''Le Fric Show'' is a Canadian television series, which airs on

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. Hosted by

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, the series airs a

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mix of

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and entertainment segments. The series has some similarities to Labrèche's earlier ''

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''. The show first aired in 2006, and was renewed for a second season in 2007. In 2007, the show collaborated with Bande à part to produce and present "0.99$", a one-off single and video by the

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supergroup Vauvandalou.

CRTC complaint

On April 26, 2007, the program aired a report on the

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industry. Because the show airs at 7:30 p.m., before the traditional 9 p.m. watershed hour for airing adult content on Canadian television, a viewer complaint was subsequently filed with the

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. On October 23, the CRTC issued a decision finding that Radio-Canada had acted inappropriately by airing the show in a family-viewing timeslot.CRTC decision 2007-388
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''Le Fric Show''
2000s Canadian sketch comedy television series Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming Television shows filmed in Quebec 2006 Canadian television series debuts 2000s Canadian satirical television series {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub