- Alivaltiosihteeri
Alivaltiosihteeri ("Undersecretary of State") is Finnish comedy group currently consisting of
Simo Frangén ,Pasi Heikura andJyrki Liikka . It started as band in mid-1980s but has since made both weekly radio show Alivaltiosihteeri and a few TV shows. Books based on the radio shows have also been published.Band
A band formed in mid-1980s in
Tampere ,Finland , consisting of four members: bassistSimo Frangén , lead guitaristPasi Heikura , drummerJyrki Liikka and singerSatu Kurvinen , who was later replaced byMatti Toivonen . Band was active from 1985 to the mid-1990s, but since then has concentrated on comic radio shows, books and even TV shows.Radio program
Since 1990 the first three members of the group have made weekly hour-long radio shows for the Finnish national broadcasting company
Yleisradio ("Alivaltiosihteeri - Suomen virallinen ohjelma", strictly translated "Alivaltiosihteeri - the official program of Finland"). The humour used in the shows is based on playing on words and the style is dry and official throughout, no matter what the subject is (deadpan ). Every week two newpalindrome s are released, read both forwards and backwards. One of the songs played during program is always chosen from the albums byNeil Young (in the early 1990sAC/DC was used).External links
* [http://lotta.yle.fi/ijulkaisu.nsf/sivut/alivaltiosihteeri Alivaltiosihteeri] on Yle Radio Suomi
* [http://www.hiljaiset.sci.fi/bands/avs_e.htm Alivaltiosihteeri (in English)]
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