TV 2 Zulu was a Danish television station and a sister channel to TV 2 Denmark. It was primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age. TV2 Zulu has been noted for Danish comedy shows and programmes such as '' Langt fra Las Vegas'', ''

Gustne Gensyn ''Gustne Gensyn'' is a Denmark, Danish satirical TV show running on the Danish TV channel TV 2 Zulu. The show consists of small Sketch comedy, sketches, which are all connected by the theme that they are supposedly 20–50-year-old shows, although t ...

'', ''P.I.S.'', ''

Klovn ''Klovn'' ("Clown") is a Danish sitcom, which first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It focuses on the life of the main character Frank (played by Frank Hvam) and Casper (played by Casper Christensen). The show builds its comedy around ...

'' and '' FC Zulu'', the latter of which was nominated for an

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in 2005 for best Non-scripted Entertainment. From 2000 to 2007, TV2 Zulu broadcast

live Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film * ''Live'' (2023 film), a Malayalam-language film *'' Live: Phát Trực Tiếp'', a Vietnamese-langua ...

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games. TV2 Zulu was also known for its award shows such as Zulu Awards and Zulu Comedy Galla. Zulu Comedy Galla is a part of Zulu Comedy Festival, where comedians, both Danish and foreign, are performing in the capital of

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

, Copenhagen. In 2011 it was introduced that comedians would also be performing in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

. During the festival, the TV channel also broadcasts much comedy. In the summer TV2 Zulu toured

with an outdoor

cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ** Filmmaking, the process of making a film * Movie theate ...

, Zulu Sommerbio (Zulu Summercinema). In the cinema you get access to newly released movies for free, and in the meantime on the TV channel, TV2 Zulu broadcast movies, sorted by themes for the different weeks. Every place Zulu Sommerbio visits they stay 3–5 days, and on the last day, the audience got to decide the last movie, via a vote on the television stations website. On satellite, TV 2 Zulu (as well as TV 2 Charlie and TV 2 Film) was initially exclusively available via

Canal Digital Canal Digital was a Nordic pay TV and internet service provider in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator T ...

. The competing Viasat platform started broadcasting the channels in January 2009. TV 2 Zulu closed on 27 March 2023, and was replaced by

TV 2 Echo TV 2 Echo is a Danish television station which replaced TV 2 Zulu on 27 March 2023. It is primarily aimed at viewers between 20 and 30 years of age. It started in 2018 as a social media-based platform for young people before becoming a TV channe ...

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