Sofie Hagen

Sofie Hagen
Born 10 November 1988[1]
Medium Stand-up
Nationality Danish
Website sofiehagen.com

Sofie Hagen is a London-based, Danish comedian and podcaster who performs in English. She claims to be the world's biggest fan of Irish boy band Westlife.[2]

The Guardian describes Hagen on stage as having "an easy charm ... and an ability to combine delicate subject matter with big, accessible laughs."[3]

Biography

Sofie Hagen was born in Denmark on 10 November 1988[1] She perfected her English and gained valuable people skills as a teenage fan of the boy band Westlife.[4] She has made reference to this, and to writing fan fiction involving the band in her stand-up shows.[5]

Hagen moved to London in September 2012 to perform regular comedy.[6] In 2013 Time Out identified Hagen as "One to Watch".[7] Hagen won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year the same year; the first woman to win the award.[8]

In August 2015, Hagen took her debut hour show, Bubblewrap to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show was favourably received with 5 star reviews from ThreeWeeks, The Skinny and The Daily Mirror.[9][10][11] Bubblewrap also received 4 star reviews from Chortle, Timeout, Beyond the Joke, The Herald, The Sunday Times and FestMag.[12][13][14][2][15][16] The show won the Fosters sponsored Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Best Newcomer.[17]

Hagen is represented by the agency Get Comedy[18] in the UK and worldwide[19] and FBI in Denmark.[20]

Awards

Podcast

Sofie Hagen hosts Comedians Telling Stuff, a podcast series where she asks six questions of six comedians.[24] The show began in August 2013.[25]

Guests have included Susan Calman, Nick Helm, Richard Herring, Michael Legge, Josie Long, Colin Mochrie, Pappy's, Katherine Ryan and Arthur Smith, as well as younger comedians and comedians from Denmark.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 https://twitter.com/SofieHagen/status/531779635718389760
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Gayle (27 August 2015). "Fringe Comedy reviews: Tez Ilyas, Pleasance Courtyard; Eleanor Tiernan, Laughing Horse@The White Horse; Sofie Hagen, The Liquid Rooms and George Next Door". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Logan, Brian (29 August 2015). "Sam Simmons wins the Foster's Edinburgh comedy award 2015". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/dec/01/sofie-hagen-danish-standup-comedy-edinburgh-newcomer-award-interview
  5. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/dec/13/sofie-hagen-comedy-standup-review-soho-theatre-london
  6. ↑ Hotson, Elizabeth (24 May 2013). "Foreign comedians stand up for the UK". BBC Business. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "One to watch: Sofie Hagen". February 6, 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Past Years Winners and Runners Up". laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Shannon, Ben (27 August 2015). "ED2015 Comedy Review: Sofie Hagen – Bubblewrap (Sofie Hagen / PBH’s Free Fringe)". ThreeWeeks. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Venables, Ben (14 August 2015). "Fringe Comedy Reviews: Three Top Newcomers". The Skinny. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  11. ↑ Nicholson, John (24 August 2015). "Top 5 jokes from the Edinburgh Festival today plus Joseph Morpurgo, Sofie Hagen, Garrett Millerick, Daphne Do Edinburgh and Alfie Brown reviews". The Mirror. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  12. ↑ Fleckney, Paul (August 13, 2015). "Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap". Chortle. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap". August 21, 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Dessau, Bruce (August 15, 2015). "Edinburgh Fringe Review: Sofie Hagen, Liquid Room Annexe". Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ↑ Armstrong, Stephen (August 23, 2015). "Crowning glories". Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Beswick, Evan (August 23, 2015). "Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap". Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Best Newcomers". Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  18. ↑ http://www.getcomedy.com/agency/talent-roster/sofie-hagen
  19. ↑ http://www.sofiehagen.com/contact/
  20. ↑ http://www.fbi.dk/node/256
  21. ↑ "Funny Women Awards 2012 Finalist - Sofie Hagen". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "New Comedian of the Year". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Chortle Awards Winners and Nominees". 10 January 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Top of the pods: this month’s comedy podcast pick". Time Out London. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "In This Very First Episode". Tumblr. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  26. ↑ Hagen, Sofie. "Comedians Telling Stuff". Soundcloud. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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