Nissene på Låven
Encyclopedia
Nissene på låven is a Nordic Christmas calendar
that aired on TVNorge
in 2001, and is a spoof
of reality TV.
are gathered in a barn
to compete for the title of the best santa. They are split into two teams, the grey beards (gråskjeggnissene) and the white beards (hvitskjeggnissene). Every day they compete in contests related to christmas
. The losing team has to meet in "Låvetinget" to vote out a member of their team. They're voted out one by one until the strongest santa is left on christmas eve
.
Nordic Christmas calendar
A Christmas calendar is a form of Nordic televised advent calendars, first introduced in Sweden in 1960.Each series consists of 24 episodes which air daily beginning on the first of December, and ending on Christmas Eve. The first Christmas calendar was the Swedish Titteliture. The first such...
that aired on TVNorge
TVNorge
TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...
in 2001, and is a spoof
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of reality TV.
Plot
24 santasSanta Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
are gathered in a barn
Barn
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
to compete for the title of the best santa. They are split into two teams, the grey beards (gråskjeggnissene) and the white beards (hvitskjeggnissene). Every day they compete in contests related to christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
. The losing team has to meet in "Låvetinget" to vote out a member of their team. They're voted out one by one until the strongest santa is left on christmas eve
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...
.
Cast
| Actor | Role(s) |
| Espen Eckbo Espen Eckbo Espen Eckbo is a Norwegian actor, writer and comedian.He was born in Oslo, and grew up in Bestum. He now lives in Ullevål Hageby... |
Asbjørn / Rhino |
| Trond Fausa Aurvåg Trond Fausa Aurvåg Trond Fausa Aurvåg is a Norwegian actor, film director and poet.After graduating from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2001, he has acted at Oslo Nye Teater since 2001. Here he has acted in plays such as Amadeus, Manndomsprøven and Tatt av kvinnen... |
Steven |
| Eivind Sander | Tom |
| Nikis Theophilakis | Svein |
| Sverre Horge Sverre Horge Sverre Horge is a Norwegian actor. He has acted in many Norwegian films and TV series. He is best known for playing the role of Sverre in the popular Norwegian Christmas series Nissene på Låven on .... |
Sverre |
| Siw Anita Andersen Siw Anita Andersen Siw Anita Andersen is a Norwegian actress and comedian, from Oslo. She is probably best known to Norwegian viewers through her role as "Målfrid" in the TV sitcom "Mot i brøstet". In addition to this she has also acted in other TV-shows such as "Nissene på låven" , as well as movie roles... |
Synne |
| Line Verndal Line Verndal Line Cecilie Verndal a Norwegian actress, born in Oslo. She has worked in various Norwegian theatres and has the main role of Marit in the Norwegian drama-series Himmelblå.-Filmography:-References:... |
Kine |
| Frode Thorstad | Ole Morten |
| Rolf Arne Hesleskaug | Gaute |
| Harald Aas | Peter |
| Ole Enger Stenberg | Even |
| Jan Fredrik Wasa | Vegard |
| Henrik Elvestad | Timothy |
| Atle Antonsen Atle Antonsen Atle Antonsen is a Norwegian comedian. He has participated in and contributed to several television and radio shows for NRK including XL and XLTV , Uti vår hage , Team Antonsen , Tre brødre som ikke er brødre , Etaten and Uti vår hage 2... |
Bent |
| Marian Saastad Ottesen | Anne-Gro |
| Jannike Kruse | Marte |
| Jonas Torgersen | Johs |
| Bodil Lahelle | Bodil |
| Hilmar Lahelle | Hilmar |
| Einar Slyngstad | Einar |
| Zahid Ali Zahid Ali Zahid Ali is a Norwegian stand-up comedian. He is known for his participation in the TV2 show "Rikets Røst" which is hosted by Otto Jespersen... |
Radjif |
| Inger Gundersen | Liss |
| Mette Oreberg | Else |
| Geir Børresen | Maskenissen |
| Kristian Ødegård Kristian Ødegård Kristian Ødegård is a Norwegian television personality.He contributed to the film Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced in 2000, and later cooperated with Espen Eckbo and/or Henrik Elvestad in the mock reality show Nissene på låven , the mock game show TV2-nøttene and the mock talk show Tonight med Timothy... |
Host |