Heino Hansen

Heino Hansen (born 12 September 1984 in Næstved) is a stand-up comedian. He has previously been a radio host on The Voice. He is known from several stand-up shows and TV appearances, and has collaborated with a number of colleagues, including Jakob Svendsen on several occasions. Hansen attended Sct. Jørgens Skole in Næstved and trained as a baker before starting his comedy career. Heino debuted as a stand-up comedian in November 2008 at Bispebjerg Comedy Corner. In the summer of 2009 he was a regular warm-up for Linda P for her first one-man show Rommen er en tøjte at Nørrebro Teater, and in 2009 he also performed at the Zulu Comedy Galla at the Operaen, where he was introduced as one of "de nye håb".

Heino came second at the DM i stand-up in 2010, the same year he was nominated for the Läkerols Talentpris at the Zulu Comedy Galla. He took part in Stand-up.dk on TV2 Zulu in 2011, and in collaboration with comedian Jakob Svendsen made the show Heino & Jakobs onemanshow in 2013. He toured with Comedy Zoo on Tour three times, in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and in 2016 toured with the show Heino i Hegnet. In 2015 he again achieved second place at the DM i stand-up. In 2021 he premiered Heino Hansen's Første Comedy Show, which he toured with in 2021/2022; the show sold more than 90,000 tickets nationwide.

Heino began his work as a radio host on The Voice as "the man on the street" in the morning show Vågn op med The Voice from 2010 to 2011, then became co-host of the afternoon programme The Voice ON with DJ Chriz from 2011 to 2012, and was later current with the morning show Chriz & Heino. In 2011-12 he had his own weekly show on The Voice TV called Frit Fald - Med Heino Hansen. He was host of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 together with Tina Müller, with the final held in Næstved Arena. Together with Jakob Svendsen he has made the podcasts LilleTorsdag, Vikartimen and Bonkammerater, and with comedian colleague Anders Nielsen he has, since the summer of 2018, made the podcast Nyt fra Næveren. In the summer of 2018 he married Cecilia; the couple had been together since 2014 and had their first son in 2019 and another child in the spring of 2021.