Skavlan

Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway.

Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."

Main Cast of Skavlan

Secondary Cast of Skavlan

Anitra Steen

Self - Guest

Åsa Vilbäck

Self - Guest

A Camp

Self - Guest

Lars Winnerbäck

Self - Guest

Sarah Symonds

Self - Guest

Carl Bildt

Self - Guest

Kajsa Bergqvist

Self - Guest

Amos Oz

Self - Guest

Brad Blanton

Self - Guest

Geir Haarde

Self - Guest

John Rendall

Self - Guest

Anna Holt

Self - Guest

Jill Bolte Taylor

Self - Guest

Anders Borg

Self - Guest

Ian Halperin

Self - Guest

Johan Norberg

Self - Guest

Camilla Stoltenberg

Self - Guest

Auma Obama

Self - Guest

Kjetil Østli

Self - Guest

Bo Kastpers orkester

Self - Guest

Elisabeth Samnøy

Self - Guest

Robin Söderling

Self - Guest

Anna Bågenholm

Self - Guest

Mads Gilbert

Self - Guest

Kent

Self - Guest

Erik Hamrén

Self - Guest

Eva Joly

Self - Guest

Bjarte Baasland

Self - Guest

Rosanna Cash

Self - Guest

Hans Rosling

Self - Guest

Kerry Max Cook

Self - Guest

Margot Wallström

Self - Guest

Mats Sundin

Self - Guest

Unni Drougge

Self - Guest

Bård Eker

Self - Guest

Maria Strømme

Self - Guest

Bob Corell

Self - Guest

Ebba Lindsö

Self - Guest

Efva Attling

Self - Guest

Hank von Helvete

Self - Guest

Evan Ratliff

Self - Guest

Donkeyboy

Self - Guest

Linnea Dale

Self - Guest

Sissel Gran

Self - Guest

Marit Björgen

Self - Guest

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Self - Guest

Natasha Illum Berg

Self - Guest

Arnfinn Haram

Self - Guest

Birgitta Stenberg

Self - Guest

Anne Holt

Self - Guest

Arne Treholt

Self - Guest

Christel Alsos

Self - Guest

Bjorn Kjos

Self - Guest

Clarence Crafoord

Self - Guest

Cédric Villani

Self - Guest

Hindi Zahra

Self - Guest

Rune Wenneberg

Self - Guest

Greg Mortenson

Self - Guest

Stefan Sundström

Self - Guest

Jack Vreeswijk

Self - Guest

Anne-Kat Härland

Self - Guest

Axis of Awesome

Self - Guest

Kjetil Klungland

Self - Guest

Andy Brandy Casagrande IV

Self - Guest

Carl I. Hagen

Self - Guest

Cecilia Braekhus

Self - Guest

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Self - Guest

Märta Tikkanen

Self - Guest

Jan Eliasson

Self - Guest

Ida-Maria

Self - Guest

Nando Parrado

Self - Guest

Raine Gustafsson

Self - Guest

Sverker Sörlin

Self - Guest

Joachim Larsson

Self - Guest

Hanne-Vibeke Holst

Self - Guest

Kurt Elling

Self - Guest

Pär Johansson

Self - Guest

Inga-Britt Ahlenius

Self - Guest

Bjorn Daehlie

Self - Guest

Stella Mwangi

Self - Guest

André Pops

Self - Guest

Bert Sundström

Self - Guest

Irina Sundström

Self - Guest

Omer Bhatti

Self - Guest

Genevieve Jackson

Self - Guest

Ken Robinson

Self - Guest

Karen Armstrong

Self - Guest

Mari Boine

Self - Guest

Maiko Nishino

Self - Guest

Petar Vukičević

Self - Guest

Ludvig Andersson

Self - Guest

My Skarsgård

Self - Guest

Jonathan Franzen

Self - Guest

Maud Olofsson

Self - Guest

Therese Johaug

Self - Guest

May-Britt Moser

Self - Guest

Edvard Moser

Self - Guest

Percy Barnevik

Self - Guest

Sylvi Listhaug

Self - Guest

Marit Strømøy

Self - Guest

Kimberley Motley

Self - Guest

Nico & Vinz

Self - Guest

Janne Andersson

Self - Guest

Malin Persson Giolito

Self - Guest

Geir Oustorp

Self - Guest

Ida Ekblad

Self - Guest

Vincent Pontare

Self - Guest

James Fallon

Self - Guest

Isabella Löwengrip

Self - Guest

Erna Solberg

Self - Guest

Joakim Palme

Self - Guest

Mattias Palme

Self - Guest

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino

Self - Guest

Ronald Cotton

Self - Guest

Moa Lignell

Self - Guest