Klovn is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 sitcom, which first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It focuses on the life of the main character Frank (played by Frank Hvam

Frank Hvam

Frank Hvam is a Danish stand-up-comedian.Hvam was born in Viborg and grew up on a farm in Ørum Sønderlyng. Shortly before completing training as a veterinarian, he dropped out to try his luck as a comedian....

) and Casper (played by Casper Christensen

Casper Christensen

Casper Lindholm Christensen is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including Casper & Mandrilaftalen, the Danish airing of Shooting Stars and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush , and the Danish version of Deal or No Deal...

). The show builds its comedy around quiet everyday situations, social awkwardness, uncomfortable silences and general faux pas

Faux pas

A faux pas is a violation of accepted social norms . Faux pas vary widely from culture to culture, and what is considered good manners in one culture can be considered a faux pas in another...

.

Klovn shares many concepts with the American sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...

by Larry David

Larry David

Lawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator , head writer, and executive producer of the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1996, and for creating the 1999 HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a partially improvised sitcom in...

, notably the main concept of a semi-retired comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

 encountering humorous and embarrassing situations, along with his wife, friends and celebrity acquaintances. The show is also held in a pseudo-realistic style, where a first-time viewer might be in doubt of whether or not the show is staged. Even the score is similar. In spite of this, in its closing credits, the show is claimed to be an original idea by Casper Christensen

Casper Christensen

Casper Lindholm Christensen is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including Casper & Mandrilaftalen, the Danish airing of Shooting Stars and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush , and the Danish version of Deal or No Deal...

 and Frank Hvam

Frank Hvam

Frank Hvam is a Danish stand-up-comedian.Hvam was born in Viborg and grew up on a farm in Ørum Sønderlyng. Shortly before completing training as a veterinarian, he dropped out to try his luck as a comedian....

.

The sitcom consists of 60 episode

Episode

An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...

s spread over 6 seasons, each episode lasting 25 minutes. The sixth season, which is said to be the last, aired between 23 February and April 27, 2009.

On the 16th of December 2010 Clown: The Movie, a movie based on the series, with an original plotline, was released.

Characters

• Frank - Frank Hvam
  Frank Hvam
  Frank Hvam is a Danish stand-up-comedian.Hvam was born in Viborg and grew up on a farm in Ørum Sønderlyng. Shortly before completing training as a veterinarian, he dropped out to try his luck as a comedian....
  
  
• Casper - Casper Christensen
  Casper Christensen
  Casper Lindholm Christensen is a Danish comedian. He has hosted many shows including Casper & Mandrilaftalen, the Danish airing of Shooting Stars and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush , and the Danish version of Deal or No Deal...
  
  
• Mia - Mia Lyhne
  Mia Lyhne
  Mia Lyhne is a Danish actress, who gained national fame after her participation in the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars, and following her run on the Danish sitcom, Klovn, where she acted as the girlfriend of comedian, Frank Hvam.Mia Lyhne is not an educated actress...
  
  
• Iben - Iben Hjejle
  Iben Hjejle
  Iben Hjejle is a Danish actress, notable for starring in the John Cusack film High Fidelity . In Denmark, she is perhaps best known for appearing in the Danish television sitcom Langt fra Las Vegas and playing the girlfriend of Danish comedian Casper Christensen, her real life boyfriend...
  
  
• Claire - Claire Ross-Brown
  Claire Ross-Brown
  Claire Ross-Brown is an English actress. Claire was born in Chelsea, London and attended the Corona Stage Academy, now called Ravenscourt Theatre School....
  
  
• Carøe - Michael Carøe
• Pivert - Jacob Weble An old friend of Frank Hvam. Pivert is not very popular with Frank’s new group of friends, and especially Casper dislikes him. This is especially expressed in the episode “Godfather of drugs” where Pivert by peer pressure is forced to do heroin, causing him to black out.

Season 1 - Based on Real Events

1. "5-års dagen" (The 5-years anniversary)
2. "De nye danskere" (The new Danes)
3. "Hushovmesteren" (The Butler)
4. "Dalai Lama" (Dalai Lama)
5. "Godfather of Drugs" (Godfather of Drugs)
6. "Løft ikke hunden" (Don't lift the dog)
7. "Fars sidste ønske" (Dad's last wish)
8. "Str. 44" (Size 44)
9. "Årstiderne" (The seasons)
10. "Farvel igen mor" (Goodbye again mom)

Season 2 - It's About Sex

1. "Casa Tua" (Italian) (Casa Tua)
2. "Bye Bye Bodil" (Bye Bye Bodil)
3. "Don Ø affæren" (The Don Ø affair)
4. "Thors øje" (Thor's eye)
5. "Kgl. hofnar" (Royal jester)
6. "It's a Jungle Down There" (It's a Jungle Down There)
7. "Ambassadøren" (The ambassador)
8. "Carøes barnedåb" (Carøe's christening)
9. "Irma-pigen" (The girl from Irma)
10. "Franks fede ferie" (Frank's cool vacation)

Season 3 - On the Road to New Disasters

1. "Rosé-forbandelsen" (The Rosé-curse)
2. "London Kashmir" (London Kashmir)
3. "Pepino & Pepito" (Pepino & Pepito)
4. "Nina kære Nina" (Nina, dear Nina)
5. "100 dage i Forum" (100 days in Forum)
6. "Biggie Blackie" (Biggie Blackie)
7. "Længe leve demokratiet" (Long live the democracy)
8. "Bøssernes Kennedy" (The gays' Kennedy)
9. "En revisor-smølfe-CD" (An accountant-smurf-CD)
10. "God jul, Frank" (Merry Christmas, Frank)

Season 4 - Last Chance!

1. "Unge hjerter" (Young hearts)
2. "Hjem til far" (Home to dad)
3. "Sankt Hans" (Midsummer)
4. "Bornholm" (Bornholm)
5. "Aben Ditmark" (The monkey Ditmark)
6. "Jarlens død" (The Earl's death)
7. "Piverts polterabend" (Squeaky's bachelor party)
8. "Hejsan Sverige" (Swedish) (Hello Sweden)
9. "Tango for tre" (Tango for three)
10. "Ups" (Oops)

Season 5 - A Heart of Gold

1. "Mamma Mia" (Italian) (My goodness)
2. "Mere ost Christian Braad Thomsen?" (More cheese Christian Braad Thomsen?)
3. "White House Potential" (White House Potential)
4. "Tak for svaneæg" (Thanks for swan-eggs)
5. "Den japanske have" (The Japanese garden)
6. "Troldmanden fra Frederiksberg" (The wizard from Frederiksberg)
7. "Hør nu efter Frank!" (Listen Frank!)
8. "Tillykke Frank" (Congratulations Frank)
9. "Drys fra muffedissen" (Sprinkle from the wristlet)
10. "Surprise Mia!" (Surprise Mia!)

Season 6 - Asstrip

1. "Guffeliguf" (Yummidy-yummy)
2. "Shut up" (Shut up)
3. "Sivsko og Ægget" (Rush shoes and the egg)
4. "Fru Af og Til" (Mrs. occasionally)
5. "Monsieur Le Boss" (French) (Mr. the Boss)
6. "Bedragsholm Slot" (Deception-islet manor house)
7. "Bisbebjerg Tricket" (The Bispebjerg Trick)
8. "Et knus for et krus" (A mug for a hug)
9. "Dilletanterne" (The amateurs)
10. "Falsk lorte alarm" (False shitty alarm)

International broadcasts

Country	TV Network(s)	Weekly Schedule (local time)
Iceland Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...	RÚV RÚV Ríkisútvarpið is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country, the service broadcasts a variety of general programming to a wide audience across the whole country via radio...	22.25 Monday nights
Norway Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	TV 2 Zebra	21.00 Every night
Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	TV4 Komedi	20.15 Every day
Finland Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	FST5	21.30 Tuesday nights

External links

• Official website at zulu.dk
• IMDb's profile