# Yan Friis

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**Yan Calmeyer Friis** (born 13 August 1952)[1] is a Norwegian comedian, writer, music journalist and radio host.

Friis started his writing career at the Norwegian Labour daily newspaper *[Arbeiderbladet](/source/Dagsavisen)*. After that he worked years at the youth magazine *[Det Nye](/source/Det_Nye)* where he established himself as a music writer. Since 1993 he has written articles and interviews for the magazine *[Vi Menn](/source/Vi_Menn)*. In 2000 he got the prize "Friends of Thailand" from Tourist Authorities of [Thailand](/source/Thailand).

Friis also worked as a humourist in [NRK P1](/source/NRK_P1), where he since 1996 co-hosted the radio show *[Herreavdelingen](/source/Herreavdelingen)*.[2][3]

In 2003 Friis started the publishing house Saranya Forlag together with coin dealer Jan Olav Aamlid to publish an updated version of the scientist [Carl Bock](/source/Carl_Bock_(explorer))'s work Temples and Elephants from 1884. The book will be published in Thailand by River Books and Saranya Forlag in 2016. Friis wrote the thriller "Hanumans maske" in 2004, published by Saranya Forlag. In 2014 he wrote the book "Beatles og jeg", published by Spetakkel Forlag and Saranya Forlag.

At the [local election in 2007](/source/2007_Norwegian_local_elections) Friis was candidate for the [Coastal Party](/source/Coastal_Party).[4]

## References

1. [http://web3.aftenbladet.no/skatt/?do=person&person=837464&kommune=](http://web3.aftenbladet.no/skatt/?do=person&person=837464&kommune=) [dead link]

1. ["Seks herrer overtar etter «Irma 1000»"](https://web.archive.org/web/19991113175101/http://www.vg.no/vg/95/12/19/56seks.html). *vg.no*. Archived from [the original](http://www.vg.no/vg/95/12/19/56seks.html) on 1999-11-13.

1. ["Vår mann i Bangkok"](http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2004/04/16/395963.html). 18 April 2004.

1. ["Startsiden"](http://www.valg2007.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/Valg+2007+(V07)/Internett+(Valg+2007)/Dokumenter/Valglister+og+kandidater/Kystpartiet__OSLO_PT.pdf). *Oslo kommune*

## External links

- [Nettradio](http://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/herreavdelingen) – Listen to [Herreavdelingen](/source/Herreavdelingen)

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