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(ENGLISH DESCRIPTION BELOW)Har du nogensinde tænkt over Færøernes historie?
Nej? Nå, det var da ærgerligt. Du kommer til at høre om den alligevel.
History of the Faroe Islands (Please Don’t Laugh) er en dybt seriøs gennemgang af Færøernes fortid, helt uden jokes. Kun fakta, du aldrig har bedt om, og som du sandsynligvis glemmer igen bagefter. Og det er helt okay.
For én gangs skyld prøver vi som nation at blive taget alvorligt, og dette show er en del af den indsats.
Den færøske komiker David Valley tager publikum med gennem vikingehistorie, nationalisme, dansk styre, fårerelateret infrastruktur og den særlige oplevelse, det er at vokse op i et land, som Danmark deler kongerige med, men stadig kun virker vagt bevidst om eksisterer.
Forvent en grundig, 100 % akademisk analyse baseret på historiske kilder og moderne forskning. Vi kommer blandt andet omkring noget vikingehistorie, noget nyere historie og enkelte forsøg på at forklare, hvorfor Færøerne har eget sprog, eget flag, eget fodboldlandshold og en stærk national identitet, samtidig med at de stadig på en eller anden måde er en del af Kongeriget Danmark.
Der vil også være PowerPoint-slides, publikumsinddragelse, sange og muligvis et spil.
Showet har været udsolgt i fire lande. Det har overrasket alle involverede, især færingerne.
David Valley har det seneste år rejst internationalt og forsøgt at overbevise publikum om, at Færøerne er mere end “de små øer nær Island med bådene, fårene og det dramatiske vejr.”
Nu kommer showet til Tobakken i Esbjerg, i landet som Færøerne er forbundet med på en måde, alle er enige om er helt enkel og slet ikke forvirrende.
Så læn dig tilbage, slap af, og gør dig klar til at lære alt om meget lidt: historien, kulturen, det komplicerede forhold til Danmark og én mands lettere desperate forsøg på at forklare Færøerne for omverdenen.
Bare rolig. Det er mere kedeligt, end det lyder.
Det eneste show om færøsk historie i hele verden.
Og uanset hvad du gør, så lad venligst være med at grine.
Tobakken, Esbjerg
19. oktober 2026
Showet er på engelsk • 60 minutter • 18+
Læs en anmeldelse her:
https://sourcreamanddill.ee/comedy/history-of-the-faroe-islands-please-dont-laugh-david-valley/
Mere om David Valley:
https://many.bio/DavidValley/
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Ever wondered about the history of the Faroe Islands?
No? Well, too bad. You’re going to hear about it anyway.
History of the Faroe Islands (Please Don’t Laugh) is a deeply serious exploration of the Faroese past, featuring no jokes whatsoever. Only facts you never asked for and will probably forget immediately afterwards. And that’s perfectly fine.
For once, we as a nation are trying to be taken seriously, and this show is part of that effort.
Faroese comedian David Valley guides the audience through Viking history, nationalism, Danish rule, sheep-related infrastructure and the unique experience of growing up in a country that Denmark technically shares a kingdom with, but still seems only vaguely aware exists.
Expect a thorough, 100% academic analysis grounded in historical records and contemporary research. Topics may include some Viking history stuff, some more recent history stuff, and occasional attempts to explain why the Faroe Islands have their own language, flag, football team and national identity while still somehow being part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
There will also be PowerPoint slides, audience interaction, songs and possibly a game.
The show has sold out in four countries. This has been surprising for everyone involved, especially the Faroese.
David Valley has spent the last year travelling internationally, trying to convince audiences that the Faroe Islands are more than “those small islands near Iceland with the boats, sheep and dramatic weather.”
Now the show comes to Tobakken in Esbjerg, in the country the Faroe Islands are connected to in a way everyone agrees is completely simple and not at all confusing.
So sit back, relax, and prepare to learn everything about very little: the history, the culture, the complicated relationship with Denmark, and one man’s slightly desperate attempt to explain the Faroe Islands to the outside world.
Don’t worry. It’s more boring than it sounds.
The only show about Faroese history in the whole world.
And whatever you do, please don’t laugh.
Tobakken, Esbjerg
19 October 2026
Performed in English • 60 minutes • 18+
Read a review here:
https://sourcreamanddill.ee/comedy/history-of-the-faroe-islands-please-dont-laugh-david-valley/
More about David Valley:
https://many.bio/DavidValley/
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