''Lille Lørdag'' was a Norwegian

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that ran on the Norwegian state channel

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from 1995 till 1996. The show was significant in launching the careers of comedians

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and

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. The name reflects the fact it was aired on Wednesday, or "

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" in the Scandinavian week.

References

Norwegian comedy television series NRK original programming {{norway-tv-stub