Knut Nærum Explained

Knut Nærum
Birth Date:3 March 1961
Birth Place:Arendal, Norway
Occupation:Comedian, author, comics writer and TV entertainer
Nationality:Norwegian
Party:Red Party
Children:2

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 ("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.

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: 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]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Knut Nærum . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 September 2021.
  2. Encyclopedia: . Nærum, Knut . Gunn Hild . Lem . Knut Olav . Åmås . 2008 . Knut Olav Åmås . Aschehoug . Oslo . 978-82-03-23561-0 . Norwegian . 429–430 .
  3. Web site: 2003-10-14 . Nærum, Knut . 2022-10-04 . NRK . no . f. i Arendal i 1961 og oppvokst i Halden..
  4. Web site: Storting Election 2005. Official electoral lists, by county . 2007-04-17 . Statistics Norway . Statistics Norway . 2005 . Storting Election 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070702052017/http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/01/10/stortingsvalg/tab-2005-10-27-18.html . 2007-07-02.