Sami Hedberg

Sami Hedberg (born 13 March 1981 in Helsinki), full name Sami Henrik Hedberg, is a Finnish stand-up comedian and actor. He became famous after winning the Get up, stand up competition on Sub TV in 2005, a victory that made him one of the most popular stand-up comedians in Finland. That same year he founded his own company, The Showhouse OY.

Hedberg has appeared in television shows such as Komiikkatehdas and Nevada. In 2008 he provided the Finnish voice of Rhino the hamster in the film Bolt. Together with comedian Joona Kortesmaki, he hosted the first season of the YLE entertainment show Lauantaiprojekti, and the pair also hosted the 2011 Emma-gaala. Hedberg has additionally hosted the Heraamo show on the radio station The Voice.

As an actor, he has performed in films including Luokkakokous (2015), Luokkakokous 2 - polttarit (2016) and Se mieleton remppa (2020), as well as in the Finnish version of The Office (2017). In autumn 2013 he took part in the eighth season of Tanssii tahtien kanssa, partnered with dance teacher Anna Sainila. In 2020 he won the first season of Masked Singer Suomi with his character, Lion. The singer Mikko Kuustonen is Hedberg's maternal uncle, and the actresses Iina and Minka Kuustonen are his cousins.