Welsh comedians 'exporting humour' to Oslo in Norway!
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...