Petra Mede is a Swedish comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

 and television host. She grew up in Partille outside of Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

. Mede is known for her roles in comic shows like Morgonsoffan and Parlamentet

Parlamentet

Parlamentet is a satirical panel gameshow on on TV4, which parodies Swedish political debate. It was first broadcast in 1999 and is currently in its 23rd series. The current presenter is Anders S. Nilsson, who has hosted the show since 2004. Current team members include Babben Larsson, Robin...

. She has also tried stand-up comedy on Stockholm Live. In 2009 she hosted Melodifestivalen 2009

Melodifestivalen 2009

Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...

, where the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....

 was chosen. Mede took over the role as host for Melodifestivalen after Kristian Luuk

Kristian Luuk

Ants Robert Kristian Luuk is a Swedish comedian and talk show-host of Estonian descent. A graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics, he is currently working for the broadcaster SVT after previous spells at TV4, ZTV and SR public radio...

.

Petra Mede was in 2009 voted Sweden's best female comedian. Mostly known as a TV show host with a witty tongue, Petra also has a keen interest in the environment and was selected as a Jury member for the Fun Theory Award competition at TheFunTheory.com.

TV-shows

• Maestro 2011
• Guldbaggegalan 2011
• Välkommen åter 2010
• Petra Mede Show 2010
• Cirkus Möller 2010
• Roast på Berns 2009
• Snillen snackar 2009
• Melodifestivalen
  Melodifestivalen 2009
  Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
  
  2009
• Musikmaskinen 2008
• Det sociala spelet 2008
• Morgonsoffan 2008
• Hjälp!
  Hjälp!
  Hjälp! is a Swedish situation comedy television series. It revolves around a professional therapist, Jeanette Placzycks, played by Stina Ekblad. She treats several patients in need of urgent help, hence the name of the series...
  
  2008
• Dubbat 2008
• Parlamentet
  Parlamentet
  Parlamentet is a satirical panel gameshow on on TV4, which parodies Swedish political debate. It was first broadcast in 1999 and is currently in its 23rd series. The current presenter is Anders S. Nilsson, who has hosted the show since 2004. Current team members include Babben Larsson, Robin...
  
  2007-2009
• Extra! Extra! 2007-2008
• Stockholm Live 2007