During my short visit to Stockholm this time around, I did have reason to attend a "award gala" at Berns in Stockholm - a very old and beautiful restaurant and hotel that you appreciate even more when you are an alien.
Host of the gala was the new Swedish comedian Petra Mede. It was the first time I heard her - I have only read about her. I didn't catch any of the "Melodifestivaler" where she was the host and I've never seen her stand-up. It's one of these things that really emphasis that you now are an alien - popular cultural phenomena that you've totally missed.
But then - I'm not sure I missed so much when it comes to Ms Mede. Maybe I was just jetlagged and tired -but I thought she was kind of plump and actually quite mean at people that came up on stage.But maybe that's the way she is and why she is considered funny. Oh, well - now I've seen her and can check that from my Swedish popular cultural list...
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I can't understand why she is considered funny either. There must be a shortage of female comedians right now. It's the only logical explanation...
Ewa - haha - yeah, maybe that's right. But at least now I've seen her and can relate to what people are saying. But funny - no...
I don't like her either. Don't think she's funny. It's like she has to compensate for being a woman in a man's world (which stand-up still is in many ways) and be extra vulgar.
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