''Grattis världen'' ("Congratulations the World") is a television program in which
Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson
Lars Filip Hammar (born March 26, 1975) and Fredrik Wikingsson (born August 16, 1973), commonly known as Filip and Fredrik, are two Swedish writers, television hosts and journalists both known for their youthful, though intellectual, humour and un ...
travel around the world to exotic countries and try unusual and often quite adventurous things. The general plot is quite similar to
High Chaparall
''High Chaparall'' is a Swedish television program which first aired in 2003 on the Kanal 5 network. The show is an interview/adventure series featuring the Swedish comedy duo of Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson. Although the pair continued t ...
as Filip and Fredrik interview eccentric people they meet along the way.
Performance artist
Pål Hollender
Pål Anders Jörgen Hollender (born 20 July 1968 in Lidköping, Sweden) is a Swedish film director and performance artist.
Hollender is known foremost for his controversial documentaries. '' Pelle polis'' (Pelle the Policeman) (1998) that dealt ...
, of
Swedish Survivor fame, worked on the show as a producer and is seen on camera in several episodes. Some argue he was hired in an effort to promote the show.
The Song
The Passenger by
Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
is used as the theme song for the show (though in a cover version by
Lars Bygdén
Lars Bygdén (born 1973) is a Swedish singer, song-writer and guitarist.
Biography
Lars Bygdén was born 1973 in Sundsvall, Sweden. His musical career started as a guitarist in the psychedelic bands Magic Broom and The Shades of Orange. In ...
).
Episode overview
''Season 1:''
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Kanal 5 (Swedish TV channel) original programming
Swedish reality television series