Atle Antonsen

Atle Antonsen (born 11 August 1969, in Lillehammer ) is a Norwegian comedian and actor.

Antonsen has participated in and contributed to several television and radio shows, including XL and XLTV (1998–99), Nissene på låven (2001), Uti vår hage (2003), Team Antonsen (2004), Tre brødre som ikke er brødre (2005), Etaten (2006), Uti vår hage 2 (2008), Dag (2010–15),

Antonsen has cooperated with such comedians as Harald Eia, Bård Tufte Johansen, Kristopher Schau, Johan Golden, The show first aired in August 2008, and was a continuation of their previous radio show "Kommisjonen" ("The Commission") which aired on now-defunct radio station Kanal 24.

In the Norwegian parliamentary election in 2001 Antonsen and Golden spearheaded the campaign for The Political Party, a party formed as a satiric statement on modern politics.

Antonsen is a member of German-language rock band DDR, most famous for their comical music videos, along with Johan Golden.

Since 2019, Antonsen has hosted Kongen befaler, the Norwegian version of the British TV series Taskmaster, in the role of the Taskmaster, with Olli Wermskog as his assistant. Kongen befaler was awarded Gullruten for Best Entertainment Program in 2022. after being reported to the police by poet and author Sumaya Jirde Ali for racist remarks on 23 October 2022 at Bar Boca in Oslo. The case was dismissed the same month, and in August 2023, Antonsen's return to Kongen befaler was announced. Filmography Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced (2000) Tommy's Inferno (2005) Pitbullterje (2005) Kurt Blir Grusom (2006) Kong Curling (2010) Fuck Up (2012) Kraftidioten (2014) Jakten På Berlusconi (2014) Doktor Proktors Prompepulver (2014) Wendyeffekten (2015) Presten I Paradis (2015) Doktor Proktors Tidsbadekar (2015) Grand Hotel (2016) Norske Byggeklosser (2018) I Onde Dager (2021)

TV shows XLTV (1998) Åpen Post (1998) Nissene På Låven (2001) Tre Brødre Som Ikke Er Brødre (2005) Etaten (2006) Uti Vår Hage (2003 – 2008) Team Antonsen (2004) Den Unge Fleksnes (2010) Solsidan (2010) (1 Episode) Nissene Over Skog Og Hei (2011) NAV (2012) DAG (2010 – 2015) Jul I Blodfjell (2017) Kongen Befaler (2019-)