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There’s no business like ‘snow business’ for South Wales comedians Ignacio Lopez and Simon Emanuel. They are jetting off this week to the snow-covered Norwegian capital of Oslo with a mission to export their own brand of Welsh humour. The duo are paying a welcome return visit to The Oslo Comedy Club for three shows from Friday, February 21. “As comedians, we love a challenge,” said Swansea-based Ignacio. “We’ve been to Norway before and we’ve been delighted to find that our brand of humour does travel well!” The break into the Norway scene came after Simon found himself on the English language comedy scene in Scandinavia when he went to visit a friend. "I saw there were English language clubs and got in touch with a few bookers to get some stage time. Before long I was the resident compere at The Oslo Comedy Club, which is a miniature theatre below a British bar called The Dirty Cow." Simon kept up the momentum by inviting fellow comedians from Wales to come and test thei...

Heard the one about the two Welsh comedians trying to get an export licence to Norway? Well, Norway is about to get the joke as two of our finest comedians get ready to perform at the Oslo Comedy Club next week. Phil Evans and Ignacio Lopez have been invited to perform in Oslo after receiving an invitation from friends in Norway. They will be on stage at the Oslo Comedy Club on October 26 and 27. "It's something of a step into the unknown, but we are looking forward to it," said Evans. "I've performed internationally before, but never in Norway, so it will be interesting to see how we are received and how much the Norwegians appreciate our sense of humour." Evans is the 'Hugmeister of Wales' and the man who has put the 'Cwtsh' back into comedy. He is a favourite warm-up comedian for TV shows on BBC, S4C and ITV. He has just finished a very successful variety show tour of South Wales with the singer Paul Child. Squeeze hi...