Lars ''Anders'' Jansson, (born 9 October 1967 in Staffanstorp), is a
Swedish
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comedian known for such TV-shows as Hipp Hipp and the Swedish version of QI.
Jansson, as well as his close companion
Johan Wester
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Together with Anders Jansson he wrote and created the comedy sketch-show Hipphipp!. He has been a contestant in the Swedish TV game show På spåret three ...
, started out his entertaining career doing student horseplay at
Lund University
, motto = Ad utrumque
, mottoeng = Prepared for both
, established =
, type = Public research university
, budget = SEK 9 billion Snacka om nyheter'' (''Have I Got News For You''). Jansson has also done voice-over for
Pixar
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Brother Bear
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(Rutt).
In 2010, he did the part of Sir Bedevere in the Swedish production of
Spamalot
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Like the motion pictu ...
Malmö
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. In the fall of 2012 SVT started airing '' Intresseklubben'', a Swedish version of the BBC-show QI, where Jansson took on the
Alan Davies
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-role of regular panellist.
Jansson hosted
Melodifestivalen 2014
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along with
Nour El-Refai
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