Ingrid Elise Dahle is a UK-based Norwegian comedian and actress.

Early life

Dahle was born in

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

Norway, and grew up in

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Comedy career

In 2012 she won the Brighton Comedy Festival inaugural 'Squawker Award', and thus performed at the Brighton Dome for the Best of the Fest. Dahle was nominated for the final of So You Think You're Funny? (SYTYF) in 2012. In 2015 she was runner up in

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. Dahle is a supporter of many charities and performs at comedy fundraising events. She performed at Charity Chuckle,

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Brighton in 2012 and again in 2015 helping to raise funds for Stand Up To End Violence Against Women, and also the Young People's Centre Brighton. In 2019 Ingrid performed at Union Chapel London to fundraise for 'Bloody Good Period' which works towards ending period poverty for those who cannot afford essential products In 2018, Dahle supported

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on her sixth UK tour 'Meaningless'. She was a supporting act on

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October–November 2019 UK tour.

Comedy festivals

* Brighton Fringe 2012, 2018, 2019 * Edinburgh Fringe 2013, 2016, 2018 * Green Man Festival 2017 * Wychwood Festival 2017 * Machynlleth Comedy Festival – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 * Fringe Theatrefest Barnstaple 2018, 2019, 2020

Film and radio

Dahle played Esther, the lead character in ''Being Nice'', a short comedy drama released 2015 directed by Leah Revivo. A socially inept factory girl (Esther) decides to try and fit in, but 'Being Nice' is never as simple as it sounds. Being Nice was accepted into 9 film festivals including: Royal Television Society – Student Awards, Screentest National Student Film Festival and LA Cinefest. The Monthly Film Festival guide reviewed it; 2.5 stars out of 3. In 2017 her 'Mach-Fest diary' was presented for

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's ''Comedy Club'' at Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

Awards and nominations

Personal life

She resides in

Brighton & Hove Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages. Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahle, Ingrid Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Actors from Stavanger People from Brighton and Hove Norwegian women comedians Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian actresses 21st-century Norwegian actresses