Acting
Apr 8, 1974
Eslöv, Malmöhus län, Sweden
Johan Glans
Acting
Biography
Swedish stand-up comedian and actor. He started doing stand-up comedy in 1994 and has often worked on Swedish television with David Batra.
Feature Films (23)
A stand-up show that pokes fun at topics such as what it's like to live at home with your parents as an adult. What it was like to be a school police officer in elementary school, what it's like to become a father, and what can happen when you lie about double-booking yourself for a gig.
Johan Glans: World Tour of Skåne
Almost 30 years has passed and Gösta and Gun are retired. This summer they're going on a trip to their son's wedding in Gösta's new RV.
Well, We Were Lucky with the Weather – Again
”Cornelis” is the unique chronicle about one of Sweden’s greatest music legends - Cornelis Vreeswijk. An honest and gripping account of an exceptionally talented, but self-destructive artist’s intense life both on and behind the stage. A man who during his whole life was searching for love and confirmation.
Cornelis
A street racing legend Dennis who neglected his marriage and 16 year old daughter Hanna. One day he finds out that his daughter will participate in a race with her new boyfriend. To stop Hanna, Dennis and his ex-wife Tove go on a trip.
The Final Race
In Knohult things havn't changed much. Eulalia is tired of Nisse who's engaged in all sorts of inventions in his workshop or poaching in the forest rather than to repair the water pump. When Eulalia in protest begins swimming in soft drinks and water the plants with spirit Åsa-Nisse sees nothing else to do but to repair the pump. As with all his inventions he adds a few extra features ... When he starts the machine the ground rumbles and up comes oil instead of water! Now, not only Åsa-Nisse, but the whole Knohult sees their chance to become wealthy! But "Dunderpumpen", as he calles the invention, turns out to be stronger than anyone had imagined, and when shady Scanian oil magnates with support of the Swedish government wants their share of the pie Knohult declares themselves a republic...
Asa-Nisse - Welcome to Knohult
For a long time, a group of friends have been on a yearly summer trip to Laholm. This year, they want to go somewhere else, at least everyone except Ulf, who force the others to join the trip - by saying he has cancer.
High Rise Life – The Movie
For the first time in five years, Johan Glans has gone on a big Swedish tour and visited the country's summeriest scenes in around 20 locations. In the performance, the audience gets to share the humor that has made Johan loved by the Swedish people - how he makes an entire audience writhe in fits of laughter with controversial descriptions of everyday life, accuracy and Scanian charm.
Johan Glans sommarturné - en standupshow
Swedish Foreign Ministry bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, overlooked during WWII, rescued thousands while turning supposedly neutral Sweden into a moral force. His efforts challenged the status quo and left a lasting humanitarian legacy.
The Swedish Connection
Television & Series (45)
Robins is a Swedish late-night talk show which premiered on SVT2 on August 23, 2006. The host is the young stand-up comedian Robin Paulsson from Malmö. The show's format is similar to that of other late-night shows, Robin makes jokes about recent news, shows sketches, and talks to a guest in the studio. One of the most popular sketches in the show features Robin appearing as Swedish football player Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Robins
Petty criminal Mick has to pay a debt back to some scary people, so he and his partner Tom decide to break into a house... which they discover is inhabited by aliens.
Home Invasion
Famous comedians and funny experts meet in a duel where they try to outdo each other with astounding facts. Host is Johan Wester. Based on the hit British program QI.
QI (SE)
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 Paulsson, Johan Rheborg and Johan Glans. Kodjo Akolor has also been featured. The program is a Swedish version of the short-run British show If I Ruled the World, which itself was as spin-off from Have I Got News For You - both produced by Hat Trick Productions. The comedians are divided into two teams, red and blue, representing traditional political colours. At the end of the show, the audience vote for the winners based on which team was funniest.
