Varan-TV was a Swedish TV-series, broadcast in Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

 for two seasons, the first one in 1996 and the second in 1998. Created by the comedian group Varanteatern. The first season contained six half-hour episodes and the second season eight.

In the first season Varanteatern represented themselves as a "crazy peep-show with more than 400 kg on stage". The episodes were a mixture of sketches played in front of an audience and prerecorded clips. Both of these elements were closely connected, for example:
One person acting in a prerecorded clip which was shown could in the next second appear on the scene set. Some characters could appear repeatedly during an episode and also reappear in other episodes.
The second season was composed of different sketches but now without the studio scenes.

Season one episode list 1 (Swedish names - English translations)

Notes

1. - (SVT = Sveriges Television
   Sveriges Television
   Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
   
   and number refer to channels)
2. - (sånt = the closest we can come to the term "sånt" in Swedish English translation is the word stuff which carry similar context meaning as the word "sånt" but also some differences. "Sånt" is the talking expression of the written word sådant which widely refers to other subjects with similar nature while the word stuff both contains the similar meaning but can also refer to objects. "Sånt" in a written text can be appears as sloppy writing in a older generation but is more accepted within the younger generation.)
3. - (Skitfin = is a composition of the word shit and nice and is an expression that tells us that something is extraordinarily nice.)

1. Rollspel och sånt (SVT1 1997-04-10 kl. 22.00) - 1. Roleplaying and stuff
2. Våld och sånt (SVT1 1997-04-17 kl. 22.00) - 2. Violence and stuff
3. Droger, religion och sånt (SVT1 1997-04-24 kl. 22.00) - 3. Drugs, religion and stuff
4. Idrott och sånt (SVT1 1997-05-01 kl. 22.00) - 4. Physical training and stuff
5. Skitfin kultur och sånt (SVT1 1997-05-08 kl. 22.00) - 5. Nice culture and stuff *(See note 3)
6. Afrika och sånt (SVT1 1997-05-15 kl. 22.00) - 6. Africa and stuff

Season one episode list 2 (Swedish names - English translations)

Notes

1 - (Märta is a Swedish first name)

2 - (In Swedish educational system there are three institutions. The first is a non-voluntary institution which you to go from approximately age seven to sixteen and then you go to an institution called "gymnasium" to prepare yourself for the university. Komvux (KOMmunala VUxenstudier - (municipal adult studies) is an institution where you can compliment your gymnasium grades. Because of added interest due to the situation regarding grades in Sweden komvux is nowadays limited to students who failed to complete their studies.)

1. En känsla av New York (SVT1 1998-09-03 kl. 22.00) - 1. A feeling of New York
2. En grävling på steroider (SVT1 1998-09-10 kl. 22.00) - 2. A badger on steroids
3. Märta från Bangladesh (SVT1 1998-09-17 kl. 22.00) - Märta from Bangladesh *(See note 1)
4. Då vill jag hälsa till den där Sting (SVT1 1998-09-24 kl. 22.00) - 4. Then I want to say hello to that Sting
5. En gris lös i stan (SVT1 1998-10-01 kl. 22.00) - 5. A pig is lose in the city
6. Nu har jag läst på Komvux, så nu vet jag vad det handlar om (SVT1 1998-10-08 kl. 22.00) - Now I have read at Komvux, so now I have an idea what it is about *(See note 2)
7. Trebarnsmamma från Angered knuffad i bankomatkö (SVT1 1998-10-15 kl. 22.00) - 7. Three children mum from Angered pushed in ATM line
8. Skräddaren säger nej (SVT1 1998-10-22 kl. 22.00) - 8. The tailor says no