A Funny Man

A Funny Man (2011)

A biography of the Danish actor and comedian, Dirch Passer

Opening in the seductive style of the sixties, »A Funny Man« uncovers the perennial loneliness that comedian Dirch Passer (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) has found himself in after a fast-tracked rise to fame. He struggles between his own desire to gain critical respect and servicing the audience¿s needs. Costing his kindred friendship to on-stage partner Kjeld Petersen (Lars Ranthe) Dirch takes on Steinbeck's classic »Of Mice and Men«, only for the audience to break out in laughter at his first line. Dirch's Lennie becomes a running joke, and so has, Dirch believes, his own life.

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  • Release Date: 2011-08-25
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Director: Martin Zandvliet

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Cast

  • Nikolaj Lie Kaas

    Dirch Passer

  • Julie Zangenberg

    Lone Hertz

  • Lars Ranthe

    Kjeld Petersen

  • Lars Brygmann

    Stig Lommer

  • Annika Aakjær

    Daimi

  • Laura Christensen

    Hanne Passer

  • Morten Kirkskov

    Ove Sprogøe

  • Laura Bro

    Sitter Horne-Rasmussen

  • Martin Buch

    Preben Kaas

  • Malou Reymann

    Bente Askjær

  • Silja Eriksen Jensen

    Judy Gringer

  • Kristian Halken

    Lommers assistent

  • Frederikke Cecilie Bertelsen

    Inge

  • Peter Reichhardt

    Klaus Pagh (scenes deleted)

  • Sarah Grünewald

    Vicky

  • Marie Dietz

  • Alberte Elvira Nørregaard

  • Uffe Rørbæk Madsen

  • Klaus Bondam

    Hjertelæge

  • Jacob Levin-Christensen

  • Anna Helligsøe Haahr

  • Sasha Sofie Lund

  • Hans Henrik Clemensen

    Læge

  • Esben Pretzmann

    Charles Tante, høj mand

  • Tom Jensen

  • Signe Lindkvist

    Glædespige

  • Mads Riisom

    Stamherren, høj mand

  • Tom Hale

  • Anders Heinrichsen

  • Mads Knarreborg

  • Simone Lykke

    Suffløse

  • Per Bruun

  • Henriette Charma

  • Julie Sven Thalund

  • Ole Dupont

    Professor Welling (uncredited)

  • Jesper Riefensthal

  • Charlotte Amalie Kirkegaard Kehlet

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