I manegen med Glenn Killing ("In the ring with Glenn Killing") was a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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television show broadcast by
SVT in 1992. It marked the television debut of Swedish comedy group
Killinggänget Killinggänget is a Swedish comedy group, started in 1991. It is named after Glenn Killing, a character played by Henrik Schyffert who has appeared in many of their shows.
The group is notable for their evolution from straight comedy to comedy/dr ...
.
The show's basic formula is (according to Killinggänget) borrowed from
Vic Reeves Big Night Out
''Vic Reeves Big Night Out'' was a cult British comedy stage show and later television series which ran on Channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a New Year special. Its live incarnation marked the beginnings of the collaboration ...
, with some sketches stolen almost verbatim, but mostly different content and a set of original characters including
Percy Nilegård
Percy Nilegård is a fictional character played by Johan Rheborg since 1991, and one of the primary staples of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget.
As a vain, snobbish, and possibly insane businessman with a noticeable underbite, he does almos ...
.
Sveriges Television comedy shows
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