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About Jan Monrad
- Jan Monrad (18 March 1951 – 20 November 2015) was a Danish comedian, singer, and entertainer who was best known as part of the duo Monrad & Rislund.
- The other member was Søren Rislund. Monrad was originally trained by a primary school teacher and was taught music and social studies.
- He made his debut in show business in early 1970, where he performed in Copenhagen.
- He released his first single, "Kød på bordet" in 1974.
- The following year he formed with Søren Rislund and the group Totalpetroleum.
- Rislund and Monrad had met in 1st grade at Frederiksberg School.
- The two developed their own special dark witticism, bad jokes, and satire and later changed the group's name Monrad & Rislund.
- For several years, he was associated with Ekstra Bladet as a TV reviewer, satirical commentator, and traffic reporter, while he has also appeared in several television programs, including Poul Thomsens Hund og Hund. In 1990, he starred in the feature film Bananen - skræl den før din nabo.
- In 2009, Monrad debuted doing humorous accounts inspired by Storm P with the film Pølsesnak, in which living sausages appear in an unfiltered parallel universe with people.
- In 2010, he debuted as a soloist at Odsherred Teater with the critically acclaimed performance Må jeg være fri.
- He released Dejlige Destinationer and even a book: Pølsesnak 2. He was married Marianne Monrad in 1990, whom he had five children with.
- During the time of his death, they lived in Holbaek, Northwest Zealand, Denmark. Monrad died Friday, 20 November 2015, of a sudden blood clot in the lungs.
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