Sofie Hagen

Sofie Hagen is a London-based Danish comedian, author, podcaster, fashion designer and fat acceptance campaigner. They have toured with comedy shows, released a book and hosted and co-hosted a number of podcasts.
Biography.
Sofie Hagen was born in Denmark on .
Hagen started doing stand-up in Danish in 2010, in Copenhagen. In 2012, they performed on Danish TV show "Zulu Comedy Galla".
Hagen moved to London in September 2012 to perform regular comedy. In 2013, "Time Out" identified Hagen as "One to Watch". Hagen won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year the same year. In 2014, Hagen won the Chortle Best Newcomer Award for which they were nominated alongside Pierre Novellie, Tim Renkow and Jonny Pelham.
In August 2015, Hagen took their debut hour show, "Bubblewrap", to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show was favourably received, with 5-star reviews from "ThreeWeeks", "The Skinny", and the "Daily Mirror". "Bubblewrap" also received 4 star reviews from "Chortle", "Time Out", "Beyond the Joke", "The Herald", "The Sunday Times" and "Fest Magazine". The show won the Fosters sponsored Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Best Newcomer. In November, Virago Press published their essay in the collection "I Call Myself a Feminist".
In July 2016, Hagen appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries "Outsiders". They took their second solo show, "Shimmer Shatter" to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. They attempted to make their next tour welcoming for fans with anxiety issues by allowing them to contact them before shows to let them know their needs. They also asked the majority of venues on the tour to provide gender neutral toilets for fans who do not identify as male or female. 
"The Guardian" describes Hagen on stage as having "an easy charm ... and an ability to combine delicate subject matter with big, accessible laughs."
Hagen took their third solo show "Dead Baby Frog" to the "Edinburgh Festival Fringe" in August of 2017. The show about childhood trauma was described as "urgent, raw and confessional" by "The Guardian" and "a compelling tale of resistance and breaking free from the shackles of tyranny" by "The List".
In 2019, Hagen took their fourth solo show The Bumswing to the "Edinburgh Festival Fringe". The List wrote "everything has a purpose in this beautifully created narrative with an apparently deliciously unreliable narrator." about the show, which Hagen described as being " about memory and swings specifically for bums".
In 2019, Hagen had their debut book "Happy Fat - Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You" published by 4th Estate. The book is described as "part memoir, part social commentary, "Happy Fat" is a funny, angry and impassioned look at how taking up space can be radical, emboldening and life-changing."
Hagen espouses the fat acceptance movement. In January 2018, they wrote an article in "The Guardian" calling for people to stop dieting, labelling it as "boring", "triggering", and "neither feminist – nor healthy". In February 2018, Hagen gained attention for calling for Cancer Research UK to pull their widely criticised campaign that alleges obesity as the second most common cause of cancer. After directing comments towards the cancer charity on Twitter, Hagen described the campaign as "dangerous".
Hagen identifies as nonbinary, stating "My pronouns are whatever. She/they/he, whatever you want." and "[...] what I am NOT is a woman/lady/girl/female/comedienne/Miss/Ma’am/Queen/Goddess. I am person/human/Sofie/comedian/Mx/Sir/Daddy/King/God. Thank you very much."
Podcasts.
Hagen hosted "Comedians Telling Stuff", a podcast series where they ask six questions of six comedians. The show began in August 2013 and ran for nine seasons before ending in 2016. Guests have included Susan Calman, Nick Helm, Richard Herring, Michael Legge, Josie Long, Colin Mochrie, Pappy's, Katherine Ryan, and Arthur Smith, as well as younger comedians and comedians from Denmark.
From December 2015 to December 2016, Hagen co-hosted "The Guilty Feminist" podcast with Deborah Frances-White.
In 2016, Hagen created the "Made of Human" comedy podcast, in which they interview various comedians. The "New Statesman" named "Made of Human" one of their top 10 podcasts in 2017. The Blurt Foundation named "Made of Human" one of their top 10 podcasts in 2018. Hannah Parkinson from "The Guardian" interviewed Hagen about "Made of Human" when they visited Edinburgh and named it a top podcast from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hagen has interviewed many notable guests including Cameron Esposito, Aisling Bea, Mark Watson, Lolly Adefope, Hari Kondabolu, Nish Kumar, Katherine Ryan, and Sara Pascoe. In 2020, Hagen changed the name of the "Made of Human Podcast" to "Who Hurt You?".
In 2018, Hagen created the "Secret Dinosaur Cult" podcast with fellow comedian Jodie Mitchell. They talk about dinosaurs and their daddy issues on their podcast. Their episodes are recorded in front of a live audience in London, at their so-called cult meetings. Each week they feature a new funny story about dinosaur porn that they find online. 
Beginning in 2020, Hagen began co-hosting a true crime podcast on BBC Radio 4, "Bad People" with criminal psychologist Julia Shaw.