Lasse Rimmer Nielsen (born 26 March 1972) is a
Danish stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ...
,
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and television and radio host. Rimmer was born in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
.
Career
Rimmer made his first appearance as a stand-up comedian in 1993 at Café Din's in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
and participated in ''
DM i Stand-Up (Danish Championship in Stand-up)'' in the same place in October 1993.
He wrote and took part in
DR2's
Casper & Mandrilaftalen in 1999 and later hosted the
quiz program ''
Jeopardy!
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'' for almost four years, from January 2000 to November 2003.
From 18 November 2003 he was co-host of
Radio 100FM's morning show ''
Morgenhyrderne'', first along with
Lars Hjortshøj (since replaced by
Simon Jul) and
Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph (since replaced by
Signe Muusmann), and still is.
Rimmer has been a presenter for events such as the Danish stand-up charity show
Talegaver til børn and
Studenterlaugets
Commerciel Awards 2004.
Education
Rimmer graduated from Greve Gymnasium. He studied film studies at
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, after Uppsala University.
...
, but dropped out. He also attempted to be admitted to
The Danish National School of Performing Arts, but did not get accepted. He originally considered studying
theology
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.
Filmography
Film
References
External links
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Living people
Danish male comedians
Danish stand-up comedians
Danish radio presenters
People from Aarhus
Year of birth missing (living people)
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