Marika Aychesh Carlsson (born 19 March 1973) is a Swedish
standup comedian and
television presenter
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.
Background
Carlsson was born in
Ethiopia
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and was adopted by a
Swedish couple at age two. She grew up in the town of
Lund
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in
Sweden
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's
Skåne
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province. Carlsson studied
theatre
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and acting in
Gothenburg
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before moving to
Stockholm
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to break into the
standup comedy circuit.
In 2006, she was awarded the prize for best female
standup comedian at the annual Swedish comedy awards.
Television
She is probably best known from the popular panel game show
Parlamentet on
TV4, which parodies Swedish political debate. Carlsson has also featured in other TV shows such as, ''Stockholm Live'', ''100%'', ''Carin 21.30'', ''Grillad'', ''Comedy fight Club Roast på Berns'', ''Kvällsöppet'', and as the host for
SVT's televised coverage of the
2010 National Day of Sweden.
In 2019 Carlsson hosted
Melodifestivalen 2019 alongside
Eric Saade,
Sarah Dawn Finer and
Kodjo Akolor.
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Swedish women comedians
Swedish adoptees
Swedish people of Ethiopian descent
Ethiopian emigrants to Sweden
21st-century Swedish comedians
21st-century Swedish women
People from Lund