The internationally renowned prankster Steve-O — from the Jackass TV programmes and films — will perform his stand up show in Iceland this autumn. Read the full story
Posted on 19 August 2011.
The internationally renowned prankster Steve-O — from the Jackass TV programmes and films — will perform his stand up show in Iceland this autumn. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 September 2010.
Spaugstofan, Iceland’s most famous weekly comedy sketch show, will not be consigned to history as had previously been reported. Despite being dropped from RUV for monetary reasons, the show’s creators this week signed a deal to move over to rival station, Stod 2. Read the full story
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Posted on 21 August 2010.
A Norwegian comedian is attempting to break a world record by performing a solo stand-up show for more than 38 hours and six minutes. Hans Morten Hansen, 46, from Stavanger, will be attempting the side-splitting slog during the Oslo Comedy Festival, which started this Wednesday. The current record is held by Australian Lindsay Webb, who beat the previous holder, Irishman Tommy Tiernan’s 36 hours and 15 minutes attempt, by one hour and 51 minutes. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 August 2010.
One of Iceland’s most popular television programmes, Spaugstofan, will not be on RUV Television this winter due in part to budgetary restrictions. Read the full story
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Posted on 14 June 2009.
One of the most popular Icelandic sitcoms to date, Naeturvaktin (The Night Shift) is set to be remade for American audiences.
The programme follows the story of three graveyard shift employees at a petrol station and centres on their boredom tackling antics and the succession of weird and wonderful customers who frequent such late night shopping emporia. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 November 2008.
Visir.is thanks its readers for responding so well to their call for kreppa jokes. Kreppa is the Icelandic word for recession (and also the verb ‘to clench’, like a fist). Here we attempt to bring them to a non-Icelandic speaking audience! Read the full story
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Posted on 06 November 2008.
Icelandic police in the capital Reykjavik are investigating a rather unique money counterfeiting case.
The story goes, according to MBL.is, that an opportunistic gentleman went into a Reykjavik convenience store on Monday and paid for his shopping with a 10,000 kronur note. Eye brows should have been raised instantly. Read the full story
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