''Parlamentet'' ( sv, the parliament) is a satirical panel gameshow on
TV4, which parodies
Swedish
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political debate. It was first broadcast in 1999 and is currently in its 23rd series. The current presenter is
Anders S. Nilsson, who has hosted the show since 2004. Current team members include
Babben Larsson
Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian.
Life and career
Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced Gotlandic dialect. Now living i ...
,
Robin Paulsson,
Johan Rheborg and
Johan Glans
Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden) is a Swedish stand up comedian and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Swedish TV with David Batra. Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred as Axel in ''Swedish ...
.
Kodjo Akolor
Kodjo Akolor (born 15 June 1981) is a Swedish TV/radio personality and comedian.
Career
He started as a comedian in 2005 and after two years became a regular on contemporary R&B themed radio station ''The Voice''. In 2008 Akolor became a reporte ...
has also been featured.
The program is a Swedish version of the short-run British show
If I Ruled the World. The comedians are divided into two teams (''parties''), red and blue, representing traditional
political colour
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Parties in different countries with similar ide ...
s.
History
The show has had many producers over the years including
Anders S. Nilsson,
Gustaf Skördeman,
Stefan Wiik
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and currently
Benjamin Thuresson.
The original 1999 panel consisted of
Helge Skoog
Helge Skoog (born 6 August 1938 in Borås, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian, who became well known during the 1980s appearing on the TV series '' Teatersport''. During the 2000s (decade), he took part in the TV program '' Parlamentet'' ...
and
Johan Wahlström in the blue party with
Lasse Eriksson and
Annika Lantz in the red party.
''Parlamentet'' was awarded the
Kristallen
Kristallen (meaning The Crystal) is the official Swedish television award, administered by the foundation . It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.
The trophy
The award trophy, created by Mårten Cla ...
award for best comedy in 2005 and Swedish
tabloid
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newspaper
Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hi ...
's TV prize for "Swedish program of the year" (2001–2004), "Entertainment program of the year" (2002–2004) and "Best comedy" (2005, 2007)
Rounds
Teams
See also
*
If I Ruled the World
References
External links
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TV4 (Sweden) original programming
Swedish satirical television shows
Swedish comedy television series
1999 Swedish television series debuts
2006 Swedish television series endings
Swedish political satire