Jesper Rönndahl (born 27 June 1979) is a Swedish TV-host,

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and radio personality.

Biography

Rönndahl was born and raised in Veberöd,

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and began his career in stand-up comedy in 2006, before appearing regularly on the radio show '' Pang Prego'' on

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(SR P3). He also appeared on '' Hej Domstol!'', '' Morgonpasset'', '' Söndag Hela Veckan'' and '' P3 Hiphop''. In 2010, he won the award for best newcomer at the ''Swedish Stand-up Awards''. He previously lived in

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, before moving to

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where he currently resides. From 2018 to 2019, he was the presenter of satirical programme '' Svenska nyheter'' on

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. Rönndahl hosted Melodifestivalen 2023 along with Farah Abadi. Rönndahl has starred as a main character on the TV series Dips.

Controversies

China incident

On 21 September 2018, Svenska Nyheter hosted by Rönndahl broadcast a segment making fun of a Chinese family claiming police mistreatment during a trip to Stockholm, while the end of the segment featured a short "informational film for Chinese tourists" dubbed in Chinese, which featured a variety of perceived racist stereotypes against Asians in Sweden, such as public defecation and dog-meat consumption.

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* * 1979 births Living people People from Lund Municipality Swedish male comedians Swedish stand-up comedians Swedish radio personalities 21st-century Swedish comedians {{Sweden-comedian-stub