“Linköping har verkligen blivit en roligare stad med LKPG HA HA!”
CCCCC - Corren - 5 maj 2016 

LKPG HA HA! first burst onto the Linköping scene in 2008. Over a decade the club grew from playing in small cafés to a monthly night at Konsert o Kongress and a weekly night at The Crypt. As well as a comedy festival that began in 2016. Hundreds of Swedish and International comedians have entertained thousands of people over the years. 

Currently on ice thanks to COVID, LKPG HA HA! and Ben Kersley can still help you book a comedian or put on a comedy night in English or Swedish.

With a decade of experience,  access to a large local mailing list, active social media and a network of students ready to put up posters, Ben can also help promote your event in Linköping. Just get in touch!

Read a little bit about the history of the club below! 

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A Brief History of LKPG HA HA!

2008 LKPG HA HA! started in February 2008 at Nationernas House. During 2008 the club also popped up at Harry's and [hg] and had a regular open mic night at Elsas House called Provrummet

2009 The club moved to Café M and started getting a following. First ever open air stand up in Linköpings Trädgårdsföreningen “Stand up i världsklass på Café M” - CCCC - Corren 25 september 2009

2010 Wild nights at a packed Café M and 'Best of Östergötland' at Sagateatern “Ruggigt bra” - CCCC - Corren - 20 mars 2010 “En kändis, lite naket och mycket roligt” CCCC - Corren - 17 maj 2010

2011 A short lived move to the short lived Bastiljen, followed by a move to Backstage, konsert o kongress. “Publiken på Bastiljen nästan lika roligt som DJ Danny” - CCCC - Corren 1 april 2011 “Solen lyser över LKPG HA HA!“ CCCCC - Corren - 1 december 2011

2012 Backstage plays host to some of Sweden's biggest names including Kristoffer Appelquist, Ankan Johansson and Ann Westin “Stand upen står stark i Linköping” - CCCC - Corren - 4 april 2012

2013 LKPG HA HA! continues at Backstage with visits from Tobias Persson, Messiah Hallberg, Petrina Solange and international stars like Bob Slayer. A new open mic night at Café Duxe, LKPG LAB “Ben Kersley/LKPG HA HA! har verkligen förgyllt hösten” Corren - 8 november 2013

2014 LKPG HA HA! continues at Backstage with among others, Josefin Johansson, Kringlan Svensson and Ola Aurell On a rainy August day, Stand Up i det Fria offered free, crowd-funded stand up “Allvar med humor och mycket värme” CCCC - Corren - 12 november 2014 “Allt är roligare än vädret” CCCC - Corren - 18 augusti 2014

2015 Backstage played host to among others international names such as Bec Hill and Josie Long “Fullständigt hänsynlös i sin humor” - CCCC - Corren - 10 april 2015

2016 LKPG HA HA! moves to The Crypt and becomes a weekly night. Linköping Comedy Festival opens at Frimis “Bra start på en kul tradition” Corren om Linköping Comedy Festival “Linköping har verkligen blivit en roligare stad med LKPG HA HA!” - CCCCC - Corren - 5 maj 2016

2017 Stand up continues at The Crypt and the Linköping Comedy Festival sells over 1000 tickets with comedians such as Babben Larsson, AMK morgon, Thomas Järvheden and Anders o Måns "Utsållda föreställningar och humor av riktikt hög klass" Corren 12 februari 2017

2018 Third Linköping Comedy Festival with among others Sandra Ilar, Ola Aurell and UK based Swede Evelyn Mok."Östergötland har en vital och levande humorscen" Linköping News 18 februari 2018

2019

A quietish year for LKPG HA HA! with the exception of a magical night in the open air at Gamla Linköping with Marcus Berggren and a Guerilla stand up night in a car park with Al Pitcher. There was also a night at New York Legends to pave the way for a spring 2020 season at the cellar venue

2020

2020 started well enough with sold out gigs in February and March at New York Legends. But then came Corona and all plans were cancelled! We did a couple of zoom gigs which apart from/because of the zoombombing with hardcore porn were great fun! 
As the restrictions relaxed we managed a run of sold out double and triple shows at Dahlbergs Veranda with distance and alcogel. 
Then New York Legends went bust and Palatset saved the day!  But before we could celebrate, the second wave of the pandemic cancelled everything for the rest of the year!   
Damn you Corona! 

2021

A year of waiting and second guessing what the Corona restrictions would be. 
More summer gigs at Dahlbergs Veranda and then in September the long awaited return of The Linköping Comedy Festival! with live comedy, film and a whole load of live music. 
Peak of the year was being awarded the prestigious Nyponet prize from Lars Winnebäck's stiftelse. A real honour and some real recognition for all the years of work! 

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Previous events

Date Event Location
Laughing Stock The Park , Stockholm The Park , Stockholm
Van Gogh's Boots Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm
Van Gogh's Boots Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm
Van Gogh's Boots Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm
Van Gogh's Boots Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm Teaterverket Västman, Stockholm
Harry's Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping
Melting Pot Lund Ariman, Lund Ariman, Lund
Stand Up från Slätten f.d. GAlleri Blå, Linköping f.d. GAlleri Blå, Linköping
Queen and Sober f.d. GAlleri Blå, Linköping f.d. GAlleri Blå, Linköping
A Historically Inaccurate & Totally Unofficial Tour of Olde Linköping Dahlbergs Café, Gamla Linköping Dahlbergs Café, Gamla Linköping
Beta Comedy - Linköping Comedy Festival Palatset , Linköping Palatset , Linköping
LKPG HA HA! med Christoffer Nyqvist Platens Bar, Linköping Platens Bar, Linköping
Stand Up and Big In Sweden Eklunda Bio , Bestorp Eklunda Bio , Bestorp
Stand Up, Babar, Tranås Babar, Tranås Babar, Tranås
Laughing Stock - After Work Comedy Hour PIK - Vasastan , Stockholm PIK - Vasastan , Stockholm
Laughing Stock - After Work Comedy Hour PIK - Vasastan , Stockholm PIK - Vasastan , Stockholm
Joystick - Stand Up For Gamers O'Leary's Linköping , Linköping O'Leary's Linköping , Linköping
 —  — Linköping Comedy Festival Östergötlands Museum m.fl, Linköping Östergötlands Museum m.fl, Linköping
Gangster Comedian Lund Comedy Festival , Lund Lund Comedy Festival , Lund
Stand Up Double Bill (Lund Preview) Dahlbergs Café, Gamla Linköping Dahlbergs Café, Gamla Linköping