Velipuolikuu
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Velipuolikuu was a Finnish sketch comedy
show that aired in 1983 on YLE. The series featured actors Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
, Kari Heiskanen, Esko Hukkanen and Niko Saarela.
The show was the first major appearance by comedic actors Petelius and Aake Kalliala
who starred in a number of other TV series for YLE during the 1980s before their highly successful collaboration on the competing MTV3
-channel's Pulttibois
program. The series featured many of their classic characters that would appear in many of their future shows (including Pulttibois).
One of the show's memorable parts became Pirkka-Pekka Petelius' rendition of Muistan sua Elaine (composed by Alvar Kosunen and written by Matti Jurva) which often played at the end of the show. The song became so popular that it was released the following year on an album by the same name.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
show that aired in 1983 on YLE. The series featured actors Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius is a Finnish actor and screenwriter. He has also written manuscripts for Finnish TV series and made six records as a singer....
, Kari Heiskanen, Esko Hukkanen and Niko Saarela.
The show was the first major appearance by comedic actors Petelius and Aake Kalliala
Aake Kalliala
Aarne "Aake" Kalliala is a Finnish actor. He is most famous for appearing on comedy-sketch shows such as Velipuolikuu and Pulttibois ....
who starred in a number of other TV series for YLE during the 1980s before their highly successful collaboration on the competing MTV3
MTV3
MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials...
-channel's Pulttibois
Pulttibois
Pulttibois was a popular Finnish sketch comedy television show that premiered on MTV3 in 1989 and which starred a two-man cast of comedic actors - Pirkka-Pekka Petelius and Aake Kalliala...
program. The series featured many of their classic characters that would appear in many of their future shows (including Pulttibois).
One of the show's memorable parts became Pirkka-Pekka Petelius' rendition of Muistan sua Elaine (composed by Alvar Kosunen and written by Matti Jurva) which often played at the end of the show. The song became so popular that it was released the following year on an album by the same name.