Lars Gunnar "Lasse" Eriksson (1 April 1949 – 3 March 2011) was a Swedish comedian, actor and writer.

Eriksson was born in Piteå

Piteå

Piteå is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The town has 22,650 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 41,000 in 2008.- Geography :...

, Sweden. He took a bachelor of arts in economic history

Economic history

Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...

 before he initiated a theatrical career in the 1970s, when he played at the Panic Theatre in Uppsala. With a brass band

Brass band

A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert...

 in 1983, he did the show Vad varje kvinna bör veta om män (What every woman should know about men). In 1984 he became known to TV-audiences with his personal contemplations in Dagsedlar (Daily pages), which were brief five minutes episodes accompanied by the dog Hillman. In 1985–86 he was the presenter of Café Luleå and in 2002 he was the team commander in Snacka om nyheter (News talk). Eriksson was also part of the original 1999 panel of Parlamentet

Parlamentet

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...

, where he teamed with Annika Lantz in the red party.

It was mainly as a stand-up comedian that Eriksson rose to fame. He also composed and wrote several songs, among the best known is Stället, a stylish reflection on rural people's everyday thoughts. In 1992, Eriksson participated in the stand-up revue Spik at the Vasa Theatre

Vasateatern

Vasateatern or "Vasan" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Vasagatan 19-21 in central Stockholm....

, and worked with Iwa Boman on the shows Jägare och jungfrur, typ (Hunters and maidens, sort of) (1995) and Är du för eller emot EMU (Are you for or against EMU) (2000). For many years one could hear Eriksson at the radio program Telespånarna at Sveriges Radio P4

Sveriges Radio P4

SR P4 is one of the four main radio networks from Sveriges Radio. It targets the entire population and is the corporation's most popular radio channel. In the daytime on weekdays its is used by 25 different local stations, but in the evening and weekends it broadcasts national programming...

 on Sunday mornings.

Eriksson died 3 March 2011 on stage during the show Fyra lyckliga män 2 (Four happy men 2) at the Regina Theatre in Uppsala

Uppsala

- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

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Discography

Lasse Eriksson produced many of his albums and appeared on other artists' productions:

• Fyra lyckliga män
• Palt fiction
• Breda vägen
• Vad varje kvinna bör veta om män
• 100 svenska visor
• Ståupp