Lars Hjortshøj
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Lars Hjortshøj is a Danish
stand-up comedian
and television
and radio
host.
He has taken part in many Danish shows, including Casper & Mandrilaftalen
and in the sit-com Langt fra Las Vegas
.
As of February 2006 Lars Hjortshøj is still co-host in Radio 100FM
's morning show Morgenhyrderne
along with Lasse Rimmer
and Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph
.
He starred, and will probably appear again in new episodes, in the Danish sit-com Klovn
, playing one of the main characters Frank Hvam
s colleagues, a stand-up comedian.
He is (as of 2009) the host of the US-adopted game show Sandhedens Time, in the US, it is called The Moment of Truth
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
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host.
He has taken part in many Danish shows, including Casper & Mandrilaftalen
Casper & Mandrilaftalen
Casper & Mandrilaftalen was a Danish cult TV program aired on DR2 in 1999.-Background:Casper & Mandrilaftalen was a surrealistic comedy sketch and talk show hosted by Casper Christensen. The show was created by Christensen and two other Danish comedians Lasse Rimmer and Lars Hjortshøj. Frank Hvam...
and in the sit-com Langt fra Las Vegas
Langt fra Las Vegas
Langt fra Las Vegas is a Danish sit-com, which was first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It revolved around life at a newly started TV morning show, Jump Start, and focused on the life of the main character, Casper .Langt fra Las Vegas consisted of 53 episodes, aired over 5 seasons with...
.
As of February 2006 Lars Hjortshøj is still co-host in Radio 100FM
Radio 100FM
Radio 100 is a Danish radio channel. The name refers to the fact that the station used to broadcast on 100.0 MHz on the FM spectrum in the Greater Copenhagen Area....
's morning show Morgenhyrderne
Morgenhyrderne
Morgenhyrderne was a morning show on the Danish radio channel Radio 100FM. The show featured Lasse Rimmer, Lars Hjortshøj and Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph and broadcasted every weekday morning....
along with Lasse Rimmer
Lasse Rimmer
Lasse Rimmer Nielsen is a Danish stand-up comedian and television and radio host.He made his first appearance as a stand-up comedian in 1993 at Café Din's in Copenhagen and participated in DM i Stand-Up in the same place in October 1993.He wrote and took part in DR2's Casper & Mandrilaftalen in...
and Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph
Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph
Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph is a Danish TV and radio host. She was previously a co-host in the morning show Morgenhyrderne on Radio 100FM along with Lasse Rimmer and Lars Hjortshøj...
.
He starred, and will probably appear again in new episodes, in the Danish sit-com Klovn
Klovn
Klovn is a Danish sitcom, which first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It focuses on the life of the main character Frank and Casper...
, playing one of the main characters Frank Hvam
Frank Hvam
Frank Hvam is a Danish stand-up-comedian.Hvam was born in Viborg and grew up on a farm in Ørum Sønderlyng. Shortly before completing training as a veterinarian, he dropped out to try his luck as a comedian....
s colleagues, a stand-up comedian.
He is (as of 2009) the host of the US-adopted game show Sandhedens Time, in the US, it is called The Moment of Truth