Thomas Giertsen (born 4 July 1971) is a Norwegian producer, stand-up comedian and actor from Oslo.He runs a production company named Feelgood Scene, Film & TV. He played "Jacob Sand" in the Norwegian movie Kvinnen i mitt liv Other than this one movie part he has hosted or co-hosted several TV-shows like "Mandagsklubben", "ikveld med Thomas Giertsen" and "Torsdagsklubben". But he is probably most known for his skills as a stand-up comedian and for getting his arm broken while arm-wrestling a woman during a stand up show.
It's pointless that doctors have a confidentiality agreement when your disease is announced in public at the pharmacy.
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Fact
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Does the voice of 'Donkey' in the Norwegian version of the "Shrek"-films.
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In a stand-up-show he held on october 25th 2002 in Kristiansand, Norway, Giertsen challenged a female member of the audience to arm wrestling as a part of his show, and the woman ended up breaking his arm!
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Since the 1990s, he has been one of Norway's most famous stand-up comedians.