Daniel Simonsen

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Daniel Simonsen is a Norwegian comedian and actor. [1]

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Career

Simonsen has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2009. As well as his Newcomer Award, his show "Champions" received positive reviews, [2] [3] he supported Simon Amstell on his UK tour in 2012 and 2015 [4] and appeared on Russell Howard's Good News in 2012. In 2019 he performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. [5]

Simonsen has won and been nominated for awards both in Norway and the UK including Chortle Best Newcomer, Best Comedian at Comedy Fight Club and the So You Think You're Funny competition. [6]

Since 2014, he has had a recurring role in Vic and Bob's BBC sitcom House of Fools as Erik. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Boys on Film X KanouteDirect-to-video

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2015 House of Fools Erik13 episodes
2015RottersEyesTelevision film
2019 Timewasters Alexei3 episodes
2020Going Both WaysUnderwear ManEpisode: "Packing the House"

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References

  1. ↑ "Norwegian stand-up picks up award". BBC News . 22 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Hackett, Tom (10 August 2012). "Daniel Simonsen - Champions". Fest Mag. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Simonsen - Champions". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Cave, Jessie (16 March 2012). "Can Simon Amstell's support act help him with Twitter?". The Guardian .
  5. ↑ Daniel Simonsen performs stand-up
  6. ↑ "Daniel Simonsen". Chortle . Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ↑ House of Fools - BBC
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