Sandy Toksvig

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:activeYears 1982–present
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:The_Comedy_Store_Players
The News Quiz cast
gptkbp:awards gptkb:British_Comedy_Award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Kent
GQ_Magazine's_Writer_of_the_Year
gptkbp:birthDate 1958-04-03
gptkbp:birthPlace Copenhagen,_Denmark
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:famousQuote "Humor is a way of coping with the world."
"I’m a great believer in the power of laughter."
"I think it’s important to be able to laugh at yourself."
gptkbp:genre Comedy
Literature
Television
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sandy Toksvig
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Stephen_Fry
gptkb:Victoria_Wood
gptkb:Jo_Brand
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights
Witty_humor
Hosting_BBC_Radio_4_shows
gptkbp:language Danish
English
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:QI
The News Quiz
Sandy_Toksvig's_History_of_Britain
gptkbp:occupation Comedian
Television presenter
Writer
gptkbp:parent Jens_Toksvig
Ursula_Toksvig
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:sibling Jens_Toksvig_Jr.
Peter_Toksvig
Sophie_Toksvig
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Debbie_Toksvig
gptkbp:website https://www.sandytoksvig.com