Per Inge Torkelsen

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Per Inge Torkelsen
Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Genresstand-up comedy, satire
Subject(s)Norwegian society

Per Inge Torkelsen (21 March 1953 – 22 June 2021) was a Norwegian comedian, author, radio personality, and self declared

Liberal Party of Norway. Between 2003 and 2007 he was the leader of the Eiganes og Våland borough council. He was listed as a clown in the telephone book.[1]

Biography

Born in

Liberal Party of Norway
.

He was only 15 years old when he was first noticed in the national media. He fooled all of Norway's archaeologists by placing five

archaeologists were excavating. Stavanger museum sent out press releases about the find, and soon the discovery was known around the world. But after some time, Torkelsen contacted the regional newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad in order to tell the truth about the coins.[2][3] Oddmund Møllerop, the director of the Stavanger archaeological museum at the time, said that Torkelsen had planted the coins in the perfect spot. The coins happened to be planted in a location where the age of the land that the archaeologists were excavating was precisely the same age as the coins. Had the coins been placed anywhere else in the excavation site, the archaeologists would have been able to tell that they were planted there.[4]

Torkelsen was also known as a talented spokesperson for smokers and he played many times around with this theme. He was also known for collecting comic books and owned one of Norway's biggest collections with over 28,000 books. Most of them are displayed in the children's museum in Stavanger. In addition, he was known for the release of the books Den store stygge idrettsboka (English: The big ugly sports book), Den store norske begravelsesboka (English: The big Norwegian funeral book), Ikkje heilt rektige (English: Not altogether sane), and the controversial Den store, stygge eldreboka (English: The big, ugly book of the elderly). In addition to all this, he had success with the variety show group Løgnaslaget (together with Dag Schreiner and Steinar Lyse). The group has also released music.

Torkelsen was one of the founders of Den Store Norske Humorfestivalen (English: The Big Norwegian Comedy Festival).

Beginning in 2003, he was a permanent weekly radio columnist for the radio program Norgesglasset on NRK radio.

Controversies

In 2000 there was much debate and resentment from the public when Torkelsen released the book Den store stygge eldreboka (English: The big ugly elderly book), which he initially wanted to call Drep de eldre (English: Kill the elderly). The book contains a bunch of negative characteristics of the elderly. Because of this he received death threats and was attacked on the street. In the same year, he reported regional newspaper

single mothers
, and families just starting out would have it better. Torkelsen said that there would be no requirement for them to do this, however. He also said that he expected to cause a stir after his confrontation with the conservatives among the elderly, but didn't expect death threats or physical attacks.

There was also controversy when he released one of his older books, Den store norske begravelsesboka in 1996. Earlier, in 1992, he released Den store stygge idrettsboka (English: The big ugly sports book), where he attacked sports. After publishing the book, he was sued by the javelin thrower Trine Hattestad because she thought that he had defamed her. The case was settled in court and Torkelsen said he was willing to pay 100,000 NOK in damages. In the same book he also made the statement "Give the kids alcohol before they get hooked on sports," which caused some controversy. However, despite his perceived hatred of sports, Torkelsen did in fact regularly attend the home games of his local football team Viking FK.

Other engagements

In 2006, he was the master of ceremonies for the theatre festival in Sandnes where there were 13 different theatres. From the fall of 2006 until the spring of 2008 he was a director for Teaterverkstedet Ganddal in cooperation with Rogaland amateur theatre.

As a director for the

theater company Teaterverkstedet Ganddal
, he directed two pieces:

  • Zapp på ein måde
  • Pengane eller livet

These two performances were a huge success for both Torkelsen and Teaterverkstedet Ganddal.

Bibliography

  • 2016: ``Ka va det eg sa`` (Autobiography)
  • 2006: Den store, stygge Per Inge (Humor)
  • 2004: Ikkje heilt rektige (Autobiography)
  • 2003: Gledelig røyk og godt nyttår (Humor)
  • 2001: Det gjekk på engelsk og norsk
  • 2000: Den store, stygge eldreboka (Humor)
  • 1999: Den store norske doboka (Humor)
  • 1999: Verdikollisjonen (Humor)
  • 1998: O jul med din vrede (Humor)
  • 1997: Fra Bethania til Texas. Stavanger i etterkrigstida (History, with John G. Johnsen)
  • 1996: Den store norske begravelsesboka (Humor)
  • 1994: Vitseboka for smore og stå (Humor)
  • 1994: Forelska, forlova, forgifta, forvirra (Humor)
  • 1993: Den store norske injurieboka (Humor)
  • 1992: Den store stygge idrettsboka (Humor)
  • 1992: Moroboka for smore og stå (Humor)
  • 1991: Lause skrua (Humor)
  • 1991: Blaute vitsar (Humor)
  • 1990: Kva er vitsen (Humor)
  • 1989: Den store norske doboka (Humor)
  • 1989: Er det nokon vits? (Humor)
  • 1988: Der e någe med alt (Humor)
  • 1986: Det e løye med det (Humor)

References

  1. ^ "Gulesider.no - Oppdag nærheten".
  2. ^ "Endret verdenshistorien i 48 timer" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Avisen. 29 October 2003. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Tramper i klaveret" (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 August 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  4. ^ "55 års medlemsansiennitet — Slå den" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Stavanger Boligbyggelag. March 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  5. ^ "PFU-sak nr 022/01". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2007.

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