Knut Nærum (born 3 March 1961), is a

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, comics writer and TV-entertainer. He is best known for being one of the permanent panelists in the Norwegian show ''

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'' (Direct translate: News Anew). On 23 April 2015, Nærum announced that he would step down from the show at the end of the season. Nærum was born in

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, but grew up in

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, and attended high school in

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. He later studied at the Agder Regional College and currently lives in Oslo with his wife and two children. Nærum has written several books, including ''Å'' (2000), ''Norsk litteraturhistorie, fritt etter hukommelsen'' (2001), ''Døde menn går på ski'' (2002), ''Krig!'' (2003), ''En himmel full av stjerner'' (2004), ''Madonna-gåten'' (2005, with Elisabeth Botterli and Peder Udnæs), ''Monster'' (2007), ''De dødes båt'' (2008) and ''Sitt ned og hold kjeft'' (2010). He is also the creator of the satirical comic strip ''Bloid''. He also had a minor role in the Norwegian movie

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(''Norwegian name: trolljegeren). He is a member of the leftist political party Rødt (Direct translate: Red), and stood for election as a minor candidate for its predecessor

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1961 births Living people Norwegian male comedians Norwegian cartoonists Norwegian children's writers Comics creators from Oslo Norwegian satirists Norwegian television personalities Norwegian male writers People from Halden {{comedian-stub