Jacob Taarnhøj

Jacob Gottlieb Taarnhøj (born 3 November 1983 in Odense) is a Danish stand-up comedian and also a lecturer. Taarnhøj debuted in 2012, when he won the comedy competition De Nyeste Nye. After this he has been one of the driving forces behind the stand-up scene west of Storebælt, where he was, among other things, chairman of Stand-up Comedy, Aarhus. In 2013 he performed as one of "De Nye Håb/Æslerne" at Zulu Comedy Galla 2013.

In 2017 he won the "Årets Talent" prize at the Zulu Comedy Galla, and he finished in 2nd place at the DM i stand-up-comedy, just behind Melvin Kakooza. In 2018 he released his first one-man show Comedy Special, which was recorded at Comedy Zoo in Copenhagen, where he gave two sold-out shows.

In 2019 Taarnhøj appeared in the second season of Stormester on TV 2, where he truly went viral with the hit "Toscana Dromedar" from the show's Christmas special. In addition, Taarnhøj has also performed at, among others, Comedy Aid, Grin Til Gavn, and appeared in various podcasts in collaboration with, among others, Brian Mørk, Anders Fjelsted and Torben Sangild. In 2021-22 Taarnhøj completed his first major Denmark tour with the show Krøllehjern', and is now current with the nationwide show Taarnhøj Standard in 2024.