Cindy Pieterse (b. 1972) is a Dutch writer, comedian, and civil servant. As of 2010 she writes for Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street. In addition to her work for Sesamstraat, Pieterse has written texts for several highly popular radio and TV shows, including Spijkers met koppen and Dit was het nieuws. The latter is the Dutch version of BBC's comedy panel show Have I Got News For You.