The comedian couple, also journalist and artist, because they approach the “absurdities of existence” with “closeness, feeling and openness”.
“Disarming questions, fearless research and curiosity move us closer to our time and reality. The future appears a little brighter, more hopeful in their company,” the justification says.
The Karl Gerhard scholarship is awarded by the Karl Gerhard society and is worth SEK 40,000.
Previous scholarship recipients include Claes Eriksson, Carl-Einar Häckner, Kristina Lugn and Henrik Dorsin.