Raske Menn

Øyvind Rafto, Anders Hoff and Calle Hellevang-Larsen

Raske menn (lit. "Fast Men") is a trio of Norwegian comedians who have gained fame in Norway for their sketches and shows.[1] The trio consists of Anders Hoff, Øyvind Rafto and Calle Hellevang-Larsen.[2][3]

The group began with Øyvind and Calle being friends from childhood. Øyvind and Calle had played together in a school theater. Anders and Øyvind were fellow students and met each other during the UKEN-revues at the Norwegian School of Economics.[4]

In 2005, the trio won the Norwegian comedy award for best newcomers.[4] The trio has appeared in a number of TV programmes, and in 2007 it had its own TV series Snabbgrabbar with Raske Menn on TVNorge. In 2012, they performed at 20.00 with Raske Menn on TV 2. Raske Menn has played around 900 performances with its three stage shows in almost 20 years. On 17 February 2022, Raske Menn premieres its fourth stage show "Raske Menn - 19-year anniversary show" at Chat Noir in Oslo.

Their most famous sketch is "Verdenshistorien på 5 minutter" which can be translated to "The history of the world in 5 minutes" The 5-minute-long sketch is essentially a summary of the most important events and people through history including Jesus Christ, Charles Darwin, Muhammad, Neil Armstrong, Moses and the vikings. Thor Heyerdahl also makes an appearance as the explorer who always appears at important events.

  1. ^ "Calle klovn" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Vil ta igjen Ylvis" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  3. ^ Helle Nilsen. "Rask suksess" (in Norwegian). TV2 Nettavisen. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Nye sprell fra raske menn" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 27 September 2009.