The Adventures of an Icelandic Comedian in Politics

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Icelandic comedian Jon Gnarr won a seat as mayor of Reykjavik to continue his art inside the system

Icelandic comedian ran for office and won. Now, he’s twisting that into a TV satire.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A hair and makeup artist was applying some last-minute touches to Jon Gnarr. With stiffly moussed hair and a crisply ironed shirt, the Icelandic man was looking downright mayoral as the groomer primped, layered, dusted and buffed. Gnarr, it turns out, used to be a politician. In fact, he used to be a…

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