Yes!
Come on!
"You're so daft, Olli!"
A warm welcome to the finale of Kongen Befaler season 12
from Drammen's Theatre!
Through nine episodes, the contestants have collected points
to put in their basket.
Today, it will be decided who has the most points in their basket
and will get their hands on the grand prize.
A surprise. A bust in gold of me.
Wow. - Yeah.
With us on this journey, my first mate, pilot, and fellow Finn,
Olli Wermskog. - Thank you, fellow Norwegian.
This year, we have an extremely exciting finale.
I wonder if maybe it's anyone's game.
It's been very, very close throughout the season.
It's started to crystallise a bit.
When you say anybody, you might be thinking primarily
of Henrik Fladseth...
...Ina Svenningdal...
...Ole Henry Snildalsli...
...Pernille Sørensen...
...or Thomas Numme.
Yeah.
Right. Even the finale needs a prize task.
What category have you given these people today?
I've asked you to bring something that empties quickly.
Pretty open task.
Thomas, you can go first. - Today, I've gone for the obvious.
Straight, no detours, just the first thing that came to mind.
That's never paid off before. - Sometimes, you have to be honest.
What runs out quickly is also what gets me drunk quickly.
Today, I brought my wine cooler.
Yes.
Not much wine in there.
This cooler holds 48 bottles.
It's never been full.
Great. Lovely. Henrik.
It's the finale and therefore I've brought you one of my very...
One of my favourite things to eat.
And it's the classic prawn sandwich.
With a mayonnaise base,
pepper and a squeeze of lemon.
You don't hate that either, do you?
Imagine you've sat at a prawn table and peeled a load of prawns.
Finally, you have a sandwich.
You run out of prawns at an annoyingly high rate.
Partly because it's so tasty, and partly because it's soft food.
The teeth fall through. - You have to do a little demo.
It's not the cheapest thing you can get. It's often quite expensive.
And one is rarely enough.
When you're done... - You're not stuffed after one.
I eat quite a lot. I'll have maybe 12.
12 of these. - Yes.
Lovely. Ina, what did you bring?
I brought... Let's see.
I brought my wallet.
Everything from credit cards to... What are regular cards called?
Bank cards? - Bank cards.
To everything I use every day.
But after I got something I realise is called grown-up money,
I don't stand a chance of holding on to a single penny.
That's because I can't stop buying these stupid Labubus!
It's a scandal!
I don't spend a penny on them, and I find it absolutely disgusting.
And I don't have any money left. - Thank you. Good answer. Pernille.
I've decided to expand the playing field
and throw myself into a real touchy debate:
whether or not everybody should have Nynorsk [one of two official written standards of Norwegian, used by 10-15% of the population]
and learn it as a written language at school. [one of two official written standards of Norwegian, used by 10-15% of the population]
So I've decided to bring a Nynorsk dictionary with me.
You're messing with the language people?
It won't go unpunished. You can still take it back.
I know, but you've got to kick some ass in the finals.
I experienced my teacher run out of arguments quite quickly
for why we need Nynorsk.
Yeah. - That's my experience.
I completely understand why people who live in parts of the country
where you write Nynorsk, need it there.
But the main argument that we were told was that if you get a job
where a client writes to you in Nynorsk,
you have to be able to answer in Nynorsk.
I've never in my adult life had, for example, Are Kalvø, [Norwegian writer and satirist]
who's directed several of my shows...
If he sends me an email and has gone through the script...
He writes in Nynorsk.
It hasn't occurred to me to write back,
"I thank thee for thy comments."
It has never occurred to me. - No.
Very brave answer. Ole Henry, what have you brought?
Imagine you're at a pre-party, hit the town and then an after-party.
And then some guy comes to the after-party with an accordion.
Then you'll... Let's see. - You're not going to play that?
I am. - Can you play the accordion?
Then you'll see that the room will empty out quickly.
Do you know how?
Luckily, you're very good at it.
Happy with yourself?
Yes. - You own it.
Are you ready to score some points? - I'm ready.
Quite a varied lot, I think.
Henrik, what did you have again? - Prawn sandwich.
You've eaten what you brought. - It went straight down.
1 point. - What? For that?
2 points for the wine cooler.
It's 3 points for the Nynorsk.
Is it? - He's getting 4 points?
So you think the accordion... - I'll admit that's a weakness.
I thought about the points before he started.
As he unveiled the accordion, I thought, "This is a good point."
Could've ended there. Could've gotten 5 points, but it's 4.
You actually get 5, Ina.
That's a rotten thing to do.
You know what I miss in today's society, Olli?
Smoking indoors, maybe. - I don't miss that.
I miss that we used to value physical effort.
Not just reward the thinkers. The efforts of others than me, then.
I couldn't agree more. Let's get started with a task.
Hello. - Hello. What's going on here?
Here you go. - Thank you.
Like this. - I can't stand this.
Okay...
"Do something physical that you think no-one else will do."
"You have 20 seconds, starting now."
That was the act? - Yes.
Yes. Okay, you did it well.
Then I'll go inside. - Yes.
Oh. - Ouch.
I dropped something.
Would you mind...
"Do what you just did the most times in three minutes."
"Most times wins. Your time starts now." Okay.
Yes. Right?
Here, contestants can choose what they want to do
the most times in three minutes.
Let's look at what everyone chose to do over and over again
for three minutes.
"Your time starts now." Okay.
You're so daft, Olli.
"Do something physical that you think no-one else will do."
Physical.
Okay. - Basketball with this.
How many bounces? - 22.
"Do what you just did the most times in three minutes."
How many...
22 times? - Yes.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.
One.
"Do something physical that you think no-one else will do."
That's the act? - Yeah.
Oh, fuck.
"...something physical that you think no-one else will do..."
I don't think anybody else is hiding back here going,
"Gone. Peekaboo!"
Oh, now I'm going to...
Okay.
Gone. Peekaboo! One. Gone. Peekaboo! Two.
Gone. Peekaboo! Gone. Peekaboo!
Damn, that's tiring.
One more time.
So tiring. - That's 40 seconds.
Fuck! Okay.
That's one minute. - Only one?
1 minute and 10 seconds.
Did you have a coarser beard before? - I think so.
I wonder if beards soften with age.
Gone...
...peekaboo...
Gone. Peekaboo!
Three minutes gone. - Right.
Five seconds left. - Lovely.
That's enough... there.
And time. - Yes!
And... time.
Yes. Very good.
There's a lot to address here.
Let's start with you, Henrik. The salivary glands got a challenge.
You always have more saliva in your glands than you think.
Just when you think you've run out of glands...
When you think you're out of saliva, you always have a lot more.
But it wasn't spitting and handshaking.
He wouldn't take it.
I knew I had another letter.
Pernille, three minutes of "Gone, peekaboo!" is a lot.
I felt it for two days after.
Because you were working your thighs.
I started way too low.
You did it 58 times, but the first time you did it twice.
So we're gonna have to halve 58. - That's fair. I mean, he went for 22.
I have to say, Snildalsli, you sort of take the cake
by choosing to do it 22 times.
Imagine how far ahead of the game you'd have been if you'd just said 'one'.
I thought this was really great.
Great effort. - The funniest task we've ever had.
Then I need some numbers. - Ole Henry, 11 reps.
It's pretty good to get 11 times 22 bounces.
I was impressed with that amount.
Thomas, 72.
Ina, 23.
Henrik, 134.
Pernille, 29.
Ole Henry, 1 point. Ina, 2.
Pernille, 3. Thomas, 4. And Henrik, you get 5 points.
Fabulous.
In total, thus far, shall we see where we are?
Ina, you're at the top. Oh, boy, oh, boy, how close.
I smell some commercials now. We'll see you in a bit.
Now I want a task that involves keeping a cool head.
How about some cool head-sized ice balls?
Perfect.
Are those ice balls? - God, it's cold in here!
This is probably gonna be "melt in the shortest time" or something.
"Move the most ice balls from the lab to the fountain."
"Once something has left the lab, it cannot be brought back in."
Why would you bring it back in if you're gonna take it out?
"Any ice that hits the ground is out of play."
"Most ice balls win. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now."
Does this have wheels? - No.
Ina, you immediately left the lab.
Can you then go back inside?
I didn't think I was synonymous with "something".
Yes.
Not many of you thought so.
You have to get the most ice balls from the lab to the fountain,
but nothing that's left the lab can ever come back in.
Neither humans, things, nor fragments of things.
We'll continue with the human Ina, who can't go back in.
Then we'll throw in our fellow human Henrik.
Okay.
You're inside the lab.
Are you kidding me? Are you serious?
Yes, it's in the letter.
I haven't got... I don't...
Could you give me some ice, then? - No.
Then we'll start here. 10 minutes?
You're not allowed back in here.
There you go.
Now that part's been in. - Fucking hell!
This is quite average.
That wasn't good enough.
No!
Then it's been in.
Enjoying yourself? - No!
One ice ball! One ice ball!
I have one ice ball!
One. - I can do one more!
How much time do I have left? - 14 seconds.
No! No!
I got two. - That's two, yeah.
20 seconds left.
Your time's up. - Yeah.
Happy? - No. Actually, a little.
I didn't give up. - Goodbye.
Goodbye!
It started off really irritable, Ina.
Why so irritable? You were clearly told.
Yes, it goes up and down quickly.
Maybe a little mad at yourself too.
Mm-hmm.
What about the other three? Will they shine too?
Here's an aquarium full of happy salmon.
Pernille, Thomas, and Ole Henry.
Most ice balls. Then I'll start with the smaller ones. I'm not stupid.
Oh, no! Bloody...
There. In the fountain... Okay.
I'm a little disappointed in myself that I'm starting with a T-shirt
when there's bigger things to put things in.
You can't be in the lab. - Shit.
Oh my god, now I'm so smart.
You've been in the lab. - Fucking hell!
Do I have to leave the lab? - Yeah.
This part has been in and out of the lab.
Now your hand is inside the lab. - Okay.
Then you pushed it back in.
One minute left.
Two, one...
Are you okay? - Tired.
Lovely sound.
Plop. Plop. A lot more than I thought.
Are you happy? - I'm really happy.
No! I got one. - Then you have 40 seconds.
Your time's up. - That was good. Bye!
It occurred to me, as I was watching this,
what a meaningless task.
But what a meaningful experience, watching you work.
So it kind of evens out.
Pernille, at one point, you said that you were so smart.
Is it characteristic of smart people, that they say they're smart?
No. And really, it's just me bragging to myself
to keep my spirits up. Because I feel incredibly stupid.
A lot of people are dumber around here.
It looked promising. - Ready for some numbers?
Henrik and Ina share last place, with three ice balls each.
Room for improvement. - 21 ice balls for you, Pernille.
Then it's very close: 42 and 44.
One has 42, the other has 44.
What do you think, Thomas? - Probably 42 for me.
It's 44 for you! - Wow!
My, oh my. - Okay, let's get our scores up here.
Yeah.
We've come to the final task from the house.
There are certain tasks that you dread more than others.
I think you're 100% right about that.
To give you plenty of time to dread, we've been saving it
for as close to the end as possible. - That's pretty much right now.
Then there's nothing to wait for? - The wait is over.
Yuck.
Pink package.
Do you wanna guess what the task is?
Bobbysocks, Eurovision... [Eurovision Song Contest winners in 1985, known for their pink sequinned jackets]
Go.
"Make..." Shit.
"Make a lip sync show..."
"...to the chorus of any song."
"Best presentation wins."
"You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now."
Lip sync. It's like air guitar and...
Okay. What are these, then?
Air pods!
Ear plugs.
This might be one of the worst things I could do.
I mean...
Find some glitter and...
...disco balls and some lights.
What enthusiasm!
Yeah!
The best presentation wins. - That's a happy girl.
This is a finale task, so it's important that it's done properly.
Maybe you can tell us how we plan to measure this?
Yeah, definitely. We're gonna show the song up here.
Then the audience in the theatre will be tasked
with guessing which songs the contestants portrayed.
Then it won't work! - Which songs?
The contestant who gets the most correct guesses will win.
What's so shocking? You've all been lip-syncing.
It's the title of the song we want.
Can I get an explanation for that shocked face?
When I envision lip-syncing, you usually hear the song.
They're not gonna hear the song. And they're gonna guess what I'm singing?
Yes. - That's what the letter said.
If anyone tries to influence the audience,
or add something to it, it's zero points.
Shall we get it over with? - Let's begin. Why don't we...
Let's start with Ina. I can't save Ina.
Then let's start with Ina's lip sync show.
That looked like very good diction. - Thank you. I'm an actress.
Then the voting is over.
It'll be interesting to see if they've figured out the song.
Are you confident, Ina? - No.
If no-one stops me now, I'll ask Ina to reveal the song you were miming.
I was lip-syncing
'Titanium' by David Guetta.
I have the answer to how many guessed it: 20.
That's well done! - Not bad. Not bad at all.
It actually worked. I'm impressed. Moving on.
Then you will have Numme and his lip sync show.
Thomas, you've put a lot of focus on presentation, not on show.
Without knowing the brief, I thought presentation would be important.
It looked very emotional.
Yes. - Henrik, do you wanna take a guess?
It's crystal clear, Numme. 'All for Norway', of course. [official 1994 football World Cup song]
Is that correct? - That's correct.
Very wise choice. You know how many people knew that.
184. - Well done!
I'm not surprised. That's gonna be very tough to beat.
We just need to shake this off and move on.
Next, Olli? - I thought we'd finally see Pernille.
Let's see Pernille.
The more showiness, the more awkward the silence.
I imagine that this would work better with sound.
It would have been easier then.
I might have also chosen a different song.
Are you happy with your presentation?
If you know what song it is, it's obvious.
What song is it? - 'My Life' by Kate Gulbrandsen. [1987 Eurovision Song Contest entry]
I had made a path to walk. I had a goal that only I can reach. [referencing the song lyrics]
I just want to say, and it might say a lot about me too,
I got that one.
How many are you guessing? - Maybe seven.
Five.
That's good, though. - At least a few got it.
Yeah. - Good.
That's very well done, the five of you.
This is what I call entertainment. I want to see more, Olli.
Next will be Henrik. His show is coming up.
Yeah, there you go.
Well, well, well.
Very visual. You'd set it up to have quite a few clues as well.
A lot of rhythm. - I'm scared to say anything yet.
You're too scared to say anything. - Fearing that I'll get zero points.
I've got loads to say. Just wait until I can speak freely.
Then you can start speaking freely now.
If it had been a very famous song, everyone would've gotten it.
It was the song's fault.
I thought that you were the one we were supposed to impress.
I was counting on you getting it, Atle.
What song is this? - A song that I made.
I guess we're talking about the song 'Cancer and Cardan'. [via the 'Team Antonsen' TV sketch show, 2004]
That's it.
Canoe and veal broth, [lyrics from the song]
And Cancer and Cardan. - That's right.
How many are you guessing? - I'm gonna say three.
I'm gonna say zero. - Then I can give you the answer.
One.
Oh, boy, oh, boy.
We're gonna have a small commercial break, but we'll be right back.
This was amazing. I didn't think it was possible to get that low.
That just leaves one. - Ole Henry Snildalsli himself.
His show's coming here.
Right.
At least on top of the game when it comes to the show part.
I thought I was doing this,
but I was just standing like this.
Yeah. It was more humping than dancing.
It was 'Billie Jean' by Michael Jackson.
Some people got that. - There were some who got that.
The show was so good, I'm sure most people got the artist.
It's just a matter of finding the right song.
I can tell you that 61 people answered 'Thriller'.
But 53 people got 'Billie Jean'. That's very good.
Okay, we've got an order.
We can start from the bottom. Henrik, one.
Pernille, five.
Ina, 20.
Ole Henry, 53.
Thomas, 184.
Not bad. - Here are the scores.
Let's see the totals before the final task.
Look at this, Numme! You're on top.
Room for improvement, Henrik. This could be very exciting.
It's time to lift your carcasses from your chairs and enter the battle arena.
It's the final studio task of the season. Get up.
A very warm welcome to the gold finale. The golden ball.
In each of the balloons in front of you, above your heads,
is a unique ping-pong ball with a value of one to five.
From the highest value: one gold, one silver, one bronze,
one green, and one yellow.
Yellow is the lowest. It's about getting the highest value ball.
If you do that, you win the task. No-one knows where the balls are,
in which balloon.
There are also some white balls that have no value whatsoever.
Once you've selected your ball, go and sit down.
You've been given a little pointy thing in your hand.
When I blow my whistle, you may proceed. Ready...
Oh my god.
I saw that, and then that. - It's exciting.
Thomas, have you found it?
Yeah.
You can go and have a seat then. - He was looking for something better.
Shit.
Yeah.
The balls have been picked up.
Now, let's see how it went. Who has which ball.
Let's start with the one with the lowest score.
1 point. Yellow ball.
It's Henrik. 1 point for Henrik.
Then who has the green ball?
That was Ina.
Who has the bronze ball?
Yes. Who has the silver ball?
It's Thomas.
And who has the golden ball?
Ole Henry. - None.
Wow! - Magic!
Yeah... - Magic.
It's pretty exciting. Go ahead. - It's very exciting.
Let's take a look at what's a little bit important for some:
Who will emerge victorious on today's show. Here are the scores.
It's none other than...
Thomas Numme who takes the win on today's show. Congratulations.
And wins some things that empty quickly.
Just stay seated for the moment we've all been waiting for.
The winner of the whole season,
who can take home this bust in gold of me today.
It is... - My, oh, my!
What the hell? - Yeah.
What happens now? - That's new.
And what happens then? We're not gonna have three winners.
That won't work. - No, how exciting!
That means we have to have an extra finale.
It's set in the following way.
The three of you will have one minute to run out into the theatre
and find the person you think looks the most like yourselves.
The clock will start ticking. Three, two, one...
Wow.
All you have to do is start looking.
You have heights.
You can go up to the higher tiers.
Yes...
Yes. - Then you go to that person.
Yes.
10 seconds left.
Don't look at us.
Five seconds left.
Yes, I'm standing by... - Then we can start with Henrik.
You can come up.
I'm happy. - You can stand next to him.
Thomas, you can... There you go.
You... Yeah.
[Viggo Venn, Norwegian comedian who won Britain's Got Talent in 2023]
Very good.
[he's known for his act featuring hi-vis jackets]
Sure. It's Viggo. Take Viggo over there.
Viggo is a much prettier version of me.
Come on down.
You can stand here.
But... Do you know this person?
It's my mum.
I'll let you go and sit over there.
This was amazing. - Yeah, pretty good.
So you've selected your lookalikes.
It's up to the audience to decide
which one of you they think looks the most alike.
We'll start with Henrik and Kjell.
Very good. Let's move on to Thomas and Viggo.
Great. Finally, it's Ina and her mum.
We have a winner of season 12, Ina.
Simply an adventure.
Oh, yeah!
Now you have to raise the trophy above your head.
Thank you for watching.
Remember, you're not just someONE, you're someTHING too.
We'll leave you with this from Drammen's Theatre.
Take care! - Thank you!
Original English subtitles: Tommy Lund (LinQ Media Group)
Proofreading and adjustments: u/taskmastermaster
Oh, that was fun!
Mum!