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Magnus Betnér
Magnus Lennarth Betnér (born 16 August 1974 in Stockholm) is a Swedish comedian, social critic and television host. His material largely consists of discussing society, religion and politics such as feminism and liberalism. He has been acting in Swedish comedy shows such as ''Parlamentet'', ''100%'', '' Veckans nyheter'', ''Extra! Extra!'', ''Stockholm live'' and in 2008 he made his own show called '' I ditt ansikte'' (In your Face). He has focused on his own 90-minute stand-up shows since then, with his 4th big tour playing over the winter 2011/2012. He is the only Swedish comedian to be awarded the "Swedish comedian of the year" award twice, in 2005 and 2010. With the 2010 award he was recognized as "the greatest in Sweden and on his way to becoming great in the United Kingdom". Betnér has been performing increasingly in English, in the US, UK and Ireland. In August 2010 Betnér performed a complete run of hour-length shows in English at The Stand Comedy Club during the Edinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featured more than 51,446 scheduled performances of 3,746 different shows across 262 venues from 60 different countries. Of those shows, the largest section was comedy, representing almost 40% of shows, followed by theatre, which was 26.6% of shows. Established in 1947 as an unofficial offshoot to (and on the "fringe" of) the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place in Edinburgh every August. The combination of Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival has become a world-leading celebration of arts and culture, surpassed only by the Olympics and the World Cup in terms of global ticketed events. It is an open-access (or " unjuried") performing arts festival, meaning that there is no selection committee, and anyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Persbrandt
Mikael Åke Persbrandt (; born 25 September 1963) is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films, he is perhaps best known for playing Gunvald Larsson in the ''Beck'' series of movies. He is internationally known for his starring role in the Academy Award-winning feature, '' In a Better World'', directed by Susanne Bier. His performance earned him a 2011 European Film Award nomination for Best Actor. Other parts include the role of Carl Hamilton from the novels by Jan Guillou, Beorn in '' The Hobbit'', as well as Jakob Nyman in the English TV series ''Sex Education''. Early life Persbrandt was born in Jakobsberg, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County. He was baptized in the Finnish Church in Gamla stan. Persbrandt has stated that he has ancestry from Åland on his mother's side, and that he thinks his paternal ancestors were Walloons. Career He has performed onstage with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and in numerous film and TV roles. Persbrandt is well known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebba Von Sydow
Ebba Mary Matilda von Sydow (born 18 February 1981) is a Swedish journalist, author, columnist, and TV personality who also runs one of Sweden's most influential fashion and lifestyle blogs. Early life Ebba von Sydow was born on 18 February 1981 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Ebba is the great-granddaughter of the former Swedish Prime Minister, Oscar von Sydow. She is related to actor Max von Sydow and Social Democratic politician Björn von Sydow. Career Ebba von Sydow studied journalism in Boston, Massachusetts where she hosted a weekly radio show. She then went to law school in Stockholm. In 2001, she started working as a fashion reporter and columnist for the evening paper ''Expressen''. She went on to become editor-in-chief of Expressen Fredag. In 2005, she became editor-in-chief of the long-running Swedish fashion and lifestyle magazine '' VeckoRevyn''. Prior to that she also worked at the music magazine ''Groove''. She has also worked for Swedish national radio, SR P3. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Rosing
Linda Maria Elisabeth Thelenius (born Linda Gedin on 21 January 1974 in Västerås, and also known as Linda Rosing) is a Swedish glamour model and singer. Thelenius (then Rosing) became known in Sweden when she was a housemate on '' Big Brother'' 2003; she has since released a book, been a party leader for the Unique Party and participated in several other reality shows. She has been married to Basic Element singer Peter Thelenius since 2010. Career Reality series Thelenius became familiar to Swedish TV viewers as a housemate on '' Big Brother'' in 2003; the series was aired on Kanal5 where she made headlines for having sex on live television. She also worked as a glamour model after her stint on ''Big Brother'' for men's magazines such as ''Slitz''. She is, according to her own statement, in the running to have a spread in the American version of ''Playboy''. She took part in Michael Brinkenstjärna's television show ''Team Paparazzia'' along with Meral Tasbas. In 2009, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss, aiming to provoke discomfort, serious thought, and amusement for their audience. Thus, in fiction, for example, the term ''black comedy'' can also refer to a genre in which dark humor is a core component. Black comedy differs from ribaldry#Blue comedy, blue comedy—which focuses more on topics such as nudity, Human sexual activity, sex, and body fluids—and from obscenity. Additionally, whereas the term ''black comedy'' is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, ''gallows humor'' tends to be used more specifically in relation to death, or situations that are reminiscent of dying. Black humor can occasionally be related to the grotesque genre. Literary critics h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingåker
Vingåker () is a locality and the seat of Vingåker Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 4,282 inhabitants in 2010. It is located by road from the nearest larger city Örebro and north-west of county seat Nyköping. It was partly built in the English garden of Säfstaholm, a large estate which until 1855 was home to philanthropist and art collector Gustaf Trolle-Bonde. The estate is nowadays owned by the municipality and contains an art museum with yearly exhibitions during the summer. The town's expansion began in 1862 when a railway station was opened along the western main line ('' Västra Stambanan'', which runs from Stockholm to Gothenburg). The station remained in operation until 1971, but reopened in 2003. The town is the birthplace of Gunnar Helén, former chairman of the Liberal Party, and former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson. A transit center for refugees from Norway during World War II was located in the manor of Kjesäter,NRK Radio , Museu"No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sala, Sweden
Sala is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Sala Municipality, Sweden, Sala Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden. As of 2010, it has a population of 12,289. Sala is the home of several famous places and people, but it is most known for its silver mine, which today is a popular tourist attraction. The Sagån River flows south through the locality, en route to Mälaren. Silver mine The small town is best known for the historic Sala Silver Mine (Sala ''silvergruva''), which is located about southwest of the town. It dates back to at least Medieval times, and was in operation until 1908. In 1624, the town of Sala was moved to its current location close to the mine, receiving its royal charter from King Gustavus Adolphus. The silver was important for Sweden's economy and the base for coin production. A total of 400 metric ton, tonnes of silver was extracted, and 40,000 tonnes of lead; with at most 3-5 tonnes of silver during a year. The mine eventually reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idre
Idre is a locality and ski resort situated in Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 794 inhabitants in 2010. It was also a historical parish and former municipality. History The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Idre'' were originally part of Norway but were occupied by an expedition of Swedish peasants from Älvdalen in 1644. The 1645 Treaty of Brömsebro was ambiguous regarding the status of the parishes, but when the exact path of the border was to be decided in 1751 Norway accepted a border west of Idre and Särna. In 1971 the three municipalities ''Särna'', ''Idre'' (which itself had been split off from Särna in 1916) and ''Älvdalen'' were amalgamated to form the present municipality of Älvdalen. Climate Idre has a subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSB (Sweden)
HSB (; "the Savings and Construction Association of the Tenants") is a cooperative association for housing in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... Members of the association are HSB's customers, i.e. individuals or groups that have bought properties from HSB. Any entity that buys any property from HSB will automatically become a member. HSB owns the second tallest building in Sweden; the Turning Torso. External links The HSB web site (Swedish) Housing cooperatives in Sweden {{Sweden-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
