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Episode 4: I don't have a license, is that okay?

Image of the title card at the start of this episode, showing a task brief with the show title, 'Kongen Befaler', and the episode title, 'Jeg har ikke lappen, gjør det noe?' ['I don't have a license, is that okay?'], on a wooden desk. Also on the desk is an old-fashioned Apple computer and keyboard, a gavel, an hourglass, and a bell.

Air date:

16/02/2023

Original title:

Jeg har ikke lappen, gjør det noe?

Title coined by:

Karin Klouman

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in something that makes the wrong sound, place as much weight as possible on some eggs, play a game of 'the floor is lava', document that the house is haunted, and then play a game of 'service bell helmet tag'.

Title context

"I don't have a license, is that okay?" was a question posed by Karin Klouman, during the 'The floor is lava' task.

Taskmaster Intro

Hello! Welcome to the Drammen Theatre, and another episode of Kongen Befaler. In this programme, we will give you bread and a circus.

Assistant Intro

And with me, as always, I have the man who has to skip the bread because of his gluten allergy, but who loves the circus: Olli Wermskog!

Note: 'Bread and circuses' is a phrase referring to superficial appeasement, and attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal. In a political context, the phrase means to generate public approval, not by excellence in public service or public policy, but by diversion, distraction, or by satisfying the most immediate or base requirements of a populace, by offering a palliative: for example food (bread), or entertainment (circuses).