Sandi Toksvig

Sandi Toksvig

OBE
Toksvig in 2013
Toksvig in 2013
BornSandra Birgitte Toksvig
(1958-05-03) 3 May 1958 (age 66)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation
  • Broadcaster
  • comedian
  • presenter
  • writer
Citizenship
  • Denmark (1958–present)
  • United Kingdom (2013–present)
EducationGirton College, Cambridge (BA)
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Debbie Toksvig
​
(m. 2007)​
Children3
Parents
RelativesSigne Toksvig (great-aunt)
Website
sanditoksvig.com Edit this at Wikidata

Sandra Birgitte Toksvig OBE (/ˈtɒksvɪɡ/; Danish: [ˈsænti ˈtsʰʌksˌviˀ]; born 3 May 1958)[1] 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 Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels and books for children. In 1994, she came out as a lesbian.[2]

Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show QI in 2016 (series 'N'), having been a guest a number of times and spent ten years hosting The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. From 2017 to 2020, she was co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off, alongside comedian Noel Fielding. In 2020, she stepped down and was replaced by Matt Lucas.[3][4]

Toksvig was the president of the Women of the Year Lunch from 2015 to 2017.

  1. ^ "Toksvig, Sandra Birgitte, (Sandi), (born 3 May 1958), writer and comedian". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.37818.
  2. ^ "Sandi Toksvig: 'Coming out was terrifying. We had death threats and had to go into hiding with the children for two weeks'". The Telegraph. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ross, Alice (16 March 2017). "Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig to host new Great British Bake Off". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ "The Great British Bake Off: Sandi Toksvig to leave after three years". BBC. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.