London is(not that)great

Jakob’s second one-man show portraying the story of a complete idiot moving to a post-Brexit London to find a better life.

This show, while full of laughter and storytelling, takes the audience on a journey through both the highs and the lows of life in one of the world’s most iconic cities: London. The performance goes deep into the heart of the capital through the eyes of someone who thought leaving behind Spanish tapas would be the hardest part—until he experienced British immigration and employment-based visas. Brace yourself for brutally honest comedy, guiding you through corporate insanity with a theme of accountability.

Jakob Kerkhove started doing comedy in Barcelona right before the pandemic hit (so he's both smart and lucky). Once Covid started to give up its attempts to conquer the world, he emerged more and more as a writer, storyteller, and amateur comedian. At the beginning of 2024, he kicked in a door at a bar in Barcelona's Eixample and started the now well-established open mic “Jokes & Beers”. Then in the summer of 2024, he performed his first one-man show titled “Act Normal” at the Edinburgh Fringe (the world’s largest arts festival) where it received glowing reviews. Now he’s back with this brand-new story...