Jesper Rönndahl


Jesper Rönndahl is a Swedish TV-host, stand-up comedian and radio personality.

Biography

Rönndahl was born and raised in Veberöd, Skåne County and began his career in stand-up comedy in 2006, before appearing regularly on the radio show Pang Prego on Sveriges Radio P3. He also appeared on Hej Domstol!, Morgonpasset, Söndag Hela Veckan and P3 Hiphop.
In 2010, he won the award for best newcomer at the Swedish Stand-up Awards. He previously lived in Malmö, before moving to Stockholm where he currently resides. Since 2018, he is the presenter of satirical programme Svenska nyheter on SVT1.

Controversies

China incident

On 21 September 2018, Svenska Nyheter hosted by Rönndahl broadcast a segment making fun of a Chinese family claiming police mistreatment during a trip to Stockholm, while the end of the segment featured a short "informational film for Chinese tourists" dubbed in Chinese, which featured a variety of perceived racist stereotypes against Asians in Sweden, such as public defecation and dog-meat consumption.