Best Danish comedy series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch comedy shows from Denmark, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Stormester (2018)
Stormester (2018)
Danish version of the British “Taskmaster” panel show in which comedians, actors and musicians (the contestants) must solve weird challenges in weird ways.
The Kingdom (1994)
The Kingdom (1994)
The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science – a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural.
Who was it now we were (2013)
Who was it now we were (2013)
There will be lots of entertainment and good laughs when the evening's four guests compete for knowledge in selected topics. Who knows the most and who is the fastest on the trigger?
Klovn (2005)
Klovn (2005)
Klovn is a Danish sitcom, which first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It focuses on the life of the main character Frank and Casper. The show builds its comedy around quiet everyday situations, social awkwardness, uncomfortable silences and general faux pas.Klovn usually gets compared to the American sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm by Larry David. It’s also shot handheld, in a pseudo-realistic style. Some have also mistakenly compared the theme to Curb Your Enthusiasm’s, despite it being a direct reference to Jacques Tati’s Mr. Hulot movies. The poster for the first film can be seen in Casper and Frank’s offices throughout the series. Klovn initially ran 6 seasons on TV2 Zulu from 2005-2009 and was renewed with an additional 3 seasons that aired from 2018-2022.
Top Gear Danmark (2020)
Top Gear Danmark (2020)
The iconic car show Top Gear has arrived on Kanal 5. Our hosts actor Dar Salim, TV host Felix Smith and former racing driver Jesper Carlsen, compete on horsepower and speed throughout the season. Here in the first program they hit the Danish west coast in three super SUV's, and it turns out that the Bentley Bentayga Speed runs well, but flies fantastically. And then former boxer Mikkel Kessler visits the iconic Top Gear studio and sets the first time as "big star in small car". Watch as we dazzle up for 'Top Gear – Denmark' and pay tribute to the cars we all dream of!
Christmas on Vesterbro (2003)
Christmas on Vesterbro (2003)
Christmas has brought blessings - just not to Stewart Stardust. Someone has sabotaged the engine of his hot dog cart, and it's at the worst possible time. Danny has just been released on parole, and the social worker Arne demands that someone can provide for him - otherwise he will go back to the trap. As if that wasn't enough, the caretaker Greta threatens to put Stewart on the street if he doesn't pay his rent promptly. Fortunately, Kefir the Arab shows up and he wants to fix the hot dog cart for free. It is immediately a good offer, but what interest would he have in a sausage van standing in front of Christiansborg? And can you really repair an engine with the warhead from a Russian SS-20 nuclear missile?
Tæskeholdet (1997)
Tæskeholdet (1997)
Tæskeholdet was a live satire radio show on Denmarks Radio P3, which was aired between 1996-1997.The hosts were Casper Christensen, Jan Gintberg, Mads Vangsø og Søren Søndergaard and startedThe show frequently featured content of a sexual and provocative nature. The show was sent every friday morning from 9:10 to 12:00. Likely inspired by US Radio host Howard Stern, for example the studio was often guested by strippers and naked women in general.
The Julekalender (1991)
The Julekalender (1991)
The Julekalender was a Danish TV series that ran at Christmas 1991. It was written and performed almost entirely by a trio of Danish comedy musicians called De Nattergale with financial and technical assistance from TV2, a Danish television company. It was hugely successful at the time, causing many invented phrases from the series to enter popular culture and was later released on VHS, and recently, DVD.It had 24 episodes, as has been typical of other TV "calendars" before and since The Julekalender.
Tæskeholdet (1997)
Tæskeholdet (1997)
Spritnyt - med Gintberg og Eskelund (2020)
Spritnyt - med Gintberg og Eskelund (2020)
Stjernekigger (2017)
Stjernekigger (2017)
Far from Las Vegas (2001)
Far from Las Vegas (2001)
Langt fra Las Vegas is a Danish sit-com, which was first aired on the Danish TV channel TV2 Zulu. It revolved around life at a newly started TV morning show, Jump Start, and focused on the life of the main character, Casper.Langt fra Las Vegas consisted of 53 episodes, aired over 5 seasons with each episode lasting 25 minutes. It ran from 2001-2003.
Natholdet (2010)
Natholdet (2010)
A late-night comedy talkshow focusing on daily unintentionally funny content from the media. In each episode Anders Breinholt welcomes a new celebrity co-host for the evening. Together they watch current clips from the media of the day.
De Uaktuelle Nyheder (2002)
De Uaktuelle Nyheder (2002)
De uaktuelle nyheder bringer nyheder som andre nyhedsprogrammer har valgt ikke at bringe. Ankermand Mikael Bertelsen præsenterer nyhederne og interviewer gæster og Oliver Zahle er med som fast reporter.
Draculas ring (1978)
Draculas ring (1978)
Rytteriet (2010)
Rytteriet (2010)
Tæt på sandheden (2017)
Tæt på sandheden (2017)
Last chance to laugh at the past week before the next one hits you. Comedy show where the week's news and current trends are given the loving but firm treatment by Jonatan Spang.
