Lars Hjortshøj (born 3 June 1967 in Hinnerup) is a

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stand-up comedian and

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and

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host. He has taken part in many Danish shows, including '' Casper & Mandrilaftalen'' and in the

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'' Langt fra Las Vegas''. As of February 2006 Lars Hjortshøj is still co-host in Radio 100FM's morning show ''

Morgenhyrderne Morgenhyrderne was a morning show on the Danish radio channel Radio 100FM. The show featured Lasse Rimmer, Lars Hjortshøj and Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph and broadcast every weekday morning. The hosts discussed news stories - typically politics ...

'' along with Lasse Rimmer and

Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph (born 1 July 1976 in Vejen) is a Danish TV and radio host. She was previously a co-host in the morning show ''Morgenhyrderne'' on Radio 100FM along with Lasse Rimmer and Lars Hjortshøj. She resigned in March 2006. In 200 ...

. He appeared in a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself in the Danish

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'', playing one of the main characters ''

Frank Hvam Frank Hvam Nielsen, known professionally as Frank Hvam (born 12 September 1970) is a Danish stand-up-comedian. Hvam was born in Viborg and grew up on a farm in Ørum Sønderlyng. His legal name is Nielsen, but he uses only his middle name pro ...

s colleagues, a stand-up comedian. He is (as of 2008) the host of the US-adopted game show '' Sandhedens Time'', in the US, it is called '' The Moment of Truth'' Lars and his wife live outside of Copenhagen with their two children.

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* 1967 births Living people Danish male comedians Danish male television actors Danish stand-up comedians Danish radio presenters People from Favrskov Municipality {{Radio-bio-stub