Emma Knyckare

Emma Margareta Knyckare, née "Emma Andersson" (born 14 July 1987) is a Swedish comedian and radio presenter.[1] Knyckare has hosted the radio shows Morgonpasset, Tankesmedjan and in 2014 will begin hosting her own radio show Knyckare i P3. She was also one of the hosts for the radio and television charity show Musikhjälpen in December 2013.

Emma Knyckare
Born
Emma Andersson

(1987-07-14) 14 July 1987
Rolfstorp, Sweden
Other namesEmma Knyckare
OccupationComedian, radio host

Career

Knyckare was born in the village of Rolfstorp in Halland.[2] Knyckare has worked on several Sveriges Radio P3 shows such as Morgonpasset and Tankesmedjan.[3] She is one of the main hosts of the show Tankesmedjan and co-host of Morgonpasset.[4] In 2013 Knyckare was locked inside a glass house in Gothenburg for an entire week along with Sarah Dawn Finer and Kodjo Akolor to host the radio and television aid charity show Musikhjälpen (Music Aid) which was broadcast on P3 and on SVT and SVT Play.[5][6]

Knyckare has hosted Morgonpasset during the summer (June to August) for three years in a row.[7] In December Knyckare hosted a comedy show on the Sagateatern (The Saga Theatre) along with comedian Simon Svensson.[8]

After her work at Musikhjälpen, it was revealed that she would get her own radio show on Sveriges Radio P3 called Knyckare i P3 that will be broadcast five days a week starting 4 January 2014. She subsequently announced she would be leaving her job at P3 hosting Tankesmedjan.[9]

Knyckare has also taken part in the comedy television show Telefonpiraterna (The Telephone Pirates) on Kanal5 and in Extra! Extra! on TV3.[10] She also works as a stand-up comedian at clubs such as Raw Comedy Club, Bajsnödigt and Oslipat,[11] participates in the podcast Åtties Mutant Ninja Komiker! along with Johannes Finnlaugsson, Nils Lind and Filip Andersson,[11] and writes a column for the magazine ETC Göteborg.[3]

In 2017, she received international attention after organizing a "man free" music festival only for women.[12] She coined the idea after several sexual assault against women during festivals around Sweden.[13][14]

References
  1. "Emma Knyckare - Musikhjälpen 2013 | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "Rolfstorp slåss mot Vallentuna i Musikhjälpen - Varberg" (in Swedish). www.hn.se. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. "Tar ledigt resten av året | ETC Göteborg - Lokaltidningen för och om Göteborg". Goteborg.etc.se. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. "Emmas sommarplåga – Morgonpasset i P3". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  5. Sara Leverin (11 December 2013). "Rolfstorp slåss mot Vallentuna i Musikhjälpen – Varberg". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  6. "28 miljoner kronor till Musikhjälpen". Norrbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
  7. "Emma Knyckare tar över Morgonpasset i P3 – Pressinformation". Sveriges Radio. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  8. "Ensam Knyckare utan tillräcklig spets". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  9. "Emma Knyckare får eget P3-program – Kultur & Nöjen". Sydsvenskan. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  10. "Emma Knyckare – Musikhjälpen 2013". Sveriges Radio. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  11. "Kulturcentralen". www.kulturcentralen.nu. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  12. Jeong, Sophie. "Female-only music fest proposed after assaults". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  13. "Sweden to hold 'man-free' music festival". BBC News. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Sweden's 'man-free' festival now has a name". The Local. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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