Sofie Hagen
About Sofie Hagen
Sofie Hagen (born 10 November 1988) is a Danish comedian, author, podcaster and fat acceptance campaigner. She started doing stand-up in Danish in 2010 in Copenhagen, performed on the Danish TV show Zulu Comedy Galla in 2012, and moved to London in September 2012 to perform regular comedy. In 2013 she won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, and in 2014 she won the Chortle Best Newcomer Award.
In August 2015 she took her debut hour show, Bubblewrap, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it received 5-star reviews and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. Her later solo shows include Shimmer Shatter (2016), Dead Baby Frog (2017), about childhood trauma, and The Bumswing (2019). Hagen espouses the fat acceptance movement and in 2019 published her debut book, Happy Fat - Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You, with 4th Estate. Her second book, Will I Ever Have Sex Again?, was published by Blink in May 2024.
Hagen has hosted and co-hosted numerous podcasts, including Comedians Telling Stuff (2013-2016), The Guilty Feminist (2015-2016) with Deborah Frances-White, and Made of Human, later renamed Who Hurt You?, which was named among the top podcasts by the New Statesman and The Blurt Foundation. From 2020 to 2023 she co-hosted the BBC true crime podcast Bad People with psychologist Julia Shaw. In December 2024 she moved back to Denmark.
Videos (100)
Videos 25 to 48 of 100.
1:01Learning to dirty talk
3.9K views
1:27Westlife Fanfiction | Sofie Hagen
3.9K views
3:24In love with a beast of a guy | Sofie Hagen
3.8K views
1:00TRAILER - The Bumswing | Sofie Hagen
3.6K views
1:04Dead Baby Frog (2017) Trailer | Sofie Hagen
3.2K views
0:25Fat Person At The Gym
3.1K views
1:15Danish comedian vs Danish Audience Member
3K views
1:38What do you mean ‘autism’?
3K views
1:27'Is Ed Gein your boyfriend?' | Sofie Hagen
2.9K views
1:27:21Blabbermouth - Let's Have A Go At This | Sofie Hagen
2.8K views
0:45Fat People Food Lies
2.6K views
0:34Krystal is not a ho
2.5K views
0:58No one likes oysters
2.5K views
1:14I'm thinking of a specific book, by the way. (It's Daniel Foxx on the Sofieland podcast, by the way.
2.3K views
1:40Chair Collapsed Under Me
2.2K views
0:49Edward is the king of the avoidantly attached
2.1K views
0:55Big Birthday Mistake with Aubrey Gordon
1.9K views
0:50Skinny People Tax
1.9K views
1:07The fat bluehaired nonbinaries (Sofieland Podcast(
1.6K views
0:54Worst Friends Ever
1.6K views
0:36Bad dog owner
1.6K views
2:23"Don't Joke About Being Fat"
1.6K views
1:04Guess this poorly described TV show!
1.5K views
1:51They/them, but...
1.5K viewsGuest appearances (14)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Sofie Hagen.
Guest appearances 1 to 14 of 14.
4:43Larry Dean Vs Sofie Hagen | Comedy Central UK's Roast Battle | Larry Dean
Larry Dean
577.7K views
1:34:09Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - with Sofie Hagen
Richard Herring
40.5K views
47:48The Guilty Feminist podcast episode 21. Sofie Hagen and Deborah Frances-White talk to Susan Calman
Deborah Frances-White
19.8K views
2:49The best moments in my roast battle vs Sofie Hagen!
Larry Dean
19.5K views
0:37When Sofie Hagen Googled me
Larry Dean
7.1K views
49:59The Guilty Feminist podcast 22. Sofie Hagen & Deborah Frances-White talk to Sanne Søndergaard
Deborah Frances-White
6.1K views
38:33The Guilty Feminist podcast 23: Periods. Sofie Hagen & Deborah Frances-White talk to Evelyn Mok
Deborah Frances-White
5.1K views
1:18:13Sid Ned Podcast - Episode 3 - Sofie Hagen
Phillip Devantier
2K views
2:56Sofie Hagen on trying to avoid any talking during sex - from RHLSTP Book Club 103
Richard Herring
1.4K views
41:46The Guilty Feminist Redux: Food with Sofie Hagen and Emma Kennedy
Deborah Frances-White
1.2K views
54:30Perfect Movie Episode 02: Casting Call Woe & Sofie Hagen
Richard Sandling
794 views
52:20The Guilty Feminist Redux: Not Having Kids with Sofie Hagen and special guest Susan Calman
Deborah Frances-White
659 views
1:04:37Perfect Movie Episode 09: Sofie Hagen & Grainne Maguire
Richard Sandling
306 views
43:48The Guilty Feminist Redux: Crazy Cat Lady with Sofie Hagen and Celia Pacquola
Deborah Frances-White
253 viewsChannels on this page: Larry Dean, Richard Herring, Deborah Frances-White, Phillip Devantier, Richard Sandling
Frequently asked questions
What is Sofie Hagen known for?
She is a Danish comedian, author, podcaster and fat acceptance campaigner who has toured with comedy shows, released books and hosted numerous podcasts.
What award did Sofie Hagen win at the Edinburgh Fringe?
Her debut hour show Bubblewrap won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer in 2015 and received multiple 5-star reviews.
What books has Sofie Hagen written?
She published Happy Fat - Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You in 2019 and Will I Ever Have Sex Again? in May 2024.
What podcasts has Sofie Hagen hosted?
She has hosted Comedians Telling Stuff and Made of Human (later Who Hurt You?), co-hosted The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, and co-hosted the BBC true crime podcast Bad People with Julia Shaw.
When did Sofie Hagen start doing stand-up?
She started doing stand-up in Danish in 2010 in Copenhagen, then moved to London in September 2012 to perform regular comedy.
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