Knut Lystad


Knut Ove Lystad is a Norwegian actor, singer, translator, screenwriter, comedian and occasional director, best known from the comedy trio KLM, alongside Trond Kirkvaag and Lars Mjøen.

Career

Lystad and Mjøen began their entertainment careers with the NRK radio show “Bedre sent enn alvor” ' in 1975, a program heavily inspired by Monty Python. In 1976, they moved on to television where they joined Kirkvaag, who was already a well-known comedian in Norway, for the satirical news program Nynytt.
His future KLM shows included “Klin Kokos”, “MRK Fjærsynet”, “I spøkelyset”, “Skai TV - imitert fjernsyn”, “KLMs Nachspiel” and “KLMs Vorspiel”.
In 1985, KLM made their first and only feature film, Noe helt annet, about Buffalo Bull, a young man who must come to terms about being a vampire. KLM made four series of Brødrene Dal, about three explorer brothers, Roms and Brumund Dal ) and their absurd adventures.
In 1998, Lystad was cast in the TV2 sitcom “Karl & co”, which ran until 2001. In 2007 he starred in another sitcom on NRK, “Luftens helter” ', which he co-created with his KLM colleague Trond Kirkvaag.