Jessica Karlén is a comedian and performer who is captivating audiences with a raw and unfiltered musical comedy that tackles difficult and often taboo subjects such as addiction, drugs, and men with humor and charm. Jessica uses her personal experiences to offer a unique perspective on these topics, offering a candid and humorous look at the realities of addiction through her performance that combines standup comedy and music. Jessica addresses both the lighter and more serious aspects of her journey, while still finding the humor in her ups and downs of life. With her energy and passion for comedy shining through, the new one-woman, "Queen and Sober" is a must-see show for anyone who loves to be entertained, inspired, and amazed.
Selection Performances
2023
Women in Comedy Festival, Manchester, UK
Laugh House Stockholm, Sweden
Lund Comedy Festival, Sweden
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland
Funny Sundays, Bokeh Creative Studio, Cape Town, South Africa
Fat Cat Comedy Club, Scalateatern, Stockholm, Sweden
2022
Artistic Residence, The Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, UK
The Laugh House, Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Fringe Festival, Sweden
Lund Comedy Festival, Sweden
Urkult Festival, Nämforsen, Sweden
Borderland, Alversjö, Sweden
Solglöd Festival, Uppsala, Sweden
No Mind Festival, Ängsbacka, Sweden
Forest Star Festival, Hjo, Sweden
2008- 2019
Cape Town Comedy Club, Cape Town, South Africa
Lund Comedy Festival, Sweden
Standup Yours, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
Skjut med musen, Strindbergs Intima Teater, Stockholm, Sweden
English Moscow Comedy Club, Moscow, Russia.
The Goliath and Goliath, Melville Comedy Club, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Out of the Closet Comedy Club, Tokyo, Japan
Bad Girls of Comedy, Yokusuka, Tokyo, Japan
That´s what She Said, Charity Comedy Night, Tokyo, Japan
Menlyn Comedy, Pretoria, South Africa
The Box, Pop Art Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Parkers Comedy and Jive, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Improv Comedy Theatre, Houston, Texas
The House of Blues, New Orleans, Louisiana
Emergin Comics, The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, California
"En schizofren föreställning om mig själv"- Performance Show, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm, Sweden
Skrattstock Festival, Stockholm
Best of Bungy Comedy, Skrattstock Festival, Sweden
- For bookings contact jessicakarlen@gmail.com
Pictures by Andreas Bagge at The Laugh House comedy Club, Stockholm, Sweden.
