In 1986 Skjærpe wanted to become editorial chief of NRK P1.
He also often takes part in the panel on the radio show Twenty Questions on NRK P1 and has also been the stand-in host.
Friis also works as a humourist in NRK P1, where he since 1996 has been a co-host at the popular radio program Herreavdelingen together with Finn Bjelke.