Pukkelpop backed stand-up before it was big. Now comedians are selling out arenas and the AFAS Dome, and stand-up comedy has become a headline act in its own right. 

Twenty years later, Captain Comedy's All Stars return to take over the Marquee for one hour of razor-sharp stand-up on Friday, 21 August. Jens Dendoncker, Bart Cannaerts, Henk Rijckaert, Amelie Albrecht and Xander De Rycke promise more punchlines than a guitar amp cranked to eleven. And because everyone deserves a warm-up act, Sam De Bruyn closes the show with a DJ set.

Comedy runs through Pukkelpop's DNA. From the street theatre and surreal performances at Petit Bazar and Boulevard Bizar to De Ideale Wereld's legendary fan days and DIW-voormiddagsoirée, laughter is never far away. In 2023, we even put AI behind the mic to find out whether artificial intelligence had a sense of humour. And behind the scenes? And behind the scenes? We are laughing all year round.