He is best known for his participation in the Dutch version of the Comedy Central Roast and for his role as team captain in the television program Dit was het nieuws.

His mother Kathleen Warners (1954) was former Head of Entertainment at the public broadcaster VARA and is currently a film reviewer for the weekly Saar Magazine.

In 2006, his career as a comedian began, after he won the Amsterdam Kleinkunst Festival Comedy Concours.

[1] In 2015, Pannekoek made his theatre debut with the performance Zacht van binnen.

[3] Later that year, he was team captain in the BNNVARA television program Sterke verhalen, the Dutch version of Would I Lie To You?.

[5] Since 2022, Peter Pannekoek has been touring with his show DNA, which received many positive reviews.