Comedy Queen
Sigrid Johnson
© Johan Paulin
Oscar Töringe, Sigrid Johnson
© Johan Paulin
Sigrid Johnson
© Ola Kjelbye
Sasha doesn’t want to cry. She’s deeply angry at her mother for taking her own life. To escape a similar fate, the 13-year-old compiles a survival list. First up: cut off her long hair. Second: don’t read any more books. Third: never take care of something that's alive. And fourth: become a stand-up comedian to make her papa laugh again. On her way, Sasha can count on the support from friends and family, even if they can’t always follow her moves, like when she tells one of her bad jokes. Sanna Lenken once again demonstrates a sensitive feeling for the emotional life of her protagonist and allows grief and anger to be transformed by real humour, and an old earworm.
Trailer/Film Excerpt
With
- Sigrid Johnson (Sasha)
- Ellen Taure (Märta)
- Oscar Töringe (Abbe)
- Iggy Malmborg (Ossie)
- Adam Daho (John)
Crew
| Director | Sanna Lenken |
| Screenplay | Linn Gottfridsson based on the novel “Comedy Queen” by Jenny Jägerfeld |
| Cinematography | Simon Pramsten |
| Editing | Andreas Nilsson |
| Music | Irya Gmeyner, Martin Hederos |
| Sound Design | Andreas Franck |
| Sound | Jesper Miller |
| Production Design | Marika Åkerblom |
| Costumes | Emelie Henriksson |
| Make-Up | Daniela Megarelli |
| Casting | Catrin Wideryd |
| Assistant Director | Ted Jönsson |
| Production Manager | Denise Carlford |
| Producers | Rebecka Lafrenz, Anna Anthony |
| Co-Producers | Peter Possne, Yaba Holst, Charlotta Denward, Anna Croneman |
| Co-Production |
Film i Väst Trollhättan SF Studios Stockholm Sveriges Television Stockholm |
World Sales
REinvent Studios
Kopenhagen, Denmark
Produced by
FLX
Stockholm, Sweden
Sanna Lenken
The director of the film which won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the competition of Generation Kplus, was present via a video call.
Comedy Queen · Generation · Feb 16, 2022
Sanna Lenken, Sigrid Johnson
The director and the actor at the premiere.
Comedy Queen · Generation · Feb 13, 2022
Sanna Lenken, Sigrid Johnson, Oscar Töringe
The director and the actors at the Photo Call.
Comedy Queen · Generation · Feb 13, 2022
Banker White
The work of the interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker ranges from a focus on war and disease to the complex dimensions that surround ageing and death but is unified by a compassionate humanism. His projects have been supported by organisations including the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Creative Capital, Bertha Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and Tribeca Film Institute.
Filmography (Filmography)
2007 All Stars; documentary 2014 A Marriage to Remember; short documentary · The Genius of Marian; documentary, co-directed by Anna Fitch 2018 Survivors; documentary, co-directed by Anna Fitch 2026 Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird); co-directed by Anna Fitch
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026