''Jul i Tøyengata'' is a
Norwegian televised
advent calendar
An Advent calendar, from the German word ''Adventskalender'', is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the Advent Sunday, First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusi ...
created by the Norwegian comedian
Zahid Ali. The show is a parody on another Norwegian advent calendar ''
Jul i Skomakergata'' from 1979, and is set in
Tøyen
Tøyen is a residential area in the central parts of Oslo, Norway, part of the borough of Gamle Oslo.
Location
There are two different stations which carry the name Tøyen. Tøyen Railway Station is located on the Gjøvik Line, while Tøyen (st ...
,
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
.
[
The series received a " die throw" of 4 in '']Verdens Gang
(), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norway, Norwegian Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, ''VG'' is ...
'', 3 in ''Dagbladet
() is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally it was considered the main liberal newspaper of Norway, with a ...
'' and another mediocre review in ''Dagens Næringsliv
''(DN)'' ( Norwegian for "''Today's Business Affairs''"), is a Norwegian daily newspaper focusing on economic and business current affairs. it is the third-largest newspaper in Norway by circulation. Editor-in-chief is Janne Johannessen, appoint ...
''.
Cast
* Zahid Ali - Shoemaker Ali, Konnerud
* Nikis Theophilakis - Naeem
* Morten Rudå - Varberg
* Siw Anita Andersen - Iram
* Bodil Lahelle - Ms. Konnerud
*Robert Gustafsson
Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964) is a Swedish comedian, actor, and member of ''Killinggänget''.
References
External links
Official homepage
*
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1964 births
Living people
Swedish male ...
- Radko
* Øystein Martinsen - Abel Seidelbaum
*The three Africans: Buntu Pupa, Banthata Mukguatsane and Jimu Makurumbandi
References
TVNorge original programming
Norwegian comedy television series
Christmas television series
Television shows set in Oslo
2006 Norwegian television series debuts
2006 Norwegian television series endings
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