Sandi Toksvig

Danish-British comedian, writer and broadcaster · United Kingdom · On the map · Comedians · Born 1958 · age 68

Sandra Birgitte Toksvig is a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer on British radio, stage and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the now-defunct Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels and books for children. In 1994, she came out as a lesbian.

Sandi Toksvig is read about 1,155 times a day, in 19 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 118 days, one point a day.

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2024“[Homophobic hostility is being caused by the] intemperate language on social media around the trans discussion.”In their wordsInterviewed by Julia Llewellyn Smith, as cited in "Sandi Toksvig: ‘Feisty old ladies are the backbone of society’", The Sunday Times (6Read the whole statement

“[The issue of safe spaces for biological women] I don't get this. I'm in my 45th year in showbusiness, travelling the country touring.”In their wordsInterviewed by Julia Llewellyn Smith, as cited in "Sandi Toksvig: ‘Feisty old ladies are the backbone of society’", The Sunday Times (6Read the whole statement

2023“When the feminist movement started in the 60s and 70s, lesbians were often excluded, because we were told that we would make the movement less palatable.”In their words24 November 2023From an interview, as cited in "Sandi Toksvig: 'I'm so distressed by anti-trans 'radical feminists' I could weep'", iRead the whole statement

“There are only two countries in the world where representatives of the state religion automatically get a seat in the legislature: the UK and Iran.”In their words5 July 2023The GuardianRead the whole statement

2014Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward2013“I don't want anybody to say to me, 'I'm fine with it, I accept you.' You think, wow, thanks so much, because if you hadn't I would have killed myself.”In their words19 October 2013The HeraldRead the whole statement

1958Born3 May 1958

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Marc Evans Directed Doors Open (2012)

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Toksvig performing in 2008

Sandi and Debbie Toksvig holding hands at Pride in London 2023

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Sandi Toksvig

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[On men who take off their shirts in public.] There's an awful lot of lard out there. No woman would do that.
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[On teaching her children to have good manners.] It's mainly because I wanted to send them out in the world and have everybody like them.
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[On working in television in the early 1980s.] I can't remember the number of times I was told, 'Don't you worry about that, you pretty little thing.' Wow.
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