A Funny Man

A biography of the Danish actor and comedian, Dirch Passer

A Funny Man — Plot

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.

• Release date
• August 25, 2011
• Runtime
• 116 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Martin Zandvliet

A Funny Man — 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