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Exciting new science meets hilarious comedy

Famous stand-up comedians are put to the ultimate test – create a new show around science! In each episode a different comedian is assigned a theme for their act and then given only five days to research it and develop their material, ahead of a sold-out performance. During the five days the comedians work with researchers to become familiar with the scientific field in question. Maybe they’ll travel to San Diego to meet suicidal fish with brain parasites? Or journey to Kazakhstan in order to meet some very live examples of the Black Death? Ridiculously Smart makes fascinating new research accessible to absolutely anyone that likes to laugh. Along the way we feel the tension of worrying about how the show will go: comedians usually have months to write a show and can choose the topic themselves. Now they have a difficult subject, and a merciless deadline!

Programme Information

  • Genre: Formats

  • Subgenre: Entertainment

  • Producers: NRK

  • Broadcaster: NRK

  • Duration: 6 x 40'

  • Tags: Formats

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