David Batra

David Batra

Birth : 1972-11-29, Lund, Sweden

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Chadra Batra (born 1972) is a Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor. He was born in Lund and his mother is Swedish and his father is of Indian origin. David Batra holds a Master's degree in marketing which he studied at the University of Lund and Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, United States. Batra started doing stand up comedy in 1994 and he has written and played a leading role 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 noise and more. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Batra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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David Batra

Movies

David Batra: Elephant in The Room
Director
Swedish comedian David Batra gets personal as he playfully details the perks and pitfalls of being married to a recently resigned political leader.
David Batra: Elephant in The Room
self
Swedish comedian David Batra gets personal as he playfully details the perks and pitfalls of being married to a recently resigned political leader.
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Himself
Hasse and Tage were best friends for over 30 years. Their films, shows, songs and books influenced an entire nation and were the glue that held people's home together. As a comedic duo, they united right-wing ghosts and anarchists in laughter. When Tage dies prematurely, his children lose a father, Hasse a father figure and all of Sweden a country father. And when Palme dies just months after Tage, the Swedish stable society begins to crumble. For the first time, the Alfredson and Danielsson families open up the archives and give us exclusive access to their stories, photographs and recordings.
High Rise Life - The Movie
Ulf
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
Writer
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.
David Batra - Det här var ju tråkigt
In "Det här var ju tråkigt", David Batra offers fun, sharp and thoughtful views on language misrepresentations, cultural crashes and how we communicate with each other, all through the magic world of the angry, invading and cursed patrons. Det här var ju tråkigt, premiered in 2011, and quickly became one of the biggest Stand-up tours in Sweden with over 80 sold out performances across the country. The performance is loosely based on David's success books sold in over 300,000 ex
Kvarteret Skatan - i nöd och lust
Ulf
Sunny Standup - En Roadmovie
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Seminarieledare
A paparazzi photographer gets brutally murdered in Stockholm. His apartment is searched and the computer together with photo equipment is missing.
Brothers: The Return
Passport police (voice)
Hoffa floats ashore in Estonia after his stolen getaway boat has exploded. He tries to begin a new life in Estonia, but the longing for his family back home becomes too big and he decides to get back to Sweden. Now a tough struggle begins to get himself home to the family, a family that has moved on with their lives and also thinks that he's dead. A past as a bank robber and a fugitive is not making the journey easier. Along the way back to Sweden more problems arise that makes it even harder for him to meet his family again. Meantime back in Sweden his family is struggling with difficulties which they don't know how to solve. The time is running out and things don't look good at all.
Ultimate Comedy
Self
Kvarteret Skatan - The Best of season 1
In the spring of 2003, the six comedians DAVID BATRA, ANNA BLOMBERG, JOHAN GLANS, RACHEL MOHLIN, VANNA ROSENBERG and MIKAEL SYRÉN got both television viewers and critics to laugh at the black mood series Skatan. The action revolves around a number of odd existences, all of which live or work in the fictional Skatan neighborhood. Now we have selected the best pieces from the first season of the skater neighborhood. Enjoy the absurd, black humor and all the crazy characters. Feel the Indian guru that never gets taken seriously, the disrespectful office cleaner, the tattooed blonde, the leopard vampire vampire, the depths of the game store, the enemies at the office - and many many more unlikely characters.
Bit by Bit
The story of J whose goal is to be world master at playing Nintendo. He struggles with his traditional Jewish family and non-Jewish girlfriend who demand that he grow up and get a job. Real problems arise when he awakes to discover that his right hand is missing.
130 minuter - Släng dig i brunnen
David Batra
Batra & Robin