Harald Eia
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<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Eia_harald.jpg|frame|right|Harald Eia]] -->'''Harald Meldal Eia''' (born [[9 February]] [[1966]] in [[Bærum]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[comedian]]. Together with [[Bård Tufte Johansen]], he has been author of, and participated in, several successful [[Norsk Rikskringkasting|NRK]] [[comedy]] [[TV series]], such as ''[[Lille Lørdag]]'' ([[1995]]), ''[[Åpen Post]]'' ([[1998]]-[[2002]]), ''[[Uti vår hage]]'' ([[2003]]), ''[[Team Antonsen]]'' ([[2004]]) and ''[[Tre brødre som ikke er brødre]]'' ([[2005]]), as well as the radio comedy shows ''[[Herreavdelingen]]'' ([[1997]]) and ''[[Tazte priv]]'' (2004-2005). Popular characters include "Lena" from ''[[Døden på Oslo S]]'' and [[Oslolosen]]. and He has also performed [[stand-up comedy]] and [[theatresports]] and had supporting roles in Norwegian films, including ''[[Detektor]]'' ([[2000]]) and ''[[United (film)|United]]'' ([[2003]]).
Although his humour is considered intelligent, he has raised controversy several times. One example is the "skrukk-stunt", where he, during a parody of [[sexual education]] television discussed and explored the area of skin between the [[anus]] and [[scrotum]] (the [[perineum]]) on national television. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Eia.jpg|thumb|The comedian strutting his "skrukk" (literally wrinkle, see [[wikt:Wikisaurus:perineum|Wikisaurus:perineum]] for comparable colloquial English terms) on national television.]] -->He is the only Norwegian comedian subject to a fictional biography: ''Harald Eia: comedian and humanitarian, an uauthorised biography of Harald Meldal Eia'' by fellow comedian Yngve Skomsvoll.
Harald met Bård Tufte back in 1994.
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[[Category:Norwegian television personalities]]
[[Category:Norwegian comedians]]
[[Category:People from Bærum]]
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