18.09 The J-R Scheme

Line-up

• Adi Parmar

  

  Adi Parmar is an Amsterdam-based comedian who began his comedy journey with improv at Boom Chicago, where he completed all levels of training and performed in multiple student showcases. He later transitioned to stand-up comedy, which has been his main focus for the past two years.

  In June 2024, Adi won the Newbie Comedian of the Year competition for English-speaking comedians in the Netherlands. He is now a regular on the Amsterdam comedy circuit, performing at venues across the city.

  Adi has already performed his solo show in Amsterdam and Utrecht, and has taken the show internationally to Berlin, as well as the Adelaide Fringe and the Glasgow International Comedy Festival in 2026. This summer, Adi will be performing his show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

• Kendra Borgen

  

  Born into a Reagan-era hunter-gatherer society in Alaska, Kendra started playing saxophone at age 8 inspired by the musical stylings of Lisa Simpson. After surviving the treacherous journey down the infamous Alaskan-Canadian hi-way she studied Music at the University of Oregon finally leaving the US in 2004 in search of a better life (and an affordable Master’s degree). She bought a one-way ticket to Amsterdam, never looked back and has been entertaining folks in Amsterdam ever since. Come listen to Kendra’s journey from the hilariously rugged outback of Alaska to the chaos of Amsterdam’s canals.

• Diederik Zuurmond

  

  Diederik Zuurmond might not sound like it, but he's an English-speaking comedian reluctantly tasked with reconnaissance. He clinched both the audience and jury prizes at the English Comedy Talent Award 2023 and tours extensively throughout Europe and the UK. As a member of Comedy Club Haug, Diederik is a true powerhouse during the pro shows, as well as with his hour-long intriguing solo act, Manchild.

• Nadine Froughi

  

  Nadine Froughi is a stand-up comedian. Half Iranian, half American, raised in the UK but now mostly Dutch, her comedy takes serious/sexy topics and makes them silly. Nadine is based in Amsterdam and aside from telling jokes, makes a really good shallot pasta and can deadlift over 100kg on a good day.