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Otto Jespersen (comedian)

Otto Jespersen is a Norwegian comedian and satirist. Along with fellow comedians Silje Stang and Thomas Gjertsen he hosted the weekly comedy show 'Torsdagsklubben' gaining a reputation for his scathing end monologue.

The most controversial incident came during the fall of 2002 when his end monologue targeted the prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik. In the monologue he ridiculed Bondevik's use of medication and his low popularity. He finished off by encouraging 'all good forces' to invite Christer Pettersson, a suspect of the murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, to Oslo. The monologue stirred debate in Norway after Bondevik in an interview denounced the monologue calling it cowardly and distasteful.

Last updated: 06-01-2005 16:10:17
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