Anders Matthesen

Anders "Anden" ("The Duck") Matthesen (born 6 July 1975) is a Danish stand-up comedian, actor and rapper. He is known for creating a wide array of memorable characters and stereotypes which he uses as alter-egos in performances.

Anders Matthesen
PseudonymAnden (The Duck)
Born (1975-07-06) 6 July 1975
Copenhagen, Denmark
MediumStand-up, Rapping, Acting
NationalityDanish
Years activeStand-up: 1993-present
GenresCharacter comedy, Insult Comedy, Improvisational comedy
Notable works and rolesTerkel in trouble
Jul på Vesterbro
Tal For Dig Selv
Websitewww.anden.dk

After failing as a rapper, Matthesen started his stand-up career at the Danish Stand-Up Championship in 1993, where he finished in second place. After making a name on this scene, as well as through his comedy radio stories, he also contributed to several other projects. For example, a television "Julekalender", Jul på Vesterbro, featured fourteen characters of his invention, all of them played by himself. These included the drunken, prostitute-addicted sailor Stewart Stardust, and his junkie son, Danny. The story revolves around Stewart's hot dog stand, which a band of terrorists attempts to use to detonate a nuclear device during a UN meeting in Copenhagen.

Anders Matthesen has also released several CDs with his radio material, in addition to the animated movie Terkel in Trouble, based on one of these. He has also shown himself as a capable actor in a few plays including one about the life of the Danish travel tycoon Simon Spies. In 2006 he revisited rapping on his album Soevnloes, to great success, earning a gold record.[1]

Recently Anders Matthesen has gone back to his stand-up roots, touring Denmark with shows like Bytte, bytte købmand (in collaboration with stand-up comedian Thomas Hartmann) from 2009 and the new one man show "ANDERS" which was released on DVD on 11 November 2013.

Discography

Filmography

Stand-up

  • 2001 Hva' snakker du om?
  • 2001 Talegaver til børn 2001 (co-host with Mick Øgendahl)
  • 2002 Talegaver til børn 2002
  • 2002 9 års jubilæum
  • 2002 Den ægte vare
  • 2004 Tal for dig selv
  • 2006 Anden paa coke?
  • 2008 Anders Matthesen ...vender tilbage
  • 2009 Bytte, bytte købmand
  • 2013 ANDERS
  • 2016 Shh
  • 2018 Anden 25
  • 2019 anden bringer ud

Movies

TV productions

Musicals

  • 2004 Simon - Spies, skæg og ballade

References

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