I kveld med YLVIS
I kveld med YLVIS is a Norwegian talk show hosted by Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker, with Calle Hellevang-Larsen as a permanent sidekick. During season 2 Calle was replaced by David Batra due to obligations he had made with his comedy group Raske Menn and their show on the rival channel TV2. Magnus Devold is also a permanent part of the show and often contributes with several segments per show.
The show has several regular segments like "Hyss i Småland" where they do various pranks dressed as 19th century farmers, mimicking the style of Emil i Lönneberga, and "Kan dette brukes som vann-ski?".
Production
The first season of the show was produced by Funkerhauser Productions, a company owned by comedians Harald Eia and Bård Tufte Johansen, who also have a show on the same channel. In the spring of 2012 the Ylvis-brothers and their manager Jørgen Thue started the production company Concorde TV, which produced seasons 2, 3 and 4 of the show.The first 3 seasons of I kveld med Ylvis were taped at Riksscenen in Oslo with a live audience. Starting with season 4 the show is broadcast live from the Folketeatret in Oslo.
Regular skits
;"Voice-controlled" elevators, and ATMs;"Trapped in IKEA"
;Big in-
Reception
Season 1 of the talk show received good reviews and the premiere attracted 458,000 viewers., whilst the second series only attracted 341,000 viewers on the premiere. The third series set a record with 534,000 viewers, well helped by the success of "The Fox".I kveld med Ylvis was awarded with the best show TV/Film at the Norwegian Comedy Awards 2012.
List of episodes
Season 1
Average viewership: 334,000Episode | Date | Guestlist | Note |
1 | 19 September 2011 | Thomas Giertsen and Anna Anka | "Work it" |
2 | 21 September 2011 | Linn Skåber and Thomas Seltzer | |
3 | 26 September 2011 | Sigrid Bonde Tusvik and Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | |
4 | 28 September 2011 | Atle Antonsen and Katzenjammer | |
5 | 3 October 2011 | Kristoffer Joner and Jonas Gardell | |
6 | 5 October 2011 | Madcon and Joe Labero | |
7 | 10 October 2011 | Tone Damli and Aleksander Schau | |
8 | 12 October 2011 | Hege Schøyen and Jo Røislien | |
9 | 17 October 2011 | Fabian Stang and Christina Vukicevic | |
10 | 19 October 2011 | Terje Sporsem and Jan Gunnar Røise | |
11 | 24 October 2011 | Sondre Lerche and Else Kåss Furuseth | |
12 | 26 October 2011 | Erlend Loe and Gabrielle Leithaug | |
13 | 31 October 2011 | Bare Egil and Live Nelvik | |
14 | 2 November 2011 | Davy Wathne and Maya Vik | |
15 | 7 November 2011 | Maria Mena and Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard | |
16 | 9 November 2011 | Hans Olav Brenner and Jenny Skavlan | |
17 | 14 November 2011 | Kristoffer Schau and Kristin Halvorsen | |
18 | 16 November 2011 | Kurt Nilsen and Mariann Thomassen |
Season 2
Average viewership: 247,000Season 3
returned as the brothers' sidekick.Average viewership: 324,000
Episode | Date | Guestlist | Note |
1 | 10 September 2013 | Pernille Sørensen, Bas Lansdorp and Alfred Sandvig | Viewer-record: 534,000 viewers |
2 | 12 September 2013 | Henriette Steenstrup and Roger Antonsen | |
3 | 17 September 2013 | Tommy Steine and Sandra Lyng Haugen | |
4 | 19 September 2013 | Einar Tørnquist and Petter Bøckman | |
5 | 24 September 2013 | Ingrid Olava and Kristian Valen | |
6 | 26 September 2013 | Christian Ringnes and Harald Eia | |
7 | 1 October 2013 | Per Kristian Thorsland, Per Heimly, Ari Behn and Mariann Hole | |
8 | 3 October 2013 | Little Steven, Ronny Aase and Live Johnsrud Nelvik | |
9 | 8 October 2013 | Solveig Kloppen, Steinar Ofsdal, Rune Nilsson and Per Olav Alvestad | |
10 | 10 October 2013 | Lars Vaular and Charter-Svein | |
11 | 15 October 2013 | Hasse Hope, Erik Solbakken and Truls Heggero | |
12 | 17 October 2013 | Knut Nærum and Ellen Blinkenberg | |
13 | 22 October 2013 | Thomas Dybdahl and Siri Kristiansen | |
14 | 24 October 2013 | Maria Mena and Bertolt Meyer | |
15 | 29 October 2013 | Atle Antonsen, Johan Golden and Selda Ekiz | |
16 | 31 October 2013 | Dag O. Hessen and Bård Tufte Johansen | |
17 | 5 November 2013 | Odd Nordstoga and Ole André Sivertsen | |
18 | 7 November 2013 | Ane Dahl Torp and Bjørn Eidsvåg | |
19 | 12 November 2013 | Bernt Apeland, Hege-Anette Havik, Anne Havik Henriksen, Petter Schjerven and Jens Stoltenberg | UNICEF special |
20 | 14 November 2013 | Best of season 3, part 1 | |
21 | 19 November 2013 | Best of season 3, part 2 |
Season 4
Average viewership: 442,000Episode | Date | Guestlist | Note |
1 | 16 September 2014 | Erna Solberg | 432,000 viewers |
2 | 23 September 2014 | Morten Ramm | 403,000 viewers |
3 | 30 September 2014 | Marion Ravn | Special guest in the band: Elvis Costello |
4 | 7 October 2014 | Jakob Oftebro | |
5 | 14 October 2014 | Ingrid Gjessing Linhave | Calle dances tango with Simen Agdestein Opera group Reza e i Ragazzi sings during Gullsjansen |
6 | 21 October 2014 | Fredrik Skavlan | |
7 | 28 October 2014 | Erik Thorstvedt and Svein Tore Østvik | |
8 | 4 November 2014 | Steinar Sagen | |
9 | 11 November 2014 | Einar Tørnquist | |
10 | 18 November 2014 | Thomas Numme, Harald Rønneberg and Kygo | |
11 | 25 November 2014 | Bernt Apeland, Cecilie Skog, Magnus & Bjørn Skredderberget, and Jarle Andhøy | UNICEF special |
12 | 9 December 2014 | Best of season 4, part 1 | |
13 | 16 December 2014 | Best of season 4, part 2 |
Season 5
On 4 June 2015 Ylvis announced on their official Facebook page, that a new season would start in the fall.Episode | Date | Guestlist | Note |
0 | 22 December 2015 | Tom Stiansen, :nb:Vibeke Klemetsen|Vibeke Klemetsen, :nb:Bernt G. Apeland|Bernt G. Apeland, and Jonas Gahr Støre | UNICEF special |
1 | 5 January 2016 | Susanne Sundfør | "a capella" |
2 | 12 January 2016 | Jarle Bernhoft | |
3 | 19 January 2016 | :nb:Stian Blipp|Stian Blipp | "Old Friends" |
4 | 26 January 2016 | :nb:Selda Ekiz|Selda Ekiz | |
5 | 2 February 2016 | Tore Sagen | |
6 | 9 February 2016 | Bjørn Kjos | |
7 | 16 February 2016 | :nb:Vidar Magnussen|Vidar Magnussen | Ylvek special |
8 | 23 February 2016 | Kjersti Buaas, Andreas Ygre Wiig | Y-Games |
9 | 1 March 2016 | Jon Almaas | "Engine for Gabriel" |
10 | 8 March 2016 | :nb:Ine F. Jansen|Ine Jansen | |
11 | 15 March 2016 | :nb:Ronny Brede Aase|Ronny Aase | "Language of Love" |