Pernille Sørensen Named Norway’s Funniest At Komiprisen
On Saturday night, Komiprisen 2016 celebrated the best of Norwegian comedy at the Ole Bull Scene in Bergen. The awards ceremony has been held in Oslo since it began in 2001, but switched to Bergen this year as part of Humorfest.
Production Manager, Mads Tørklep, said to Bergens Avisen: “We have basically said that we should try this for one year, but we really want to be there from now on.”
“We hope to be in Bergen for three years, but it partly depends on the cost. We fly over a team of 50 people staying in hotels and eating food. In addition, we transport many tonnes of equipment.”
However, in light of the helicopter crash on Friday in which 13 people lost their lives some adjustments were made to the content of the show:
Tørklep told VG: “We have made some changes in some of the presentations on stage in the interests of the event… We have been in contact with some of the comedians and asked them to check their material in light of yesterday’s tragic incident.”
Here are the nominees and winners for Komiprisen 2016…
BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME:
“Helt Perfekt” – TVNorge
“I kveld med Ylvis” – TV Norge
«”kens Vinner” – NRK
BEST MALE TV COMEDIAN:
Bård Ylvisåker – “I kveld med Ylvis”
Martin Beyer Olsen – “Underholdningsavdelingen”
Trond Fausa Aurvåg – “Neste sommer”
Vegard Ylvisåker – “I kveld med Ylvis”
BEST FEMALE TV COMEDIAN:
Else Kåss Furuseth – “Det er lov å være blid”
Ine Jansen – “Helt Perfekt”
Kristine Riis – “Underholdningsavdelingen”
Pernille Sørensen – “Side om side”
BEST MALE STAGE COMEDIAN:
Bjarte Hjelmeland – “I lånte fjær”
Jacob Schøyen Andersen – “Märtha – the Musical”
Niklas Gundersen – “Halve Kongeriket”
BEST FEMALE STAGE COMEDIAN:
Charlotte Frogner – “Halve Kongeriket”
Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen – “The Lulu Show”
Ina Breivik – “Margot – alt i boks”
BEST STAND-UP COMEDIAN:
Dag Sørås – “Ekkokammer”
Roar Brekke – “All verdens tid”
Vidar Hodnekvam – “Bergensbølgen”
BEST STAGE PERFORMANCE:
“Halve Kongeriket” – Det Norske Teateret
“I lånte fjær” – Over Norge
“The Lulu Show” – Oslo Nye Teater
THIS YEAR’S BREAKTHROUGH:
Christian Mikkelsen – “Latter Live”/”Underholdningsavdelingen”
Jacob Schøyen Andersen – “Märtha – the Musical”
Yousef Hadaoui – “Svart Humor”
BEST COMEDY MOMENT:
Downhill Sofa Challenge – “I Kveld med Ylvis”, TV Norge
Harald Rønneberg og Truls Svendsen leser nyheter – “Oppdrag Norge”, TV2
Jegertrillingene – “Dritseint med Edel”, TV2
Nattasang: Hvite vs brune – “Svart humor”, NRK
Per Ivar setter fyr på balkongmøblene – “Neste sommer”, TV Norge
Politiets våpen-kompromiss: Må tenke før de skyter – “Norske grønnsaker”, NRK
Skavlan-parodi – “Underholdningsavdelingen”, NRK
Under Sixty Seconds – Unexpected Sh!t – “Karl Johan”, NRK
THIS YEAR’S FUNNIEST:
Thomas Giertsen
Espen Eckbo
Johan Golden
Henriette Steenstrup
Bård og Vegard Ylvisåker
Pernille Sørensen