Wierd Duk is the only favorite of Johan Derksen for the function of Inval-Gijp who also wants. So there is a good chance that he will be on the site of VI’s laughing bag. But is that a good idea?
You would expect a substitute from René van der Gijp to bring some sense of lightness and humor. After all, the guests deliver the content; The laughing bag provides balance. Albert Verlinde knew how to dose that smart: he brought general knowledge, but also warmth, self -mockery and occasionally a Bulderlach. That will be a big bone for Wierd Duk.
Bad idea
Two names are now circulating emphatically as a successor to Albert: Wierd and Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. Both are seriously in the picture with Johan Derksen, who now wonders aloud who should be the new ‘Gijp on Wednesday’. Victor Vlam seemed promising, but after his a little too eager audition at Shownieuws relegated immediately to the bar.
For the time being, Matthijs is keeping his elitist lips stiff together, but Wierd? It is already warming up. Not a good idea, opinion maker Harry Vermeegen thinks so. “According to Johan Derksen, he is the most ideal table guest, I find a bit exaggerated,” he says in the New Revu.
Serious matters
Wierd is flexible in tongue, says Harry. But: “Duk should be a bit more entertaining. He has a solid opinion and that is good, but he is always very serious in what he says. Duk is from the Ministry of Serious Affairs. That is not bad, but does the program need it? There must be a bit of laughter in VI.”
He continues: “If such a wrong video is started, he should be able to go with it for a while. He doesn’t do that. Actually, Albert was the very best. Talpa should have pampered him much more. Do I sometimes have to do the management there?”
Very stupid
Albert switches to RTL Tonight, because Talpa did not want to give him a contract. “Talpa just sat sleeping! That is the problem. They should have captured Albert Verlinde earlier. They should have tackled it a long time ago, looking ahead to the future and his qualities estimating.”
Apparently it is not thought in advance at Talpa, he concludes. “At the same time, RTL has never had an original idea, and there they think: let’s buy our Albert away from VI. With RTL Tonight they supposedly start a new formula, but of course they just go to vi. Talpa has been potting, that’s stupid.”