Galvan Mehidi

Galvan Mehidi (born in 1988) is a Norwegian comedian, radio presenter, director and actor who came to Norway as a Kurdish refugee at the age of four. His stand-up show Et takkebrev til Saddam (“A Thank You Letter to Saddam”) was nominated for the audience prize at Humorprisen in 2025, and he also performed the show Hvis Gud vil (“If God Wills”). Et takkebrev til Saddam was his first solo show.

He began hosting the radio programme Reiseradioen (“The Travel Radio”) in 2018 and directed the NRK TV programme Tabu med Abu (“Taboo with Abu”) in 2013. He won the stand-up comedian class at Humorprisen in 2025 and was nominated in the same class in 2024, and he was nominated in the funniest-on-TV class in 2022. He received Shabana Rehmans minnepris (“Shabana Rehman Memorial Prize”) in 2025.