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In 2012, Batra replaced Norwegian comedian Calle Hellevang-Larsen as the sidekick on the Norwegian talkshow [[I kveld med YLVIS]]. Batra is the author of four books on humor and a cook book. He is married to Swedish politician [[Anna Kinberg Batra]], the former leader of the [[Moderate Party]], Sweden's largest party on the [[centre-right]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/david-batra-skamtar-om-sin-fru/|title=David Batra skämtar om sin fru|first=Annika|last=Hällsten|website=hbl.fi|accessdate=6 January 2020}}</ref>
In 2012, Batra replaced Norwegian comedian Calle Hellevang-Larsen as the sidekick on the Norwegian talkshow [[I kveld med YLVIS]]. Batra is the author of four books on humor and a cook book. He is married to Swedish politician [[Anna Kinberg Batra]], the former leader of the [[Moderate Party]], Sweden's largest party on the [[centre-right]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/david-batra-skamtar-om-sin-fru/|title=David Batra skämtar om sin fru|first=Annika|last=Hällsten|website=hbl.fi|accessdate=6 January 2020}}</ref>


He has served on the jury of ''[[Talang]]'', since 2017..<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ystadsallehanda.se/article/hypnotisoren-fran-osterlen-knockade-talang-juryn-det-sjukaste-jag-sett/|title=Hypnotisören från Österlen knockade Talang-juryn: ”Det sjukaste jag sett!”|first=Peter|last=Lindgren|date=25 January 2019|website=Ystads Allehanda|accessdate=6 January 2020}}</ref>
He has served on the jury of ''[[Talang (Swedish TV series)|Talang]]'', since 2017..<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ystadsallehanda.se/article/hypnotisoren-fran-osterlen-knockade-talang-juryn-det-sjukaste-jag-sett/|title=Hypnotisören från Österlen knockade Talang-juryn: ”Det sjukaste jag sett!”|first=Peter|last=Lindgren|date=25 January 2019|website=Ystads Allehanda|accessdate=6 January 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:09, 20 March 2021

David Batra
Born (1972-11-29) 29 November 1972 (age 52)
Kiruna, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupationcomedian
SpouseAnna Kinberg Batra
David Batra in March 2021, after judging the second semifinal of Talang 2021.

David Chandra Batra (born 29 November 1972) is a Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor. He was born in Lund to an Indian Punjabi father and Swedish mother.[citation needed]

Batra holds a master's degree in marketing from the University of Lund[citation needed] and a master's degree in business administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]

Batra started doing stand up comedy in 1994 and has written and played leading roles in comedy series on Swedish national TV. He has performed not only in Sweden but also in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Spain and USA. In addition he has appeared on BBC and CNBC. On 25 August 2009, Batra released a music CD containing "irritating and annoying sounds" for people who have the intention of disturbing their neighbors. The disk features loud snores, burps, sex noises and more.[2]

In 2012, Batra replaced Norwegian comedian Calle Hellevang-Larsen as the sidekick on the Norwegian talkshow I kveld med YLVIS. Batra is the author of four books on humor and a cook book. He is married to Swedish politician Anna Kinberg Batra, the former leader of the Moderate Party, Sweden's largest party on the centre-right.[3]

He has served on the jury of Talang, since 2017..[4]

References

  1. ^ "David Batra: "Att studera i vanliga USA gav en bra inblick i vem som röstar på Trump"". Piraja. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. ^ Martin Gustafsson. "David Batra släpper skiva – med oljud". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  3. ^ Hällsten, Annika. "David Batra skämtar om sin fru". hbl.fi. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ^ Lindgren, Peter (25 January 2019). "Hypnotisören från Österlen knockade Talang-juryn: "Det sjukaste jag sett!"". Ystads Allehanda. Retrieved 6 January 2020.