Knut Nærum (born 3 March 1961), is a Norwegian comedian, author, comics writer and TV-entertainer.[1] He is best known for being one of the permanent panelists in the Norwegian show Nytt på nytt (Direct translate: News Anew).[2] On 23 April 2015, Nærum announced that he would step down from the show at the end of the season. Nærum was born in Arendal, but grew up in Halden,[3] and attended high school in Grimstad. He later studied at the Agder Regional College and currently lives in Oslo with his wife and two children.
Knut Nærum | |
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 Nærum at the Oslo Bookfestival in 2011. | |
| Born | 3 March 1961 Arendal, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, author, comics writer and TV-entertainer |
| Political party | Red Party |
| Children | 2 |
Nærum has written several books, including Å (2000), Norsk litteraturhistorie, fritt etter hukommelsen (2001), Døde menn går på ski (2002), Krig! (2003), En himmel full av stjerner (2004),[1] Madonna-gåten (2005, with Elisabeth Botterli and Peder Udnæs),[2] Monster (2007), De dødes båt (2008) and Sitt ned og hold kjeft (2010).[1] He is also the creator of the satirical comic strip Bloid.[1]
He also had a minor role in the Norwegian movie Trollhunter (Norwegian name: trolljegeren).
He is a member of the leftist Red Party, and stood for election as a minor candidate for its predecessor Red Electoral Alliance.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Knut Nærum". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b Lem, Gunn Hild (2008). "Nærum, Knut". In Åmås, Knut Olav (ed.). Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 429–430. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
- ^ "Nærum, Knut". NRK (in Norwegian). 14 October 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
f. i Arendal i 1961 og oppvokst i Halden.
- ^ Statistics Norway (2005). "Storting Election 2005. Official electoral lists, by county". Storting Election 2005. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
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