedy, including physical limitations, terminal illnesses, skin color and poverty. In December 2018, the show won the '' Ha!'' award for best television show, an annual award by '' HUMO'' magazine. In 2019, the show received a nomination for an International Emmy Award in the category Non-Scripted Entertainment. The show did not win the Emmy Award; the British show ''The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night'' won the award instead.

Concept

Every episode

invites around four people in his holiday home. People with a physical disability, people suffering from an incurable disease, LGBTs and so on. In short, people whom you wouldn't laugh at. He visits the area with them and listens to everyone's story. Meanwhile, he brings a stand-up comedy about the theme of the evening, the audience is composed of people similar to the guests.

Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

References

{{authority control 2018 Belgian television series debuts 2010s Belgian television series Flemish television shows VRT 1 original programming Dutch-language television shows