Raske Menn
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Raske Menn (translation: Fast guys) is a trio of Norwegian comedians who have gained great fame in Norway for their sketches and shows.
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[edit] The Three Members
Anders Hoff takes on a lead role. He is usually narrating their shows or is the one in the middle of the stage. He's recognizable for his extreme calmness, most noticeable when he narrates. He is able to deliver the most humorous of messages with very calm voice and never laughs at his own jokes.
Øyvind Rafto usually plays mad roles and also plays clumsy, slightly hopeless characters.
Calle Hellevang-Larsen is the joker of the group. He has blond hair, usually styled madly, and uses an extremely sharp and high toned voice on stage. He is crazy to the extreme in the shows, but more calm in real life. He plays Thor Heyerdahl in the History of the world-sketch, among other characters.
[edit] Origin
The group began with Øyvind and Calle being friends from childhood. Øyvind and Calle had played together in a school theatre. Anders and Øyvind were fellow students and met each other during the UKEN-revues at the Bachelor of Commerce Study at Norway's Advanced Commercial College.
[edit] Attire
The group is recognizable for their somewhat odd way of dressing. During almost every show they wear shorts with white shirts. They also occasionally wear a jacket with tie.
[edit] Works
Their most famous sketch is "Verdenshistorien på 5 minutter" which can be translated to "The world history in 5 minutes" The 5 minute long sketch is essentially a summary of the most important events and people through history including Jesus Christ, Charles Darwin, Muhammad, Neil Armstrong, Moses and the vikings. Thor Heyerdahl also makes an appearance as the explorer who always appears at important events.
In the fall of 2007, a half-hour comedy show called Snabbgrabbar med Raske Menn ("snabbgrabbar" is Swedish and is translated to "fast guys" as well) will be broadcasted Mondays on TVNORGE at 9:30 PM UTC+2.
