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Norwegian clown
Viggo Venn
(born 22 March 1989
[
citation needed
]
) is a Norwegian comedian who won the
sixteenth series
of the
ITV
talent show
Britain's Got Talent
in 2023.
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Biography
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Venn trained at the French clown school
Ecole Philippe Gaulier
, studying under master-clown
Philippe Gaulier
. For four years he toured in a double act "Zach and Viggo" with American comedian
Zach Zucker
. The duo won the Best Comedy award at the 2016
Brighton Fringe
for their show Zach and Viggo: Thunderflop. The following year, Thunderflop won a Weekly award for Best Comedy at the
Adelaide Fringe
, and Venn was once again nominated for the Best Comedy award at the Brighton Fringe with his solo show "The Life of Pepito".
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In 2018, The Life of Pepito was nominated for Best Comedy at the Perth
Fringe World
.
In 2022, Venn won the
NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show
in London
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and was runner-up in the Leicester Square Theatre's "New Comedian of the Year".
In 2023, Venn auditioned for the
sixteenth series
of
Britain's Got Talent
. His act entailed humorous skits featuring him wearing
high-visibility clothing
. After winning the series on 4 June 2023, he received a £250,000 prize and the opportunity to perform at the
Royal Variety Performance
at the
Royal Albert Hall
.
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