Intresseklubben | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Presented by | Johan Wester |
Starring | Anders Jansson Guest panellists |
Theme music composer | Howard Goodall |
Country of origin | Sweden |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 34 (32 aired/airing on TV and 2 were released only on the Internet through SVT Play) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Anagram Production |
Release | |
Original network | SVT1 |
Original release | 8 September 2012 – 10 October 2015 |
Related | |
QI (UK) QI (Dutch version) QI (Czech version) |
Intresseklubben (English: "The Interest Club") was a Swedish panel show, aired in Sveriges Television between 2012 and 2015, based on the long-running BBC panel show QI .
The show was hosted by Johan Wester, with Anders Jansson as a permanent panellist.
The format is largely based on the QI format, just as in the original there are four panellists (three guest panellists and one permanent panellist). The panellists are mostly comedians, but people from other fields have also appeared, such as astronaut Christer Fuglesang, rally co-driver Tina Thörner, clergyman K.G. Hammar and politicians Maria Wetterstrand and Gudrun Schyman. Each panellist has a buzzer that they can use to attract attention. Usually the buzzers are themed to the episode's theme.
The questions asked are often deliberately misleading or very difficult to answer, and sometimes they are very simple questions about something everyone thinks they know the answer to when the obvious answer is incorrect. Panellists can earn one point by giving the correct answer or one point for an incorrect but interesting answer; however, they will lose ten points for answers that are not only incorrect, but also painfully obvious. When this happens an alarm sounds and the incorrect answer is flashed on the screens behind the panel. The main objective is not necessarily to answer all questions correctly, but rather to get an interesting and funny discussion about the topics presented.
The "General Ignorance" round is not played in Intresseklubben, instead each episode usually ends with a special round where panellists need to categorize various things or guess what belongs with what. Examples include the game "Boy, girl, or dish" played in the episode "Abnormt" in season 1 where panellists had to guess if a name in Spanish was a boy's name, a girl's name or a Spanish dish. In episode "Blötdjur" the game was called "Wet, wetter, or Anders Jansson?" and the panellists had to guess which of several options contain the highest percent water. For example, we learned that Lake Don Juan, which is the saltiest lake in the world, contains a lower percentage of water than a human – only about 56%.
Intresseklubben is filmed in front of a live studio audience of around 400 people at the Scandic Star hotel in Lund. Each episode takes roughly 70 minutes to record, but is then edited down to fit into a 30-minute timeslot. Research for one season takes roughly 6 months to complete; some of it is borrowed from QI, but roughly 80% is fresh research done for Intresseklubben. [1]
Just as in the British original QI the seasons follow the letters of the alphabet, and all episodes in season A have a title starting with the letter A. Eight episodes were broadcast on TV and an additional two were released exclusively on the web through SVT Play.
Episode | Title (English translation) | Guests | Winner | Original Broadcast |
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1 | Arvsynd (Original sin) | Johan Glans K.G. Hammar Babben Larsson | K.G. Hammar | 8 September 2012 |
2 | Abnormt (Abnormal) | Johan Glans Babben Larsson Tina Thörner | Babben Larsson | 15 September 2012 |
3 | Astralt (Astral) | Peter Apelgren Christer Fuglesang Babben Larsson | Babben Larsson | 22 September 2012 |
4 | Animalia (Animals) | Johan Glans Annika Lantz Göran Rosenberg | Johan Glans | 29 September 2012 |
5 | Alarmerande (Alarming) | Petra Mede Babben Larsson K.G. Hammar | K.G. Hammar | 6 October 2012 |
6 | Kontinenter på A (A-continents) | Babben Larsson Måns Nilsson Christer Fuglesang | Christer Fuglesang | 13 October 2012 |
7 | A-laget (The A-team) | Babben Larsson Annika Lantz Per Naroskin | Anders Jansson | 20 October 2012 |
8 | Anstötande (Offensive/Explicit) | Henrik Dorsin Annika Lantz Ann Heberlein | Ann Heberlein | 27 October 2012 |
9 | Atletiskt (Athletic) | Victoria Dyring Babben Larsson Tina Thörner | Victoria Dyring | 27 October 2012 (Only on SVT Play) |
10 | Ansträngande (Straining/Effortful) | Johan Glans Göran Rosenberg Annika Lantz | Johan Glans | 27 October 2012 (Only on SVT Play) |
The second series, consisting of 8 episodes covering the letter B, was recorded in August 2013 and aired on SVT1 during September and October the same year, plus 2 specials during the Christmas times. [2]
Episode | Title (English translation) | Guests | Winner | Original Broadcast |
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11 | Blötdjur (Molluscs) | Johan Glans Ann Heberlein Annika Lantz | Johan Glans | 7 September 2013 |
12 | Blommor & bin (The birds and the bees) | Annika Lantz Kattis Ahlström Jesper Rönndahl | Jesper Rönndahl | 14 September 2013 |
13 | Bostad (Residence) | Babben Larsson Maria Wetterstrand Kristoffer Svensson | Maria Wetterstrand | 21 September 2013 |
14 | Bombastiskt (Bombastic) | Annika Lantz Göran Everdahl Suzanna Dzamic | Annika Lantz | 28 September 2013 |
15 | Bedrägligt (Deceptive) | Karin Adelsköld Babben Larsson Gudrun Schyman | Babben Larsson | 5 October 2013 |
16 | Blandat (Miscellaneous) | Alexandra Pascalidou Babben Larsson Kristoffer Appelquist | Babben Larsson | 12 October 2013 |
17 | Baktanke (Ulterior motives) | Babben Larsson Martin Ingvar Pia Johansson | Anders Jansson | 29 December 2013 |
18 | Bot & bättring (Cures & improvements) | Johan Glans Annika Lantz Ann Heberlein | Ann Heberlein | 5 January 2014 |
A third season, this time about the letter C, was recorded in June 2014 and aired during the autumn 2014. [3] New guests in the C-season included comedians Marika Carlsson and David Batra, radio host Kodjo Akolor and high jumper and Olympic gold medallist Stefan Holm. The season premiere aired on 1 November. [4]
Episode | Title (English translation) | Guests | Winner | Original Broadcast |
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19 | Celebriteter (Celebrities) | Babben Larsson Annika Lantz David Batra | Annika Lantz | 1 November 2014 |
20 | Celibat (Celibacy) | Jesper Rönndahl Emma Knyckare Ann Heberlein | Jesper Rönndahl | 8 November 2014 |
21 | Chock (Shocking) | Babben Larsson Kodjo Akolor Josefin Johansson | Kodjo Akolor | 15 November 2014 |
22 | Camping (Camping) | Annika Andersson Hans Rosenfeldt Claudia Galli Concha | Hans Rosenfeldt | 22 November 2014 |
23 | Charkuteri (Charcuterie) | Marika Carlsson Annika Lantz Babben Larsson | Anders Jansson | 29 November 2014 |
24 | Civilisation (Civilization) | Babben Larsson Stefan Holm Annika Lantz | Babben Larsson | 6 December 2014 |
25 | Celler (Cells) | Kattis Ahlström Anders Johansson Marika Carlsson Hans Rosenfeldt [fn 1] | Anders Johansson | 13 December 2014 |
26 | Celebrera (Celebrate) | Josefin Johansson Jesper Rönndahl Helena von Zweigbergk | Jesper Rönndahl | 20 December 2014 |
A D-season consisting of eight episodes aired during the autumn 2015. The episodes aired on Saturday nights at 9 PM, with the season premiere on 22 August. [5]
Episode | Title (English translation) | Guests | Winner | Original Broadcast |
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27 | Dieter (Diets) | William Spetz Pernilla Månsson Colt Babben Larsson | William Spetz | 22 August 2015 |
28 | Doft (Scent) | Josefin Johansson Alexandra Pascalidou Hans Rosenfeldt | Hans Rosenfeldt | 29 August 2015 |
29 | Danmark (Denmark) | Johan Glans Nisti Stêrk Babben Larsson | Nisti Stêrk | 5 September 2015 |
30 | Dålig stämning (Bad atmosphere) | Jesper Rönndahl Karin Adelsköld Anna Charlotta Gunnarsson | Jesper Rönndahl | 12 September 2015 |
31 | Döden (Death) | Anders Johansson Lina Thomsgård Josefin Johansson | Lina Thomsgård | 19 September 2015 |
32 | Dumheter (Stupidity) | Jesper Rönndahl Marika Carlsson Karin Gyllenklev | Anders Jansson | 26 September 2015 |
33 | Dating (Dating) | Clara Henry Stefan Holm Babben Larsson | Clara Henry | 3 October 2015 |
34 | Dramatik (Drama) | Babben Larsson Barbro Fällman Johan Glans | Johan Glans | 10 October 2015 |
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