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Norwegian comedian Dagfinn Lyngbø is not only one of the most awarded comedians in the country, he is also among the most productive. The 47-year-old has had solo shows for more than 20 years and has received seven comedy awards, albeit under the earlier concept of the award.
On Friday evening, it was Forum Scene in his hometown Bergen who had the honor of hosting Lyngbø’s first solo exhibition since “Supersmud” which premiered in 2016, namely “Driving Rules for Colonization of Mars “. Here are some guidelines for what we should, and should not, take with us from Earth to the inevitable colonization of Mars.
As with most stand-up shows, the concept naturally only works as a head and springboard for the footage, but it’s nice to have a peg to hang your observations.
“Driving rules for the colonization of Mars” is the framework of the program this time.
Photo: Eilif Stene / Stand Up Norway
Mother in law. Again.
That Dagfinn Lyngbø is one of the most popular in Norway and dare I say it? – popular comedians, they are clearly visible in the unusually dynamic demographics in the room. Here, grandmother, granddaughter, NHH student, and the couple come together to laugh at something we all recognize.
These are also some of the challenges of the program. The material is cast with the oldest iron in comedy – the iron that says people should recognize themselves.
For example, we immediately received a cannonade against the world’s most used common enemy: the mother-in-law. It got me thinking about how this came out of the more worn cliches in humor. What kind of mothers-in-law do people have? Are they really that bad or are we just trained monkeys laughing at the first hint of mother-in-law?
Now this is not going to be any of the mothers-in-law defense speeches, but as an example of “good humor” I think it’s relevant. There are also other known victims. Everything that is relatively new, but not necessarily hyper-modern, has a round in the ring. Be it scooters, electric cars, cohorts, bloggers, and Crocs. Everything that has been “in” since 1995 has a passport endorsed. It is not revolutionary, exactly.
At the risk of making a small comparison: Dagfinn Lyngbø’s stuff is the Starbucks of humor. It’s everywhere, we’ve all heard it and everyone loves coffee. Or mother-in-law jokes, then.
Know the tricks
That being said, there is very little doubt that Dagfinn Lyngbø is one of the best at delivering safe stuff. His completely unique ability to bring key phrases to life through charming and apt performances is impressive. Even the weakest joke is reconditioned when Lyngbø finds the voice gallery, and he should be honored by it. He is an extremely experienced and trained stand-up comedian who knows exactly how to tell a joke. Dagfinn knows all the tricks. He knows that people clap at callbacks, almost if it’s funny or not.
Dagfinn Lyngbø knows how to make people laugh.
Photo: Eilif Stene / Stand Up Norway
While most of the material lacks predictability and a year-old melancholy feel about modern development, there are also some bright spots in the script. For example, how the pandemic started (How long should these bats cook?) or how Norwegians sound when they greet Americans for the first time (yes man, yes man, yes man).
Make no mistake about it: you will laugh, as if you were fed up with Grandiosa. However, I think some of the points are starting to mature for renewal. The “My Wife” jokes cannot be saved by flawless delivery forever.
The easy news satire at the expense of already played victims like Trond Giske, Petter Northug, and the Hurtigruta boss is fresher than ever, and at some point it will put an internal twist on Dagfinn Lyngbø as well. But for now, the living room is just as laughable as before.
