Jakob Kerkhove·Aug 26, 2025My advice for new comicsHi again! I’ve been performing stand-up comedy for over five years now. Unfortunately, those years include a very lengthy pandemic. My…
Jakob Kerkhove·Jul 16, 2024Opinion: How I believe code reviews should be conductedCode reviews: tech companies seem to adore it, but to engineers, it could rather add anxiety or create high levels of friction. As a…
Jakob Kerkhove·Feb 26, 2024Casually enabling abuse[Disclaimer] I am aware that what I’m writing is public and will be read by my abuser at one point or another. I know there will be a day…
Jakob Kerkhove·Nov 29, 2023The tale of Jokes and BeersI’ve been organizing and hosting a weekly comedy show in Barcelona for nearly a year now and decided to write a little piece about what…
Jakob Kerkhove·Dec 26, 2022The bumpy road toward a full-hour comedy showI’ve now performed my solo show “Act Normal” twice here in Barcelona. The show was personal and combined work I had been writing on for…
Jakob Kerkhove·Sep 27, 2022A Comedy Platform? Why it didn’t work (and probably never will)On Thursday, May 26th, I went on stage screaming and claiming I was going to change the comedy world and even called it a revolution! Last…
Jakob Kerkhove·Jan 16, 2021Emotional abuseA couple of years ago, I moved to another country and therefore didn’t know anything or anyone around me anymore. Putting myself into such…A response icon1A response icon1
Jakob Kerkhove·Sep 24, 2020How I ended up in AmsterdamAs you might have heard in one of my previous stories, I lived in Amsterdam before and I didn’t really like the city. To me, it’s an…
InLevel Up CodingbyJakob Kerkhove·Feb 29, 2020How much JavaScript do you actually need? And what for?Since I’m living in Barcelona, I visit some comedy/storytelling events from time to time. However, I was having some trouble with which…
