Viggo Venn

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Viggo Venn
Born (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35)
Kongsberg, Norway
EducationÉcole Philippe Gaulier
Website https://viggovenn.com/

Viggo Venn (born 22 March 1989[ citation needed ]) is a Norwegian comedian who won the sixteenth series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2023. [1]

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Biography

Venn trained at the French clown school École Philippe Gaulier, studying under master-clown Philippe Gaulier. For four years he toured in a double act "Zach and Viggo" with American comedian Zach Zucker. The duo won the Best Comedy award at the 2016 Brighton Fringe for their show Zach and Viggo: Thunderflop. The following year, Thunderflop won a Weekly award for Best Comedy at the Adelaide Fringe, and Venn was once again nominated for the Best Comedy award at the Brighton Fringe with his solo show "The Life of Pepito". [2] . In 2018, The Life of Pepito was nominated for Best Comedy at the Perth Fringe World.

In 2022, Venn won the NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show in London [3] and was runner-up in the Leicester Square Theatre's "New Comedian of the Year". In 2023, Venn auditioned for the sixteenth series of Britain's Got Talent . His act entailed humorous skits featuring him wearing high-visibility clothing. After winning the series on 4 June 2023, he received a £250,000 prize and the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Viggo Venn fra Kongsberg vant Britain's Got Talent: – Som om Skeid vinner Champions League". NRK (in Norwegian). 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Viggo Venn: CLOWN (Work in Progress)". Brighton Fringe. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  3. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Viggo Venn tops the Natys bill : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  4. ↑ "Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn wins Britain's Got Talent 2023". ITV. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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