In de gloria
| In de gloria | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch show, Mockumentary, Satire, Tragicomedy |
| Created by | Jan Eelen |
| Directed by | Jan Eelen |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language(s) | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Woestijnvis |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Woestijnvis |
| Release | |
| Original network | VRT |
| Original release | February 11, 2000 – April 28, 2001 |
| Website | www |
In de gloria ("In the glory") was a 2000-2001 Flemish TV sketch comedy show, directed by Jan Eelen and produced by the company Woestijnvis. It was a mockumentary series which satirized reality television and human interest shows, especially the way regular people are exploited by media.
The show ran on the Belgian public tv channel Canvas for two seasons of 10 episodes each. In Flanders itself the series enjoys a high popularity and much critical praise, with several sketches having gained classic status. Despite the local popularity the show has never been exported.
In de Gloria is a mockumentary in sketch show format. Every episode consists of a series of sketches that are mostly improvised around a central idea. The tone is tragicomical. Eelen based some of the spoof targets on already existing TV formats, including some shows of his own company Woestijnvis. In an interview Eelen said he was inspired by the Dutch mockumentaries of Van Kooten en De Bie and Arjan Ederveen's 30 minuten.
In de Gloria has been lauded by TV critics ever since it first aired. In 2002 it received the Prijs van de Vlaamse Radio-en Televisiekritiek for "Best TV show". It's also popular with viewers. All seasons are available on DVD.
In 2006 one of the sketches, "Boemerang" (Boomerang) gained notoriety on YouTube. It features the host of a talk show, "Boemerang", breaking into fits of giggles after hearing the voice of one of his guests, who spoke in a squeaky manner due to a failed tonsillectomy. The video uploader who added English subtitles to the footage implied the footage was real and shortened it especially to remove all indications of it being fake. The full sketch shows the TV host in a supposed archive TV show (hence the title Boemerang) looking back on the infamous moment that got him fired in the past. All people in the footage are actors. The show's host, Erik Hartman, is played by Tom Van Dyck, his two guests Valère and Marijke are portrayed by Lucas Van den Eynde and An Miller.
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