Knut Nærum is a Norwegian

Norway

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 comedian

Comedian

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, author

Author

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, comics writer and TV-entertainer. He is best known for being one of the permanent panelists in the Norwegian show Nytt på nytt

Nytt på nytt

Nytt på nytt is a Norwegian version of the British comedy programme Have I Got News for You, by the production company Hat Trick Productions. The programme is aired weekly on Friday nights. The show is a competition between two panels, where one panelist is permanent, and the other is a guest. The...

(Direct translate: News Anew). He currently lives in Oslo.

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), Madonna-gåten (2005, with Elisabeth Botterli and Peder Udnæs), Monster (2007) and De dødes båt (2008). He is also the creator of the satirical comic strip Bloid.

He is a member of the leftist political party Rødt

Red (Norway)

The Red Party is a Norwegian far-left political party and the leading party to the left of the Socialist Left and the Labour Party in Norway. Since 2007 the party has sought a seat in Parliament; the only counties in which they have a realistic chance of earning a seat are Oslo and Hordaland...

 (Direct translate: Red), and stood for election as a minor candidate for its predecessor Red Electoral Alliance

Red Electoral Alliance

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