Pyjama Party
{{Short description|Finnish sketch comedy television series}}
{{About|the Finnish television series||Pajama Party (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox television
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fi|Siskonpeti}}
| image =
| genre = Comedy
| creator = Anna Dahlman, Pirjo Heikkilä, Niina Lahtinen, Julia Jokinen, Katja Lappi
| writer = Anna Dahlman, Pirjo Heikkilä, Niina Lahtinen, Krisse Salminen, Sanna Stellan, Joonas Nordman
| starring = Pirjo Heikkilä, Niina Lahtinen, Krisse Salminen, Sanna Stellan, Jarkko Niemi, Joonas Nordman, Fathi Ahmed
| country = Finland
| language = Finnish
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 24
| executive_producer = Olli Haikka, Milla Bruneau, Petja Peltomaa
| producer = Julia Jokinen, Jenni Säntti, Tuula Länsisalmi (Yle)
| editor = Jesse Jokela
| composer = Katja Lappi
| cinematography = Teppo Högman
| runtime = 23 minutes
| company = Yellow Film & TV
| channel = Yle
| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|1|2|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2016|1|7|df=yes}}
}}
Pyjama Party ({{langx|fi|Siskonpeti}}) is a Finnish sketch comedy television series starring Niina Lahtinen, Pirjo Heikkilä, Sanna Stellan, Krisse Salminen, Joonas Nordman and Jarkko Niemi. Pyjama Party is scripted by the director Anna Dahlman with the actresses and composed by Katja Lappi.
The first season aired in Finland in 2014 and the second season in 2015. The TV series is produced by Yellow Film & TV and aired by Yle.{{cite web|author=Yellow Film & TV |url=http://www.yellowfilm.fi/en/tuotannot/siskonpeti/ |title=Pyjama Party | publisher=Yellow Film & TV | accessdate=10 August 2016}}
Pyjama Party is an unruly and sassy sketch comedy show with full of music, entertainment, personal accounts of the comedians’ private lives and weird performances such as awkward wedding speeches and clumsy lap dances. Every episode deals with a different type of theme e.g. Relationship (season 1 episode 2), Home (season 1 episode 3), Work (season 1 episode 4) or Sex (season 1 episode 5). Pyjama Party{{'}}s sketch Booze day ({{Lang|fi|Viinapäivä}}), which shows parents behaving like little children in a liquor store, became an international YouTube hit in 2015.{{cite web|author=Reddit |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/3o8w9s/finnish_booze_day_for_the_parents/ | title=Finnish Booze Day for the parents | publisher=Reddit | date=15 November 2015 | accessdate=10 August 2016}} It also received the annual award for promoting temperance in 2015.{{cite web|author=Me Naiset | url=http://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ajankohtaista/kulttuuri/supersuosittu_siskonpeti_sketsi_sai_yllattavan_tunnustuksen | title=Popular TV-show received surprising recognition | publisher=Me Naiset | date=16 October 2015 | accessdate=10 August 2016}}
Awards
Pyjama Party won the {{Lang|fi|Kultainen Venla|italics=no}} Award for the best comedy and sketch program in 2014 and 2015. Pyjama Party was also selected for a nominee of The Best Comedy Show in Rose d'Or Awards 2016.{{cite web |author=Rose d'Or |url=http://www.rosedor.com/news.html#article-15 |title=Nominations announced for the Rose d'Or Awards 2016 |publisher=Rose d'Or |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=10 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024142150/http://www.rosedor.com/news.html#article-15 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}
References
{{Reflist|20em}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|tt3352506|Siskonpeti}}
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Category:Finnish television sketch shows
Category:2014 Finnish television series debuts
Category:2016 Finnish television series endings