Bård Tufte Johansen (born 19 June 1969 in

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...

) is a Norwegian

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. Together with

Harald Eia Harald Meldal Eia (born 9 February 1966) is a Norwegian comedian, and sociologist. In recent years, Eia has also made TV-documentaries and written books. Eia became a household name in Norway in the mid-90s and has since then been one of cou ...

, he has authored and participated in several successful NRK

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, such as ''U:Natt'' (1994), starring with Monotelevision, ''

Lille Lørdag ''Lille Lørdag'' was a Norwegian sketch comedy television program that ran on the Norwegian state channel NRK from 1995 till 1996. The show was significant in launching the careers of comedians Harald Eia and Bård Tufte Johansen. The name refle ...

'' (1995), '' Åpen post'' (1998–2002), '' Uti vår hage'' (2003), '' Team Antonsen'' (2004), '' Tre brødre som ikke er brødre'' (2005), ''Ut i vår hage 2'' (2008) and ''Storbynatt'' (2010). In 2004–2005 Johansen and Eia had a radio-show called ''Tazte priv''. In 2003 Johansen starred in the Norwegian movie ''Lille Frøken Norge''. He has also done

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...

. In the years 1988–1990 he was the vocalist of Norwegian

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band Utopian Fields. Although most people regard his humor as intelligent, he has raised controversy several times. In 2002 Bård Tufte Johansen, representing Åpen post, mocked the media's double standards when the

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leader

Thorbjørn Jagland Thorbjørn Jagland (born Thorbjørn Johansen; , 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the 32nd prime minister of Norway from ...

was hospitalised after sustained media pressure. Behind the TV reporter reporting live from outside the hospital, Tufte Johansen jumped around in a chicken costume, cackling about media's treatment of Thorbjørn Jagland. This raised significant controversy in Norway.

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1969 births Living people Norwegian male comedians Norwegian stand-up comedians Norwegian television personalities People from Skien {{comedian-stub