I kveld med YLVIS

I kveld med YLVIS
Created by	Bård Ylvisåker, Vegard Ylvisåker
Written by	Bård Ylvisåker, Vegard Ylvisåker, Calle Hellevang-Larsen, Magnus Devold.
Directed by	Ole Martin Hafsmo, Christian Holm-Glad, Morten Skogdal
Starring	Bård Ylvisåker, Vegard Ylvisåker, Calle Hellevang-Larsen, Magnus Devold
Country of origin	Norway
Original languages	Norwegian English
No. of seasons	5
Production
Production locations	Riksscenen, Oslo (season 1-3), Folketeatret, Oslo (season 4-5).
Production companies	Funkerhauser Productions (season 1), Concorde TV (season 2-5)
Original release
Network	TVNorge
Release	September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19) – March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)

I kveld med YLVIS ("Tonight with Ylvis") is a Norwegian talk show hosted by Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker, with Calle Hellevang-Larsen as a permanent sidekick. During season 2 Calle was replaced by David Batra due to obligations he had made with his comedy group Raske Menn and their show on the rival channel TV2. Magnus Devold is also a permanent part of the show and often contributes with several segments per show.

The show has several regular segments like "Hyss i Småland" (Pranks in Småland) where they do various pranks dressed as 19th century farmers, mimicking the style of Emil i Lönneberga, and "Kan dette brukes som vann-ski?" ("Can this be used as waterskis?").

Production

The first season of the show was produced by Funkerhauser Productions, a company owned by comedians Harald Eia and Bård Tufte Johansen, who also have a show on the same channel. In the spring of 2012 the Ylvis-brothers and their manager Jørgen Thue started the production company Concorde TV, which produced seasons 2, 3 and 4 of the show. The first 3 seasons of I kveld med Ylvis were taped at Riksscenen in Oslo with a live audience. Starting with season 4 the show is broadcast live from the Folketeatret in Oslo.

Regular skits

"Voice-controlled" elevators, and ATMs

Bård and Vegard use microphones and a keyboard to mimic the sound of a digital voice, controlling various stuff like ATMs and elevators. Often they use quizzes or deliberately misunderstand various words or numbers, like in the amount the customer wants withdrawn. The skit has become a favorite and also gained popularity as viral video, with many countries asking for rights to the skit. This was a continuation of a segment they once did called "Radio-Taxi", where passengers would hear improvised songs about themselves on the radio.

"Trapped in IKEA"

Using a fake room that slides in front of the door, random people get trapped in IKEA exhibits. An accomplice also hides in a closet, and goes out pretending like there is nothing changed, and then disappears back into the closet. After a while the fake room is removed, and often the accomplice gets asked to show where the exit is, and then shows them the newly reopened door. The fake room has also contained a man "using" the toilet once.

Big in-

Two series has featured the boys trying to make it big in various places in the world for comic effect. First they tried to make it big in Kyrgyzstan and ended with appearances on national television in a morning show. The song "Janym" gained mild popularity in Kyrgyzstan, and a slight revival amongst Russian speakers after the success of "The Fox". In season 3 Bård, Vegard, and eventually Magnus tried to make it big as actors in Swahiliwood, a large sub-Saharan movie industry, calculating that they could reach out to hundreds of millions of potential viewers. In the end the boys were invited to introduce an award in the Swahiliwood equivalent of the Academy awards.

Reception

Season 1 of the talk show received good reviews and the premiere attracted 458,000 viewers, whilst the second series only attracted 341,000 viewers on the premiere. The third series set a record with 534,000 viewers, well helped by the success of "The Fox".

I kveld med Ylvis was awarded with the best show TV/Film at the Norwegian Comedy Awards 2012.

List of episodes

Season 1

Average viewership: 334,000

Episode	Date	Guestlist	Note
1	19 September 2011	Thomas Giertsen and Anna Anka	"Work it"
2	21 September 2011	Linn Skåber and Thomas Seltzer
3	26 September 2011	Sigrid Bonde Tusvik and Jaysuma Saidy Ndure
4	28 September 2011	Atle Antonsen and Katzenjammer
5	3 October 2011	Kristoffer Joner and Jonas Gardell
6	5 October 2011	Madcon and Joe Labero
7	10 October 2011	Tone Damli and Aleksander Schau
8	12 October 2011	Hege Schøyen and Jo Røislien
9	17 October 2011	Fabian Stang and Christina Vukicevic
10	19 October 2011	Terje Sporsem and Jan Gunnar Røise
11	24 October 2011	Sondre Lerche and Else Kåss Furuseth
12	26 October 2011	Erlend Loe and Gabrielle Leithaug
13	31 October 2011	Bare Egil and Live Nelvik
14	2 November 2011	Davy Wathne and Maya Vik
15	7 November 2011	Maria Mena and Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
16	9 November 2011	Hans Olav Brenner and Jenny Skavlan
17	14 November 2011	Kristoffer Schau and Kristin Halvorsen
18	16 November 2011	Kurt Nilsen and Mariann Thomassen

Season 2

Average viewership: 247,000

Episode	Date	Guestlist	Note
1	12 September 2012	Steinar Sagen, Tore Sagen, Bjarte Tjøstheim and Viktoria Winge	341,000 viewers
2	16 September 2012	Espen Eckbo and LidoLido
3	19 September 2012	Lillian Müller and The Pajama Men
4	23 September 2012	Zahid Ali, Mudasser Kahn and Andreas Wahl
5	26 September 2012	Erik Solbakken and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
6	30 September 2012	Anders Baasmo Christiansen and Ezinne Okparaebo
7	3 October 2012	John Brungot, Magnus Eliassen and Erik Eliassen
8	7 October 2012	Alex Rosén and Alexandra Joner
9	10 October 2012	Karpe Diem and Josephine Bornebusch
10	14 October 2012	Cecilia Brækhus and Kåre Magnus Bergh
11	17 October 2012	Pia Tjelta and Aslak Nore
12	21 October 2012	Petter Schjerven and Leo Ajkic
13	24 October 2012	Jon Øigarden and Are Sende Osen
14	28 October 2012	Marte Stokstad and Kriss Kaspersen
15	31 October 2012	Eyvind Hellstrøm and Admiral P
16	4 November 2012	Harald Eia, Bård Tufte Johansen and Åse Kleveland
17	7 November 2012	Trond-Viggo Torgersen and Agnes Kittelsen
18	11 November 2012	Bernt Apeland, Didrik Solli-Tangen, Charlotte Thorstvedt and Jan Egeland	UNICEF special
19	14 November 2012	Dagfinn Lyngbø and Anne Sandvik Lindmo

Season 3

Calle Hellevang Larsen returned as the brothers' sidekick.

Average viewership: 324,000

Episode	Date	Guestlist	Note
1	10 September 2013	Pernille Sørensen, Bas Lansdorp and Alfred Sandvig	Viewer-record: 534,000 viewers
2	12 September 2013	Henriette Steenstrup and Roger Antonsen
3	17 September 2013	Tommy Steine and Sandra Lyng Haugen
4	19 September 2013	Einar Tørnquist and Petter Bøckman
5	24 September 2013	Ingrid Olava and Kristian Valen
6	26 September 2013	Christian Ringnes and Harald Eia
7	1 October 2013	Per Kristian Thorsland, Per Heimly, Ari Behn and Mariann Hole
8	3 October 2013	Little Steven, Ronny Brede Aase and Live Nelvik
9	8 October 2013	Solveig Kloppen, Steinar Ofsdal, Rune Nilsson and Per Olav Alvestad
10	10 October 2013	Lars Vaular and Charter-Svein
11	15 October 2013	Hasse Hope, Erik Solbakken and Truls Heggero
12	17 October 2013	Knut Nærum and Ellen Blinkenberg
13	22 October 2013	Thomas Dybdahl and Siri Kristiansen
14	24 October 2013	Maria Mena and Bertolt Meyer
15	29 October 2013	Atle Antonsen, Johan Golden and Selda Ekiz
16	31 October 2013	Dag O. Hessen and Bård Tufte Johansen
17	5 November 2013	Odd Nordstoga and Ole André Sivertsen
18	7 November 2013	Ane Dahl Torp and Bjørn Eidsvåg
19	12 November 2013	Bernt Apeland, Hege-Anette Havik, Anne Havik Henriksen, Petter Schjerven and Jens Stoltenberg	UNICEF special
20	14 November 2013		Best of season 3, part 1
21	19 November 2013		Best of season 3, part 2

Season 4

Average viewership: 442,000 (viewership record)

Episode	Date	Guestlist	Note
1	16 September 2014	Erna Solberg	432,000 viewers
2	23 September 2014	Morten Ramm	403,000 viewers
3	30 September 2014	Marion Ravn	Special guest in the band: Elvis Costello
4	7 October 2014	Jakob Oftebro
5	14 October 2014	Ingrid Gjessing Linhave	Calle dances tango with Simen Agdestein Opera group Reza e i Ragazzi sings during Gullsjansen
6	21 October 2014	Fredrik Skavlan
7	28 October 2014	Erik Thorstvedt and Svein Tore Østvik (Charter-Svein)
8	4 November 2014	Steinar Sagen
9	11 November 2014	Einar Tørnquist
10	18 November 2014	Thomas Numme, Harald Rønneberg and Kygo
11	25 November 2014	Bernt Apeland, Cecilie Skog, Magnus & Bjørn Skredderberget, and Jarle Andhøy	UNICEF special
12	9 December 2014		Best of season 4, part 1
13	16 December 2014		Best of season 4, part 2

Season 5

On 4 June 2015 Ylvis announced on their official Facebook page, that a new season would start in the fall.

Episode	Date	Guestlist	Note
0	22 December 2015	Tom Stiansen, Vibeke Klemetsen, Bernt G. Apeland, and Jonas Gahr Støre	UNICEF special
1	5 January 2016	Susanne Sundfør	"a capella"
2	12 January 2016	Jarle Bernhoft
3	19 January 2016	Stian Blipp	"Old Friends"
4	26 January 2016	Selda Ekiz
5	2 February 2016	Tore Sagen
6	9 February 2016	Bjørn Kjos
7	16 February 2016	Vidar Magnussen	Ylvek special
8	23 February 2016	Kjersti Buaas, Andreas Ygre Wiig	Y-Games
9	1 March 2016	Jon Almaas	"Engine for Gabriel"
10	8 March 2016	Ine Jansen
11	15 March 2016	Ronny Brede Aase	"Language of Love"

External links

• "I kveld med Ylvis". TVNorge.
• I kveld med YLVIS on Facebook