Anders Matthesen

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Anders Matthesen
AwardsGrand Danois 2007 for Best Laugh
Websiteanden.dk

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.

Career

After failing as a

"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 drug-addicted 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

. In 2006, he revisited rapping on his album Soevnloes, to great success, earning a Gold record.

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 one-man show ANDERS, which was released on DVD on 11 November 2013.

Discography

Comedy and music albums

  • Børneradio (2000)
  • Hva' snakker du om? – Den ka' byttes Vol. 1 (2000)
  • Hva snakker du om? 'Godnat lille dengse' Sang af Hva' snakker du om? (2000)
  • Hva' snakker du om? - Arne fortæller... Terkel i knibe (2001)
  • Soevnloes (2006)
  • Villa Peakstate (2010)
  • Blodhævn (2018)
  • Børnetelefonen (2018)
  • Anden bringer ud (2019)

Soundtracks

  • Jul på Vesterbro (2003)
  • Terkel i knibe (2004)
  • Sorte kugler (2009)
  • Ternet Ninja (2018)
  • Ternet Ninja 2 (2021)

Selected filmography

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