Bertil Bertilson

Swedish comedian, musician and entertainer as well as one of the members of the Rockfolket, Born January 11, 1940 in Stockholm, died April 4, 2003 in Stockholm. He was called the champion of the quick jokes and he had an ability to get the audience with him. Bertilson performed with Thomas Hellberg under the name "The Quick Humorists". Bertilson did shows and bus together with Kalle Sändare by being out in the audience and getting them to give a message to bus calls, while Kalle Sändare then phoned and joked with the person involved. Among other things, this was done at the restaurants Bacchi Wapen and The Green Hunter in Stockholm. He toured with ABBA and was tour tour leader for the Beatles during their visit to Sweden in the fall of 1963.