''Parlamentet'' () is a satirical panel gameshow on
TV4, which parodies
Swedish political debate. It was first broadcast in 1999 and is currently in its 23rd series. The current presenter is
Anders S. Nilsson
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.
In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...
, who has hosted the show since 2004. Current team members include
Babben Larsson
Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian.
Life and career
Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced Gotlandic dialect. Now living in ...
,
Robin Paulsson,
Johan Rheborg and
Johan Glans
Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden) is a Swedish stand up comedian and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Sveriges Television, Swedish TV with David Batra. Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred a ...
.
Kodjo Akolor has also been featured.
The program is a Swedish version of the short-run British show
If I Ruled the World. The comedians are divided into two teams (''parties''), red and blue, representing traditional
political colour
Political colours are colours used to represent a political ideology, movement or party, either officially or unofficially. They represent the intersection of colour symbolism and political symbolism. Politicians making public appearances ...
s.
History
The show has had many producers over the years including
Anders S. Nilsson
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.
In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...
,
Gustaf Skördeman,
Stefan Wiik and currently
Benjamin Thuresson.
The original 1999 panel consisted of
Helge Skoog and
Johan Wahlström in the blue party with
Lasse Eriksson and
Annika Lantz in the red party.
''Parlamentet'' was awarded the
Kristallen
Kristallen () is the official annual Swedish television award, administered by the foundation . It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.
The trophy
The award trophy, created by Mårten Claesson, Eero ...
award for best comedy in 2005 and Swedish
tabloid newspaper
Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
's TV prize for "Swedish program of the year" (2001–2004), "Entertainment program of the year" (2002–2004) and "Best comedy" (2005, 2007)
Rounds
Teams
See also
*
If I Ruled the World
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title
TV4 (Sweden) original programming
Swedish satirical television shows
Swedish comedy television series
1999 Swedish television series debuts
2006 Swedish television series endings
Swedish political satire