Television He is known as team captain in
Dit was het nieuws, the Dutch adaptation of the BBC show
Have I Got News for You, and as one of the jury members of the Belgian quiz show
De Slimste Mens ter Wereld. Van der Wal was also a contestant in the
De Slimste Mens ter Wereld in 2016 and in 2025. In Belgium, Van der Wal presented the satirical news show
De ideale wereld for four years. He previously appeared as
sidekick in the show. He succeeded Otto-Jan Ham as presenter and Ella Leyers succeeded him as presenter of the show. In 2023, he presented the late night show
Jan Jaap op zondag. The show ended after disappointing viewing figures. He had appearances in the talk shows
RTL Late Night and
Café Corsari.
Cabaret Van der Wal is
cabaret performer in the Netherlands and in Belgium. He performed multiple comedy and carabet shows, including
Dystopia (2014),
De Nieuwe Belg (2015) and
Mijn vlakke land (2024, 2025). In some of his shows he talks about the differences and similarities between both countries.
Film In 2014, he starred in the film
The Happy Sad Route (and a Comedian) in which he travels through former
Yugoslavia. The film was directed by Linda Hakeboom and won the best film award at the 2014
Friars Club Comedy Film Festival. == Personal life ==