Rune Gokstad (born 26 November 1958) is a Norwegian comedian, actor, and radio and television host.

Rune Gokstad
Born (1958-11-26) 26 November 1958 (age 65)
Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, and radio and television host
AwardsLeonard Statuette (2010)

Career

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Born in Oslo, Gokstad was assigned with NRK from 1987. He worked with radio shows such as Nitimen [no] and Reiseradioen [no], and has created and hosted humorous television shows, including the series Egentlig [no] (1993–2000) and Øystein og meg [no] (1997–2001), in cooperation with Øystein Bache. With Backe he also hosted the travel documentary Team Bachstad, and he has been responsible for quiz shows such as Julenøtter and Påskenøtter.[1]

He was awarded the Leonard Statuette in 2010,[2] and the Riksmål Society's television award in 2014.[1]

Selected works

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  • Latterlige øyeblikk. 2006.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Askheim, Svein; Holen, Øyvind. "Rune Gokstad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Leonardstatuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2021.