Reaction To Grotesco - Portal to Gothenburg

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  • Reaction To Grotesco - Portal to Gothenburg
    This is my reaction to Grotesco - Portal to Gothenburg
    In this video I react to Swedish comedy from Swedish comedy sketch show Grotesco and their long form episode called Portal to Gothenburg.
    Original Video - • Swedish Comedy - Grote...

Komentáře • 83

  • @MertSwe
    @MertSwe  Před měsícem +43

    I originally uploaded this video (Grotesco - Portal to Gothenburg Reaction) on Monday, however I was not happy with the final edit I made. Originally I had to remove the Gothenburg song due to copyright (when I uploaded it, it said it was Blocked but only in Sweden - which is not ideal considering anybody watching it would be in Sweden).
    I really didn’t want to remove it as it seemed an interesting and integral part of the whole episode. However, I then removed it and uploaded the rest of the episode. However, not being happy with doing it, I decided to put the video in Private after a couple of hours and work on trying to get it accepted by CZcams with the song included.
    I have now been able to do that, so this is the full version with the song included. I believe this will be better for anybody watching in that they will get to appreciate a brilliant song and piece of work from Grotesco.
    I also wasn’t happy with the lighting on the video (from my camera) so in the meantime I adjusted the brightness to make it more palatable for anyone watching. I hope this is better for anyone watching.
    Anyway, while I am here, I just want to thank anyone who has been watching my videos. It has been an awesome journey exploring Swedish comedy, satire and just Swedish culture in general. Most of all I have loved reading all your comments and furthering my understanding of your great country. If you have any reaction requests that you would like to see, please drop them underneath but in the meantime, thanks again and have a good one. Cheers!!

    • @Swedish_clips
      @Swedish_clips Před měsícem +7

      Amazing that you managed to fix it! Just wanted to remind you that a emailed the to the original "cotsume party" video as you requested. I've also tranlated a bunch more comedy videos for you to react to!

    • @wibjorn
      @wibjorn Před měsícem +5

      Please continue with more Swedish comedy clips - it’s really fun to watch along with your reactions from a British/Scottish perspective!

    • @franslundh3616
      @franslundh3616 Před měsícem +3

      Hey man I have noticed that you are calling grotesco a show but I'm from Sweden and grotesco is not a show it is a comedy group

    • @rateit1474
      @rateit1474 Před 28 dny +1

      Hey react to this (Galenskaparna) World Weight-Lifting Championship with English Subtitles

  • @writeordie5452
    @writeordie5452 Před měsícem +35

    The building is Globen (nowadays known as Avicii Arena, yet everyone calls it Globen still), originally an ice hockey arena, but is nowadays multipurpose, mostly used for concerts, horse shows, etc. Up until 2023 it was the largest spherical building in the world, until the Sphere in Las Vegas was finished.

    • @jeppel1972
      @jeppel1972 Před měsícem +9

      Also, it's one of, if not the most, iconic landmarks in Stockholm (even though there are bigger arenas)

    • @moondaughter1004
      @moondaughter1004 Před měsícem +9

      It's also included in the biggest model of the solar system

    • @RobertClaeson
      @RobertClaeson Před 23 dny +1

      Globen was originally called "the glob" in English, until somebody told them what a "glob" actually is in English. Then they had to redo all the English marketing material - quickly.

    • @o.w.i.m
      @o.w.i.m Před dnem

      So not to confuse the two places.. this is showcasing the nominal invasion of Stockholm through the rift from 70s Göteborg and that building is a mentioned the iconic Globen in Stockholm.

  • @KompxRL
    @KompxRL Před měsícem +16

    Funny thing concerning Crazy Frog at 20:30 - The animation was done by Erik Wernquist, one of the members of Grotesco (The guy playing Schwartzengrover I believe)

  • @tntfreddan3138
    @tntfreddan3138 Před měsícem +11

    7:55 The joke is actually about how he bought a Dodge. Then he asks how he could afford it. And he says "The colors were skew". Skeva (skew) is pronounced the same as Cheva (Swedish slang for Chevrolet).

    • @roaringviking5693
      @roaringviking5693 Před měsícem +3

      Yes, but that would be impossible to translate properly. The joke in the translation worked well and retained the spirit of the original joke, I think.

  • @magnuslilja700
    @magnuslilja700 Před měsícem +18

    This is pretty much a standard Grotesco episode (they are all different, but the weirdness and absurdity is a staple Grotesco thing). Just watch all of it, everything is gold!

    • @nikolaiguldager5978
      @nikolaiguldager5978 Před 23 dny

      Only this episode exist with English subs tho from what I have seen

  • @aliciabergman1252
    @aliciabergman1252 Před 27 dny +1

    It was a great episode when Per Andersson talked about his life in "Stjärnorna på slottet". He's always been a showman, he and his friends started making shows when they were very young and invited people in the neighborhood. He also told a story that sounds like it's from a movie but heclaims it really happened. When on the tram in Gothenburg someone saw Per and started to sing the song from this episode and it spread to the whole tram.

  • @KimOfDrac
    @KimOfDrac Před měsícem +9

    As someone from Gothenburg with generations of my family having lived and died there, I wish there really was a portal back to the good ol' days. I was born 20 years too late😂 Gothenburg has changed so much since I left in the 90's it no longer feels like home :/

    • @maryamniord2214
      @maryamniord2214 Před 27 dny

      Ja det är stor skillnad. Håller med dig. Också gammal göteborgare här.

    • @johnnyjohansson16
      @johnnyjohansson16 Před 24 dny

      När Göteborg fortfarande var en arbetare stad...

    • @Babesinthewood97
      @Babesinthewood97 Před 24 dny

      Jag förstår precis. Tyvärr har de flesta städer förlorat sin charm idag. Modern ful arkitektur, låg kvalitet på allt, bilar prioriteras framför människor, otrevligt folk..m.m.

    • @RobertClaeson
      @RobertClaeson Před 23 dny

      Everything changes over time. Gothenburg has changed tremendously since it was originally founded by the Dutch.

  • @user-oj9oy7mi1j
    @user-oj9oy7mi1j Před měsícem +4

    Love Grotesco and this one is just hilarious. It just perfectly shows the different times and atmospheres and also the difference between the poshy Stockholm and at that time the industrial, working class city of Gothenburg. Gothenburg was called "Little London" in the days, and the songs refers to a TV-show in the 70´s that was a swedish version of brittish sing along shows.

  • @Eirath
    @Eirath Před 28 dny +2

    Actually all original Grotesco sketches were these thematically bundled minimovies put into a series. There were orinally 2 seasons, but in the ends 3 seasons were made.
    Except this one, which was the first episode of season 1, the other two most famous episodes are "Kaffe" (Coffee) and "Sossezombies" (Socialdemocratzombies) from season 2.
    24 episodes all in all, 8 in each season.

  • @roxyhart5692
    @roxyhart5692 Před měsícem +6

    You asked about snus. I'd wager it's more common than smoking, and yes I use it!

  • @Mike-nc7xg
    @Mike-nc7xg Před 27 dny +2

    Göteborg is the capital of puns.
    Some of it got lost in the translation. Haha

  • @Akelfir
    @Akelfir Před 26 dny +1

    This was out way before the show Dark.

  • @rickardspaghetti
    @rickardspaghetti Před 27 dny +1

    Small correction. You cannot smell the sea from Gamlestan. It's too far away. But from Gamlestan you can take tram 11 to Saltholmen where you can go by ferry out into the archipelago.

  • @aviolentwhisper
    @aviolentwhisper Před 29 dny +2

    That song is stuck in my head now 🤣 Göteborg är staden på g 😂 Hjälp! 😂😂😂

  • @erikforsgren8237
    @erikforsgren8237 Před měsícem +3

    "Its game over, game over man!" Thats a line from Alien.

  • @svenjonsson4275
    @svenjonsson4275 Před měsícem +2

    To REALLY understand this satire you have to know the "siblingship" of Stockholm VS Gothenburg, especially between 70s Gothenburg and their special TV-shows that is very much like Englands "Musichalltheatre" with Slapstichumor and the "uptight" Stockholmers aversion of this.

  • @Garmonbozia
    @Garmonbozia Před měsícem +2

    I know I recommended this to you ages ago, but others might have too. So glad you got to it! This is pure brilliance! Hope you'll watch more Grotesco!

  • @menosproblemos6993
    @menosproblemos6993 Před 14 dny

    I think it's okay that you often pause the video and talk. It's your reaction that I'm here for ☺️

  • @QingWeiSanguine
    @QingWeiSanguine Před 8 hodinami

    So good, a classic!

  • @johankaewberg8162
    @johankaewberg8162 Před 18 dny

    This is an accurate depiction of Gothenburg. Goa gubbar!

  • @andersmalmgren6528
    @andersmalmgren6528 Před měsícem +2

    Their best sketch by far is Sossezombies. :D

  • @user-ut2tq6kv7o
    @user-ut2tq6kv7o Před měsícem +3

    I can recommend Varanteatern.

  • @frigidpharaoh5679
    @frigidpharaoh5679 Před měsícem +2

    If you want some more short movie style comedy, poesi för fiskar makes some hilarious cinematic social commentary. De Arbetslösa, for example, is great. You should give it a watch

  • @Babesinthewood97
    @Babesinthewood97 Před 24 dny

    That’s funny because i literally dreamt about a portal from Florence to Gothenburgh around 2008. Like dreamt while I was sleeping. It consisted of stairways, up and down and up again and down, up, downs and so on..

  • @jonassundell9366
    @jonassundell9366 Před měsícem +3

    My favorite snus (moistered tobaco) is acutally named ' Göteborg's Rape'. Google that! Yes, you do know that we hate each other, but its like Glasgow contra Edinburgh. The makaril thing is about the ever losing football team, black and green stripes on their shirts, named GAIS, the team stockholmers hate the most! But, I am a GAISare, from
    Hisingen Island [suburb of Gothenburg, duck, quick]. Keep up your channel. Greetings from Jonas Gothenburg Sweden. ❤😊

    • @maryamniord2214
      @maryamniord2214 Před 27 dny

      My father was Blåvitt (IFK Göteborg) fan. He told me that tjej were the angels and that "GAIS är gjort av papper och bajs" ( made of papper and shit.....) I remember fights between supporters but even worse when team from Stockholm arrived!
      The rivalty between Stoclholm and Göteborg is wellknown.

  • @RikardAnders
    @RikardAnders Před 12 dny

    I love you, Mert Swe! I like your irish dialect. You are welcome to Sweden. ❤❤❤

  • @maryamniord2214
    @maryamniord2214 Před 27 dny

    I am from Göteborg (Gothenburg) and yes it was the dialect from here he spoken. The man that come up in the hole

  • @johankaewberg8162
    @johankaewberg8162 Před měsícem +1

    The city of laughter… It is!

  • @master_jon
    @master_jon Před měsícem +1

    wow full episode nice

  • @perrabe8674
    @perrabe8674 Před měsícem +1

    To understand it 100% you need to know the realation between Stockholm and Gothenbourg. Guess you need to be swede to get some of the jokes.
    Grotesco always high class

  • @TheN30M
    @TheN30M Před 24 dny

    If you havent seen "ett kilo mjöl" (one kilo of flour) you really should its one of my favorite Grotesco sketches

  • @hachimaki
    @hachimaki Před 27 dny

    I hope whoever is translating these grotesco episodes would also translate some episodes of Hipp Hipp

  • @Dero88
    @Dero88 Před měsícem +2

    "have you evee used snus?" well, everyday for like 15 years. I believe its more common than smoking in sweden.
    Source, just me and the people i know.

    • @roaringviking5693
      @roaringviking5693 Před měsícem

      It definitely is. You almost never see anyone smoke here nowadays. I used to smoke, but changed to snus ten years ago. Snus probably isn't completely safe (although I don't think anyone has ever come to a definite conclusion whether or not it is), but it's far less dangerous than smoking for sure.

  • @aliciabergman1252
    @aliciabergman1252 Před 27 dny

    The Tage Danielsson quote could be translated to "Without a doubt you're not very smart"

    • @MMM18092
      @MMM18092 Před 24 dny

      The correct translation is "without doubt, one is not entirely sane."

  • @majskrokenhavsalen8613
    @majskrokenhavsalen8613 Před měsícem

    You should look up some of Carl Stanley’s standups I don’t know if you can find them with subtitles though.

  • @menosproblemos6993
    @menosproblemos6993 Před 14 dny

    Gothenburgians are sometimes called sillstrypare. Sill is a fish species and strypare means strangler.
    Sorry I don't know the whole lore 🎣

  • @MMM18092
    @MMM18092 Před 24 dny

    The amount of references and puns in this sketch is insanely high, as a foreigner you miss about 90% of the good stuff. But the remaining 10% are pretty damn funny!

  • @T1hitsTheHighestNote
    @T1hitsTheHighestNote Před 26 dny

    14:00 it’s not a blackface, it’s face camouflage.

  • @Charkel
    @Charkel Před měsícem +1

    Fun with a full video reaction! Sadly the translator took a bit too much freedom in the translation. Like the song was not "Come on and go tenburg" wtf? they are singing "Gothenburg is the city on G" translator changed it only because "To be on G" in Swedish means "on their/its way" "Example: Are you coming soon? I'm on G I'll be there in 10"

    • @roaringviking5693
      @roaringviking5693 Před měsícem +1

      I don't quite agree. Part of being a translator is to be able to make sense of the source material for people who don't know the language, but at the same time keep the original's type of humor. Some things are just impossible to translate verbatim, so then you have to come up with something that is both understandable, humorous, and keeps the original's intent, even if it isn't an exact word for word translation. Sure, you can perhaps argue that the translator could have come up with something better here, but I understand the dilemma and I think it at least works in this context.

  • @johankaewberg8162
    @johankaewberg8162 Před měsícem

    Oh no, they opend the portal TO GOTHENBURG

  • @ewonnestrand7298
    @ewonnestrand7298 Před 9 dny

    Thank's 😂😂😂😂

  • @JohnSmith-cy9tt
    @JohnSmith-cy9tt Před 22 dny

    Vem känner till detta = TUP MAMMA= HELA VÄRLDEN

  • @MrBergakungen
    @MrBergakungen Před měsícem

    dig dig man

  • @thomascleo
    @thomascleo Před měsícem

    In Stockholm we hate Gothenburg LOL this is so funny,,,,,,,,LOVE FROM SWEDEN🤣🤣🤣

  • @mogges
    @mogges Před měsícem +1

    🥇

  • @elisabethforsberg9027
    @elisabethforsberg9027 Před měsícem

    No,fika is not crabfisch 😊

  • @primedasymmium
    @primedasymmium Před měsícem +2

    In Stockholm, snus is niche. In Gothenburg, snus is in everyone's pockets and lips

    • @viikmaqic
      @viikmaqic Před měsícem

      What? Well thats just lies.

    • @primedasymmium
      @primedasymmium Před měsícem +1

      @@viikmaqic Not lies. A joke based on classic stereotypes.

    • @viikmaqic
      @viikmaqic Před měsícem

      @@primedasymmium In that case, sure. We are all faggots in Stockholm. Obviously ;)

  • @Garmonbozia
    @Garmonbozia Před měsícem

    !!!

  • @pontuswallin9949
    @pontuswallin9949 Před měsícem

    czcams.com/video/Lbh3uAZ4WUM/video.html
    If you ever seen anything about Swedish traditional midsummer festivities I guess you will appriciate this. No subtitles required!! Just a short explanation on the strange dance: "små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se, ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de" is a traditional children's song and dance common on midsummer even among grownups. The lyrics is roughly "little frogs, little frogs are so funny to watch,, no ears, no ears, nor tails to be seen". enjoy! 😀👹🤠🤡👺 (these are the merry men you will find on the brightest night of the year)

  • @koff41
    @koff41 Před 11 dny

    14:03 Black faces or othe couours give you scores, axiom!

  • @FecayDuncan
    @FecayDuncan Před měsícem +4

    This is black belt satire. Just a fraction of native swedes watching this will understand it.

    • @currentoflinden
      @currentoflinden Před měsícem

      Oh duckie, you think too highly of yourself 🤭. And give way too little credit to others.

  • @Nekotaku_TV
    @Nekotaku_TV Před měsícem +1

    Really hard to get it because of the language barrier (and lacking subs) and when it's making fun of the second biggest city in Sweden.
    You haven't seen the Little Britain American pastor skit?
    You don't know about Globen yet?! Now called Avicii arena. orz

    • @TzOn79
      @TzOn79 Před měsícem

      Vi i gbg anser att den driver med skitnödiga 08or =)