Ari Eldjárn
Ari is Iceland’s biggest comedian. Born and
raised in Reykjavík, he has done numerous TV
specials, toured extensively across
Scandinavia, sold out the National Theater for
months on end, mixed comedy and classical
music with the Icelandic National Symphony and
performed with comedians such as Ari Shaffir,
Bill Burr and Ed Byrne. Ari’s international
career has seen him sold out entire runs at
the Edinburgh Fringe, London Soho Theatre and
Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Pardon my Icelandic is his debut solo show in
English and explored subjects including
fatherhood, working as a flight attendant and
living in a country with a population the size
of Coventry. Netflix is now streaming the show
after being recorded live at the National
Theatre of Iceland, making Ari the first
Icelandic comedian to receive a Netflix Comedy
Special.

“A smart, savy comedian with a hugely assured set” ★★★★ CHORTLE
“Hilarious… This modest-seeming man has some impressive comic tricks up his
sleeves” THE SCOTSMAN ★★★★
“Ari Eldjárn is definitely a name to keep an eye on’” THE LIST ★★★★
“Eldjárn is funny, quick-witted, incredibly expressive … He is already a
household name in Iceland, it won’t be long before he is one in the
UK” EDFESTMAG ★★★★
“Very talented comic. An Icelandic treat’” JIM GAFFIGIN