Lars Jonas Holger Gardell (born 2 November 1963) is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian.

Since then, he has written some ten novels, including En komikers uppväxt (A Comedian Growing Up), which became a TV series.

Well known to be openly gay, Gardell was married to the Finnish-Swedish-American writer and TV presenter Mark Levengood.

Gardell performed his own play Tillfällig gäst i ditt liv (Temporary guest in your life) (2007) at the Scala Theater in Stockholm.

In 2013, Gardell was elected "Homo Bi Trans Person of the Year" at the Swedish Gaygalan Awards, notably for the book Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar (Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves).