Per Inge Torkelsen was a Norwegian comedian, author, radio personality, and self declared clown. He was known for the Norwegian expression "Gi ungdommen en flaske brennevin før idretten tar dem". In 2007 he was elected into the city council in Stavanger for the Liberal Party of Norway. Between 2003 and 2007 he was the leader of the Eiganes og Våland borough council. He was listed as a clown in the telephone book.