Knut Ove Lystad (born 31 January 1946) is a Norwegian actor, singer, translator, screenwriter, comedian and occasional director, best known from the comedy trio KLM, alongside Trond Kirkvaag and Lars Mjøen.
Lystad and Mjøen began their entertainment careers with the NRK radio show âÂÂBedre sent enn alvorâ (Better late than seriously) in 1975, a program heavily inspired by Monty Python. In 1976, they moved on to television where they joined Kirkvaag, who was already a well-known comedian in Norway, for the satirical news program Nynytt (Newnews).
His future KLM shows included âÂÂKlin Kokosâ (Sticky Coconuts, 1981), âÂÂMRK Fjærsynetâ (MRK TeeVee, 1983), âÂÂI spøkelysetâ (In the Joke Light, 1984), âÂÂSkai TV - imitert fjernsynâ (Skai <sup>âÂÂ</sup> TV ' — An Imitated Television (Channel), 1988), âÂÂKLMs Nachspielâ (KLM's After Play, 1992) and âÂÂKLMs Vorspielâ (KLM's Prelude, 1995).
In 1985, KLM made their first and only feature film, Noe helt annet (Something completely different), about Buffalo Bull, a young man who must come to terms about being a vampire. KLM made four series of Brødrene Dal, about three explorer brothers (Gaus (Mjøen), Roms (Lystad) and Brumund Dal (Kirkvaag)) and their absurd adventures.
In 1998, Lystad was cast in the TV2 sitcom âÂÂKarl & coâÂÂ, which ran until 2001. In 2007 he starred in another sitcom on NRK, âÂÂLuftens helterâ (Heroes of the Sky), which he co-created with his KLM colleague Trond Kirkvaag.