Icelandic standup Jón Gnarr thought it would be fun to run for mayor of Reykjavik. Then he won … He talks about his four (not that much fun) years in power There are a few ways to get famous in ...

Iceland was in the throes of a financial collapse that began in 2008, one that makes America’s troubles look like a bad night at a poker table. In 2009, a man named Jon Gnarr, a man who had made his ...

In 2009, as Iceland struggled to survive its debilitating economic crisis, local comedian Jón Gnarr came up with an unlikely solution. Launching “The Best Party” initially to satirize the country’s ...

In mid-2009 Jon Gnarr was an Icelandic comedian and punk-rock singer far removed from any political aspirations or office. By mid-2010, however, he was Mayor of Iceland’s capital and largest city, ...

What is the deal with international comedy? Join me each week to ask that very question in Comedy Tourism as I explore different trends and traditions of how the rest of the world makes funny in their ...

EXCLUSIVE: Baltasar Kormakur‘s Everest recently crossed $200M at the worldwide box office, a personal record. But the helmer notoriously likes to keep one foot in his home country of Iceland while ...

The Pirate, the second installment of Jón Gnarr's childhood memoir trilogy, is essentially an Icelandic-punk version of Catcher in the Rye. Rather than Holden Caulfield wandering the streets of New ...

Jón Gnarr's The Outlaw is not for the faint of heart. The final installment in the memoir trilogy by the former mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland, is a worthwhile endeavor, but even the most zealous readers ...

Reporting from REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A hair and makeup artist was applying some last-minute touches to Jón Gnarr. With stiffly moussed hair and a crisply ironed shirt, the Icelandic man was looking ...

In 2010, Jón Gnarr became mayor of Reykjavik by accident. Four years later, he’s relieved it’s over. By Kate Mossman You may remember Jón Gnarr, the greatest accident in politics. He’s the Icelandic ...