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"Raymann is laat" is a late night TV-show with big influence of Dutch people with Surinamese roots. It pays attention to integrating and adapting in Holland, with Quintis Ristie showing funny examples of that. Jörgen Raymann hosts the show, which also includes a lot of comedy (there are performances of stand-up comedians of all over the world). The most popular part is when Raymann interviews famous people, playing a lady from Surinam called Tante Es. I think it's hilarious. John Buijsman (known for his role in the comedies "Ben zo terug" and "Loenatik") also had a little part in the show, playing Cor Vliegenthart, a typical citizen of Rotterdam. He didn't show up anymore when the new 2004 season began. I really like Raymann is laat, it's up to date and funny. There are always a few nice guests. And with Jörgen Raymann hosting it, you can just lay back, relax and watch this Fridaynight show.

This Friday night show is absolutely great. Ivo Niehe is a good host and interviewer. He speaks a lot of languages, so he can interview almost anybody without any help. There are always interesting guests; famous and/or important people from all over the world. Ivo knows how to keep the conversations exciting. The TV Show has no summer break. They travel abroad to do "De TV Show op reis", which is also nice to see. Ever since 1981 the TROS TV Show has been running successfully, and it deserves to be. It'll keep going on until 2006, when it'll exist for a quarter of a century. I think there's already a good replacement; Reinout Oerlemans' "Pulse".

I used to like Kees & Co, but the last few seasons it's not always good. Especially since Rik Hoogendoorn, who played father Ben Heistee, left the show. Rik, also wellknown for his role in "Sesamstraat", added an extra spark to the show. When he 'died' and left the show (rumour has that he had arguments with Simone Kleinsma) it was immediately noticeable that this spark was gone. The new cast couldn't replace it. The show seems to have lost it's consistency, except for Simone Kleinsma who's still a good actress. Hopefully the new 2004 season, with more new characters (Sascha Visser from "Oppassen!!!" as Steven Speier), will make a lot of viewers laugh again.