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 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, receiving praise in mostly four star reviews. In 2012, Betnér hosted his own show on Kanal 5 called Betnér Direkt, which was inspired by shows like Real Time with Bill Maher and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart where Betnér discussed current events with a panel and a guest.