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- Wim Kan est un artiste de cabaret néerlandais. Il est considéré comme l'un des « trois grands du cabaret néerlandais » d'après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, avec Wim Sonneveld et Toon Hermans. Au piano, il était accompagné par (nl). (fr)
- Willem Cornelis "Wim" Kan (15 January 1911 – 8 September 1983) was a Dutch cabaret artist. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld, he is considered to be one of the Great Three of Dutch cabaret. In 1936, he established the , which soon became one of the most successful Dutch cabaret groups, in which several artists debuted who later became famous. In 1940, the ABC Cabaret was touring the Dutch East Indies, and because of the German invasion could not return to the Netherlands. After the Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies, he was deported to camps at the Burma Railway. Because of his experiences at these camps he later agitated against Hirohito's visit to the Netherlands in 1971. Wim Kan is possibly best known as the originator of the tradition of the so-called "". These are performances of political cabaret on (or around) New Year's Eve, discussing the events of the past year. Wim Kan made the first oudejaarsconference in 1954, which was broadcast on radio. His first televised oudejaarsconference was in 1973, scoring an audience measurement of 75% and record appreciations rating of 8.8 (out of 10). Although he actually made only 5 television conferences (1973, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982), they made such an impact that many people remember it as a yearly tradition. (en)
- Willem Cornelis (Wim) Kan (Scheveningen, 15 januari 1911 - Nijmegen, 8 september 1983) was een Nederlands cabaretier. Hij wordt als een van de "Grote Drie van het Nederlandse cabaret" van na de Tweede Wereldoorlog beschouwd, samen met Wim Sonneveld en Toon Hermans. Op piano werd hij begeleid door Ru van Veen. (nl)
- Wim Kan est un artiste de cabaret néerlandais. Il est considéré comme l'un des « trois grands du cabaret néerlandais » d'après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, avec Wim Sonneveld et Toon Hermans. Au piano, il était accompagné par (nl). (fr)
- Willem Cornelis (Wim) Kan (Scheveningen, 15 januari 1911 - Nijmegen, 8 september 1983) was een Nederlands cabaretier. Hij wordt als een van de "Grote Drie van het Nederlandse cabaret" van na de Tweede Wereldoorlog beschouwd, samen met Wim Sonneveld en Toon Hermans. Op piano werd hij begeleid door Ru van Veen. (nl)
- Willem Cornelis "Wim" Kan (15 January 1911 – 8 September 1983) was a Dutch cabaret artist. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld, he is considered to be one of the Great Three of Dutch cabaret. In 1936, he established the , which soon became one of the most successful Dutch cabaret groups, in which several artists debuted who later became famous. (en)