Olaf Falafel

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Olaf Falafel is a [[comedian]] from [[Sweden]] and a children's [[author]]. He is a [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] comedian and was also known for making humourous [[Vine (service)|Vines]], which he shared on Twitter, and some of which went viral, until uploading of videos from Vine to Twitter was suspended in 2016.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2MGsfli Chortle - News]</ref> His humour frequently involves [[pun|puns]] and [[absurdism]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2sXqQxy Chortle - Reviews]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2MH8gTw The Evening Standard - Arts]</ref>

==Career==

In 2014 he was nominated for the Laughing Horse Comedy Club's New Act of the Year competition.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2b97H0B Laughing Horse New Act of the Year]</ref> In 2017 he was included in both [[The Guardian]]'s and [[The Telegraph]]'s rundowns of the funniest jokes of the [[Edinburgh Fringe]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2wLWChP The Guardian - The 10 best jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2sWYXWt The Telegraph - The 60 Funniest One Liners from the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe]</ref> In 2018 Falafel was in [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]] channel's, [[Daily Mirror|The Mirror]]'s, [[The Evening Standard]]'s, [[The Scotsman]]'s and i News's rundowns of the top jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe<ref>[http://bit.ly/2MJyPr4 Sky News - Edinburgh Fringe's Top 10 Jokes Revealed]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2sXrawg The Mirror - The Best Jokes from Edinburgh Festival Fringe this Year]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2MHNPpD i News - 50 Edinburgh Fringe One-Liners that Deserved to Win Funniest Joke]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2sXrhIc Evening Standard - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018 Best Jokes]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2MGhG1z The Scotsman - The 10 Best Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe]</ref> and won an award for his festival poster.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2sZd7Gy Chortle - Olaf Falafel]</ref>

==Live Shows==
* 2015 - Expect the Unexporcupine (with Michael Stranney)<ref>[http://bit.ly/2MHL73p The British Comedy Guide - Edinburgh Fringe 2015]</ref>
* 2016 - Olaf Falafel and the Cheese of Truth <ref>[http://bit.ly/2sX4Qmw The List - Reviews]</ref>
* 2017 - The Marmosets of My Mind<ref>[http://bit.ly/2MMdY6M The Edinburgh Reporter - Culture]</ref>
* 2018 - There's no I in Idiot<ref>[http://bit.ly/2sTwXDg Chortle - Reviews]</ref>

==Books<ref>[https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/author/4678/Olaf-Falafel.html]</ref>==
* 2017 - Old Macdonald Heard a Parp
* 2017 - Father Christmas Heard a Parp
* 2018 - Old Macdonald Heard a Parp from the Past

Website: http://bit.ly/2MIurJ4

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Stand-up comedians]]

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