Jesper Rönndahl (born 27 June 1979) is a Swedish TV-host, stand-up comedian and radio personality.

Jesper Rönndahl
Rönndahl at Melodifestivalen 2023 in Linköping
Born (1979-06-27) 27 June 1979 (age 44)
Veberöd, Skåne County, Sweden
MediumStand-up
NationalitySwedish
Years active2006–present
GenresStand-up, roast, radio, TV
Websitejesperronndahl.se

Biography edit

Rönndahl was born and raised in Veberöd, Skåne County and began his career in stand-up comedy in 2006, before appearing regularly on the radio show Pang Prego on Sveriges Radio P3 (SR P3). He also appeared on Hej Domstol!, Morgonpasset, Söndag Hela Veckan and P3 Hiphop.[1]

In 2010, he won the award for best newcomer at the Swedish Stand-up Awards.[1] He previously lived in Malmö, before moving to Stockholm where he currently resides.[1] From 2018 to 2019, he was the presenter of satirical programme Svenska nyheter on SVT1.[2]

Rönndahl hosted Melodifestivalen 2023 along with Farah Abadi.[3]

Controversies edit

China incident edit

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.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "JESPER RÖNNDAHL". rawcomedy.se (in Swedish). Raw Comedy Club. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ^ Steven Jiang; Serenitie Wang. "Beijing accuses Sweden of racism amid escalating diplomatic row". CNN. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ^ "AFTONBLADET AVSLÖJAR: Här är duon som ska leda Mello 2023". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ ABC, Bang Xiao and Michael Walsh. "China and Sweden's diplomatic spat deepens after 'vicious' comedy skit". ABC. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

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