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Kummeli is the name of a Finnish comedy crew formed by Heikki Silvennoinen,
Timo Kahilainen and Heikki Hela from Tampere. They are also the heads of
Porkkana Ryhmä, the crew's production company. Other famous members have
included Olli Keskinen, better known for his on-screen persona Eero Kakko,
and Heikki Vihinen who replaced Keskinen in the mid-90s.
Kummeli appeared on television between 1991 and 1995. After a successful
three-part pilot aired they were given their own show on YLE's channel 2
with a completely new look. The Kummeli TV show was primarily composed of
sketches with insane characters, but would also feature musical guests as
the core crew of the team were actually musicians rather than professional
actors (with the exception of Hela, who, ironically, ended up behind the
camera for the early episodes of the show). Some episodes would also have a
running set of sketches that would reach a conclusion at the end of the
episode (s
