Drs. P Trophy goes to Kees van Kooten
His son Kasper accepted the prize on his behalf in Amsterdam.
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Kees van Kooten has received the 2026 Drs. P Trophy. The prize for linguistic virtuosity and uninhibited humour was accepted on his behalf in Amsterdam by his son Kasper.
The Drs. P Trophy was presented on 22 October at café Zeppos in Amsterdam. Kees van Kooten was not present; his son Kasper accepted the statuette and the accompanying €2,600 prize money.
The prize is intended for an author or artist working in the uninhibited, humorous tradition of Drs. P and using the Dutch language creatively. In this way, the organisation aims to keep Drs. P’s artistic legacy in the public eye.
According to the jury, Van Kooten has enriched and shaken up the Dutch language. The jury points to his broad body of work as a writer, cabaret performer and television maker. The prize therefore continues a tradition in which wordplay, satire and observation are central.
The Drs. P Trophy was established by Het Heen- en Weerschap. The report names Midas Dekkers, Wim T. Schippers, Hugo Matthysen, Brigitte Kaandorp and Jean Pierre Rawie among its previous recipients.
The distinction is not a general public award or bestseller prize. It focuses specifically on artists who use language as form, play and a comic instrument. The jury values Van Kooten for his contribution to the Dutch language.
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The limited source confirms all central factual claims about the prize presentation. The text contains no unverified statements about the winner’s personal circumstances.
- confirmed Kees van Kooten received the 2026 Drs. P Trophy. — The presentation was reported by Neerlandistiek.nl. source
- confirmed Kasper van Kooten accepted the prize on behalf of his father. — Mentioned in the report on the presentation. source
- confirmed The prize consists of a statuette and €2,600. — The amount and form of the prize are stated in the source. source
Editor's note
The presentation, the amount, Kasper van Kooten’s representation and the previous laureates were confirmed by Neerlandistiek.nl. No second independent freely accessible source was found; reporting is therefore limited to verifiable facts from that source.Sources
- Drs. P Trofee voor Kees van Kooten — Neerlandistiek.nl
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