''Le Grand Blond avec un show sournois'' (the title a pastiche of the title of the film ''
Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire
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'') was a
Québécois late night comedy television show presented by
Marc Labrèche
Marc Labrèche (born November 20, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor, comedian and host.
Background
The son of Quebec comedian Gaetan Labrèche, Marc Labrèche had an interest in stage acting from his childhood. His career began in ...
, shown from
2000
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to
2003
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(3 seasons) on
TVA
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.
It was from this talk show that the idea of the show ''
Le Cœur a ses raisons'', a
parody
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of American
soaps
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Education
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, was born.
The show was produced by
Dominique Chaloult for the production company
Zone 3.
See also
*''
La Fin du monde est à 7 heures
''La Fin du monde est à 7 heures'' ("The end of the world is at 7 o'clock") was a Quebec television comedy series, which aired on TQS from 1997 to 2000."Labreche is the name; playing host is the plan". '' The Gazette'', March 6, 2000. The show was ...
''
External links
*
Archive of TVA*
TVA (Canadian TV network) original programming
2001 Canadian television series debuts
2003 Canadian television series endings
2000s Canadian satirical television series
Canadian late-night television programming
Television shows filmed in Montreal
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