Raske Menn is a trio of Norwegian comedian

Comedian

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s who have gained fame in Norway

Norway

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 for their sketches and shows. The trio consists of Anders Hoff, Øyvind Rafto and Calle Hellevang-Larsen.

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.

In 2005 the trio won the Norwegian comedy award for best newcomers.

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

Charles Darwin

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, Muhammad

Muhammad

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, Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

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, Moses

Moses

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 and the vikings. Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands...

 also makes an appearance as the explorer who always appears at important events.

Related Shows

Calle has his own comedy web series titled "Ah! Så det er SÅNN det er!", which translates to "Ah! So THAT'S how it is!". The series is not ongoing however, as there is only one episode left to air. Calle plays every character in the show, which is mainly himself and his friend/neighbor Abraham, a clueless neanderthal

Neanderthal

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who plays a positive and funny character throughout Calle's misadventures. The show isn't extremely popular as of yet, but many fans of Raske Menn enjoy the show.