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Intervju med finn bjelke og yan friis om herreavdelingen
Yan Calmeyer Friis (born 13 August 1952) is a Norwegian comedian, writer, music journalist and radio host.
Friis started his writing career at the Norwegian Labour daily newspaper Arbeiderbladet. After that he worked years at the youth magazine Det Nye where he established himself as a music writer. Since 1993 he has written articles and interviews for the magazine Vi Menn, he is editor for the magazine's numerous bookazines and off-shots. In 2000 he got the prize "Friends of Thailand" from Tourist Authorities of Thailand.
Friis also works as a humourist in NRK P1, where he since 1996 has been a co-host at the radio program Herreavdelingen together with Finn Bjelke.
In 2003 Friis started the publishing house Saranya Forlag together with coin dealer Jan Olav Aamlid to publish an updated version of the scientist Carl Bock's work Temples and Elephants from 1884.The book will be published in Thailand by River Books and Saranya Forlag in 2016. Friis wrote the thriller "Hanumans maske" in 2004, published by Saranya Forlag. In 2014 he wrote the book "Beatles og jeg", published by Spetakkel Forlag and Saranya Forlag.
At the local election in 2007 Friis was candidate for the Coastal Party.
Friis is very active on his Facebook-page where he publishes reviews of rock records released in the 60's and the '70s. He is a self-declared fan of The Beatles, Liverpool FC and things that go "beep!" when you step on them.
He also considers himself a scientist, but his unconventional theories, especially regarding rocket science and global heating, would be disputed by any sane scientist.