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Klovn

2005 · 12 seasons

Squirm-inducing cringe comedy built on awkward silences and escalating social disasters, shot so casually it feels almost real.

Created by
Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Mia Lyhne
Overview
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.

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Created by
Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Mia Lyhne
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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