Robert Gustafsson

Style of comedy

While Killingganget is mostly known for its use of irony and pop-culture references, Gustafsson usually employs a more traditional and physical style of comedy, such as slapstick and playing characters with highly exaggerated personalities. He is well known for his range of voices and accents, and his tendency to play people who end up hurting themselves. This style is a lot more pronounced when he is working solo or with other people outside Killingganget.

Some of the roles that Robert has portrayed include:

In addition, Gustafsson is a skilled imitator and his many famous imitations include Ingmar Bergman, Sven Wollter, Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Tony Rickardsson, Robert Aschberg and Magnus Harenstam as well as former Prime Ministers Goran Persson and Carl Bildt.

Fame

Gustafsson is one of Sweden's most famous and beloved comedians, having appeared in many TV shows and films. He has also appeared on Norwegian television, in the show Apen Post. Besides his iconic work with Killingganget he has been a cornerstone of Swedish entertainment for many years. He has played in sitcoms such as Rena rama Rolf, and been a regular guest on comedy shows such as Gaster med gester and Parlamentet, a popular panel show similar to BBC's If I Ruled the World.

In 2004 his performance in Four Shades of Brown earned him a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Racism controversy

In February 2014, the satirical programme SNN News showed a sketch where Gustavsson played a "Representative of the Sami", the indigenous people of Sweden. The sketch was widely accused of being racist to the Sami, both in Swedish media and abroad in Norway, where most of the Sami people live. More than fifty individual viewers have reported the sketch to the Swedish authorities for racism.