A parody video that mocks American skiers and plays on stereotypes about US tourists has gone viral on the internet , but not all viewers are finding it amusing . The profanity-laced comedy sketch by 26 Minutes , a news satire programme broadcast by Radio Television Suisse , follows ‘ Jeff Randl ’ , who travels to Switzerland to compete in Xtreme Verbier . With more than 300,000 views on YouTube since late March , some viewers said they were offended or didn ’ t find the humour in the show ’ s over-the-top depiction of Americans on the slopes in Switzerland . The comedy sketch follows 'Jeff Randl ' , who travels to 'Sweden ' to compete in Xtreme Verbier . Jeff , portrayed by one of the French-language show ’ s presenters , is a blonde , mop-haired snowboarder who tells the camera he has travelled from Lake Forest , California to ‘ Sweden ’ to compete in the freeriding event . The Bible-toting and pot-smoking character plays on the usual stereotypes about US tourists – from being loud and inconsiderate to arrogant and less worldly . Scenes show Jeff smoking a ‘ joint ’ while travelling up the mountain on a gondola , saying ‘ Excuse me , I ’ m American ’ as he pushes his way past other skiers or snowboarders , and barrelling down the slopes without care or caution . At one point , Jeff tells the camera : ‘ Sweden , I think that ’ s one of the 50 states of Europe or something . I don ’ t like it too much here , you don ’ t give a s*** what people are saying. ’ Jeff ( right ) offends others by being loud , jumping queues and smoking marijuana on a gondola . He later takes offence to a rainbow-coloured gondola , saying : ‘ Hey , this machine is gay . I don ’ t like it. ’ The end of the video shows Jeff being buried in an ‘ avalanche ’ and pulling his Bible out of his jacket . When he is hauled out of the snow by a rescue team , he believes he is saved by God and shouts : ‘ I ’ m American , and God bless America. ’ The video has received mixed reviews on YouTube , although the majority of comments appear to be from those who found humour in the satire . The snowboarder takes offence to a rainbow-coloured gondola at the Swiss ski resort of Verbier . Of the negative reviews , one viewer wrote : ‘ Kind of offended by this , definitely not entertained . Pretty poorly thought out satire. ’ Another said : ‘ Still trying to find the funny in this. ’ Of those who found it funny , one viewer said : ‘ I ’ m an American… and I freaking love this ’ . Another wrote : ‘ Got ta love the Bible toting Californian surfer dude who snowboards… All it needed was for him to eat a Big Mac. ’ Jeff holds his Bible after he was 'buried ' in an avalanche and pulled from the snow by rescuers . Comedian Vincent Kucholl , who played the role of Jeff , told Swiss newspaper Le Matin that he has enjoyed seeing the response from Americans , and he rejected suggestions that the sketch was racist . He said : ‘ It ’ s funny that they are reacting ... but we did nothing wrong . This was for people here , not in America. ’ He told the newspaper that viewers ' reactions suggests that Americans have less self-deprecating humour than the Swiss .
Comedy sketch mocked US skiers at the Swiss mountain resort of Europe . It portrays a boorish , pot-smoking snowboarder named Jeff Randl . Plays on stereotypes that American tourists are rude and less worldly . Clip was produced for a news satire programme on a Swiss TV station . It has been viewed more than 300,000 times on YouTube .