Ane Høgsberg

Ane Høgsberg (born 1988) is a Danish stand-up comedian. Performing since 2008, she won the talent prize at the Danish Zulu Comedy Galla [da] in 2016 and appeared in her first solo show in 2017. As a comedy writer, Høgsberg has contributed to TV shows for the Danish TV channel TV 2, including Nørgaards Netfix and City Singler.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Raised in Tønder in Southern Jutland, Høgsberg has been performing as a stand-up comedian since 2008. Together with her colleague Mads Holm, in 2015 she put together Det store depressionsshow (The Great Depression Show).^[2] In 2016, she won the Talent Award at the Zulu Comedy Galla and went on to host the Danish Stand-up Championships the following year. She appeared in her first solo show, Dårlig Feminist (Bad Feminist), in early 2017, followed two years later by another one-woman show Døden har en årsag (Death Has a Cause). As a comedy writer, she has contributed to Nørgaards Netfix and to the show City Singler.^[1]

Hosted by Høgsberg, the comedy series, Alle hader feminister (Everyone Hates Feminists) was broadcast on the Danish TV channel DR2 in the summer of 2020. While the show was generally well received, especially by schoolgirls, Høgsberg was upset by a number of threats and hate messages she received.^[1]

In 2022, Høgsberg appeared in the comedy series on TV2 Fuhlendorff og de skøre riddere with Christian Fuhlendorff [da] who also assisted her with her solo shows.^[2][4]

Høgsberg and her partner, the comedian Lasse Madsen had a son, Ebbe, in December 2020.^[5]

References

1. Baden Jensen, Susanne (3 June 2021). "Ane Høgsberg: "Da det kom ud, var jeg halvvejs i min graviditet og enormt sårbar"" [Ane Høgsberg: "When it came out, I was halfway through my pregnancy and extremely vulnerable"]. ALT (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
2. Lundberg, Rasmus (21 May 2017). "Feminisme og depression: Komikerkomet træder og sparker, hvor hun vil" [Feminism and depression: The comedienne steps and kicks where she wants]. Fysens Stifftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. Svan, Morten (19 May 2017). "Hun er en af Danmarks nye komikere: Og hun har en særlig mission" [She is one of Denmark's new comedians: And she has a special mission]. B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. "Engang troede Fuhlendorff, han var Guds gave til tv, men to nederlag og alderen har fået ham til at hvile mere i sig selv" [Fuhlendorff once thought he was God's gift to television, but two defeats and age have made him rest more within himself]. TV2 (in Danish). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
5. Pedersen, Signe Frederikke (9 December 2020). "Ane Høgsberg og Lasse Madsen er blevet forældre" [Ane Høgsberg and Lasse Madsen have become parents]. Se og Hør (in Danish). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
   - Holm, Eline (23 June 2023). ""Vi gør ikke så meget forskel på, hvem af os, der er biologiske forældre, og hvem der er bonus"" ["We don't make much of a difference between which of us is the biological parent and which is the bonus"]. ALT.Børn (in Danish). Retrieved 14 August 2022.