Ylvis på holmen

*Ylvis på holmen med Calle og Magnus (Ylvis on the island with Calle and Magnus)* is a comedy show that debuted on TVNorge 20 September, 2020. It features a mix of sketches, songs, difficult tasks and physical humour that are typical of Ylvis' brand of comedy. It stars Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker , and their frequent collaborators Magnus Devold and Calle Hellevang-Larsen.

## Media

### **VG.NO: Ylvis med nytt TV-program: – Har vi fremdeles gnisten? (2020/07/02)**

***English translation:***

*(Photo caption) Garden: This fall people will once again be able to see Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker on TV: We'll invite the Norwegian people along on a cabin trip, with all the mundanities we can think of for such a trip. Yep, we're crazy, says Vegard.*

**YLVIS with a new TV show: "Do we still have the spark?"**

Bård (38) and Vegard Ylvisåker (41) have wondered if they're too old for fresh ideas. But in their upcoming show they prove more than ready to let loose with crazy projects.

Four years have passed since Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker wrapped up their show "I Kveld med Ylvis" with Calle Hellevang-Larsen (42) and Magnus Devold (33). The show reaped great success, especially with the music video "The Fox" which became a viral hit.

Now the Ylvis brothers are back at it together with their usual partners and are ready to entertain Norway in their well-known Ylvis style. "I Kveld med Ylvis" is one of the funnest things we've done. We've done small projects since then but it's always been there and wondered -- should be do something fun together again? So we just thought, ok, now we'll do, says Bård to VG.

***Parody, silliness and song***

"Ylvis on the isle with Calle and Magnus" (Ylvis' Family Vacation?) premiers on TV Norge this summer. The show invites you to kid around, be silly, laugh and be crazy when all four trade off hosting the show. This week the guys are out at Bjørnsgard (farm) in Oslo to film a segment called "Garden" where Magnus is the show host.

- Is "Garden" a kind of "Farmen" parody or another farm reality show? - We don't know what all is out there. We don't watch TV much, but it's a concept where we are on a farm and turn back time with other famous people, says a laughing Bård.

*(Photo caption) Much laughter: When Magnus Devold, Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker and Calle Hellevang-Larsen work together, it's a short trip from idea to product.*

- Yeah, we can't have everything, Calle interjects.

It's not long until the gang is in a flippant debate over what else they could include; maybe they can have a show where a troop of soldiers overcome various obstacles, or could they have something where people try to get the farthest north?

- You're the most no-o-o-orth, sings Bård. - You're the least no-o-o-orth, continues Vegard, before they all break out in laughter

***Are we too old?***

- What's it like working together?

- It's great that we have common ground. We wondered at first 'Do we have the spark? Or have we gotten old?' but I was pleasantly surprised. When the four of us sit in an office, things quickly heat up and the ideas come amazingly fast, explains Bård.

His brother Vegard is in complete agreement.

- A lot of people ask straight out who came up with which ideas. But the answer is that nobody came up with anything by themselves. We just come to work, no idea what we'll do, and then someone says something that suddenly becomes an idea.

(Photo caption) Olden days: In the show "Garden" Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker will take us back to the olden days.

The Ylvis show will not be in the old "talk show" format. Now they will focus on what they do best, namely humor and spontaneity.

- It's a setting where we can have a few guests, but it won't be guest-driven, says Vegard, before Bård adds:

- "I Kveld med Ylvis" was a parody of a talk show, because there wasn't much of that then. But then our show became almost a real talk show. So it's not very tempting to try that again. The genre has been done.

It's clear that the inspiration is coming from several sides when the comedians work together, but because of the situation due to the Corona pandemic, they felt the clock ticking more this time.

-The problem is that decisions take a little more time, and things that we needed to make were difficult to get until the country opened up again, explains Vegard.

- Now everyone is in production again so you can't find people to do lighting, directors or equipment available, answers Bård.

- Yes, everyone is trying to recover lost ground. Which is why they've done a lot of the work on this project themselves.

- It's fun. Some days there wasn't a director so Bård had to direct, adds Vegard.

- So it's clearly easy to get work, Magnus says from the side, and Bård adds:

- Yeah, if there's anyone who can do ANYTHING, just contact us.

- But what is it that makes the Ylvis concept so special?

- It's driven by us coming into a room and asking "What do we want to do? and then we do it. It's a short trip from idea to product, says Bård.

He adds that the four of them have always laughed a lot together, even outside of work. Vegard gives an example from earlier that day, where the laughter flowed freely.

The Ylvis brothers are also not necessarily driven by attention or awards.

- We try to keep in mind what people think, because we respect that we're making entertainment. That's our job. We do this for others, but at the same time, once we think an idea has been completed, and it good and funny, we don't worry too much about ratings or Gullruten. Our focus is on what's in front of us, finishes Bård.

### **Bergens Avisen: Ylvis med nytt-TV program -- Det kan være det er helt elendig**

***English translation:***

**Ylvis with new TV program: - It might be absolutely terrible**

*BA, August 19th, 2020*

***The brothers are seriously getting to know each other in their new TV program. What that is going to be like, they are yet unsure of.***

- We don’t really know anything about what this is going to be like yet. But we filmed the title sequence on Monday, and that will be good. So if nothing else, at least we know we have one good thing, Vegard Ylvisåker (41) says over the phone to BA.

Together with little brother Bård (38), Calle Hellevang-Larsen (43) and Magnus Devold (33), he will be on the TV screen this fall with “Ylvis på holmen med Calle og Magnus”.

- It’s the good gang, and we have a mission statement that is sitting down and figuring out what we think is fun. This time we wanted to do like so many others, and have a summer program with thick woolen sweaters, Bård, who is also on the line, says.

***Have missed making TV***

It has been four years since “I kveld med Ylvis”. Since then, the brothers from Bergen have done “Stories from Norway” and participated in the TV show “Kongen befaler”.

- We don’t necessarily miss being on TV in itself, but we think it’s fun to make TV, Bård says.

In the new TV program, which has several prerecorded segments, the four of them will be rotating the role of host. What happens in each episode, only the host knows.

- It might be absolutely terrible, Bård says, before manager Jørgen Thue cuts in on the call.

- No, no, it’s going to be very good!

***Are going under each other’s skin***

The series will be recorded in September, which is why they still are a bit unsure of what the whole thing is going be like.

Discovery writes the following about the program in the press release they sent out this week: “Ylvis på holmen med Calle og Magnus gives you all the humor, madness, music, slapstick and unpredictability that follow when Ylvis, Calle and Magnus do what they know best!”

- Is that right?

- Yes, I suppose so, if that’s what they write, Bård says.

- It’s going to be a program where we go under each other’s skin and really get to know each other. It’s the old gang getting together, Vegard says.

- Yes, because you don’t know each other all that well already?

- Vegard to me is a good colleague. I have another brother who I know well and love, but now I’m finally going to get to know Vegard too, Bård says.

As for whether it will be teary as well, the brothers don’t rule it out.

- We’re really going deep!

The premiere of the program will be in September.

*(Source: ba.no)*

## Other media stories:

* Børster støvet av gamlegjengen, *dagbladet.no* (2020/07/02)
* Gjør TV-comeback - Ylvis tilbake med nytt TV-program, kampanje.com (2020/07/02)