SOFIE HAGEN
Sofie Hagen is a London-based Danish comedian, author, podcaster, and activist. In 2015, Sofie won the Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her debut show Bubblewrap. She followed this up with the critically acclaimed sell out shows Shimmer Shatter in 2016, Dead Baby Frog in 2017, The Bumswing in 2019, Fat Jokes in 2022 and Banglord in 2023.
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As a successful podcaster, Sofie has hosted BBC Sound's Bad People, Made of Human and several other successful podcasts. Her new comedy podcast with Abby Wambaugh is called Help Hole and launched in January 2024.
With over 181K followers on Instagram, they have grown a huge social media following and is a much in demand speaker and comedian.
Sofie's new book "Will I Ever Have Sex Again?" will be published in May 2024. This follows their debut book “Happy Fat”, published in 2019.
CREDITS
TV
OnlyFans Creative Fund: Comedy Edition
Fat Chat
Comedy Central Live - Sofie Hagen
Sofie Hagen's Sex Stories
Live from the Comedy Store
Roast Battle
The Nightly Show
BBC Ouch Presents Storytelling Live
Comedy Up Late
Kevin Hart Showcase
How to Stalk a Band
Outsiders Blap
Live from the BBC
The Morning After
Best of the Fest
The One Show
Russell Howard's Stand Up Central
Alan Davies: Apres Ski
Sjov Med Sex (Fun With Sex)
Zulu Comedy Gala
OFTV
Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central
ITV
BBC iPlayer
ABC1
LOL Network
Channel 4
Channel 4
BBC Three
NBC/USA/UK
BBCiPlayer
BBC One
Comedy Central
BBC2
TV2 Zulu
Kanal7
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Radio
My Teenage Diary
The Arts Hour Holiday Comedy
Sofie Hagen: How To Love Your Fat
Woman's Hour End of Year Quiz
The Museum of Curiosity
The Guilty Feminist
The Now Show​​
Fresh from the Fringe​
Comedy Club​
Lols Lounge
The Verb​
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BBC Radio 4
BBC World Service
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BBC Radio 1
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MEDIA
PRESS/AWARDS
Awards:
WINNER: BEST NEWCOMER EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS 2015
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WINNER: CHORTLE AWARDS BEST NEWCOMER 2015
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WINNER: LAUGHING HORSE NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 2013
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RUNNER UP: LEICESTER SQUARE NEW COMEDIAN 2013
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FINALIST: FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS 2012
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Reviews for Banglord:
★★★★★ “An incredibly fun show where you will leave wishing Sofie was your leader"
FUNNY WOMEN
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★★★★★ "Commanding stage presence and quick wit... Hagen's got us eating out of their hand"
THE WEE REVIEW
★★★★
BROADWAY WORLD
★★★★ “A charming show, if littered with unexpected filth”
ONE4REVIEW
★★★★ “A banger of a show...Hagen at the top of her game”
ENTERTAINMENT NOW
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★★★★
FEST MAG
Reviews for Previous Shows:
★★★★★ “Hilarious… clever, touching and funny”
THE MIRROR
★★★★★ “A warm, confident show…Hagen is hilarious”
THE SKINNY
★★★★1/2 “Hagen’s debut hour is fantastic… consistently funny, personal, and a slyly powerful show…this certainly is the show of a winner”
CHORTLE
★★★★ “A charming show, if littered with unexpected filth”
SUNDAY TIMES
★★★★ “A dark story told lightly and honestly, and with plenty of wry wit… filthy and graphic, but somehow polite”
TIME OUT
★★★★ “Incredibly funny”
THE HERALD
★★★★ “A tightly wrapped, beautifully jeweled little investigation into female self-confidence and artistic awakening… a beautiful demonstration of varied joke-writing… comedy gold”
FEST MAG
CONTACT
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Manager: Chris Quaile
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Live Work: Flora Donald
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