Josefina Johansson
Stand-up comedian from Sweden 🇸🇪
About Josefina Johansson
Brita Josefina Johansson was born on 1 September 1974 in the parish of Lindome, in what was then Göteborg and Bohus County. She works in Sweden as a comedian, actress and television presenter.
As a student at Lund University in the 1990s she was among the first members of the women's spex ensemble Boelspexarna, which she went on to direct for several years. She ran and starred in the 1998 Lund Carnival cabaret and played the outspoken Inez in the carnival film Vaktmästaren och professorn in 2002. The student paper Lundagård gave her a verse in 1999 that called her the coarsest charm troll of the Boelspexarna.
She also worked with Lunds nya Studentteater, taking the female lead in Dario Fo's Vi betalar inte, vi betalar inte in 1999, and played variety at the Kivik market with Jättevarietén Pygmelion in roles such as a domestic fakir and a Macedonian mime artist. After her studies she was a prompter at Malmö Dramatiska Teater while she carried on performing, including with Sanna Persson, Anders Johansson and Måns Nilsson in the humour collective Ivan Lendl, which staged Det brinner i byxan, sa Roy in Malmö in 1999.
She guested in the television series Hipp Hipp! and performed stand-up at the Oslipat club in Malmö. In spring 2006 she took leave from the theatre to present the SVT entertainment programme Veckans president from Malmö, where the Sydsvenska Dagbladet reviewer Ulf Clarén called her a find. In autumn 2011 she played Karin, wife of the municipal director Matts Johansson, in the second season of Starke man, and she was the subject of the documentary För barnets skull.
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Frequently asked questions
What television show did Josefina Johansson present?
In spring 2006 Josefina Johansson presented the SVT entertainment programme Veckans president from Malmö, and the Sydsvenska Dagbladet reviewer Ulf Clarén called her a find.
How did Josefina Johansson start performing?
As a student at Lund University in the 1990s she was among the first members of Boelspexarna, a women's spex ensemble that she went on to direct for several years.
Has Josefina Johansson done stand-up comedy?
Yes, she performed stand-up at the Oslipat club in Malmö, next to her work in theatre, variety and television.
What was the humour collective Ivan Lendl?
Ivan Lendl was a humour collective in which Johansson performed with Sanna Persson, Anders Johansson and Måns Nilsson; it staged Det brinner i byxan, sa Roy in Malmö in 1999.
Who did Josefina Johansson play in Starke man?
In autumn 2011 she played Karin, a character married to the municipal director Matts Johansson, in the second season of Starke man.
When and where was Josefina Johansson born?
Brita Josefina Johansson was born on 1 September 1974 in the parish of Lindome, then part of Göteborg and Bohus County.
