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Casper de Vries

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Comedian

The Resume

    (June 1, 1964- )
    Born in Pretoria, South Africa
    Stand up and sketch comedy performer famous for his one-man shows
    Wrote, produced and starred in ‘Die Casper Rasper Show’ (2001–03) and ‘Haak & Steek’ (2003-04)
    Appeared in the films ‘Kwagga Strikes Back’ (1990), ‘Sweet n' Short’ (1991), ‘Soweto Green’ (1995) and ‘Alec to the Rescue’ (1999)
    Hosts the South African version of ’Deal or No Deal’ (Doen met 'n Miljoen!)
    Released a number of comedy albums and DVDs

Why he might be annoying:

    His place of birth is sometimes wrongly listed a Johannesburg.
    He strongly resembles the Peter Griffin character from the cartoon Family Guy.
    He performs his shows in Afrikaans, which is only spoken by a small percentage of South Africans.
    He collects dolls and anything to do with ABBA.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He studied drama at Stellenbosch University.
    He is very popular amongst Afrikaner speakers and travels to perform for South Africans living abroad.
    Members of a radical Afrikaner right-wing group on trail for terrorist attacks in South Africa plotted to kill him by blowing him up.
    He was the first to perform a comedy show in Namibia in 13 years.

Credit: ash5667


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying