''Service après-vente des émissions'', also known as ''SAV des émissions'', is a French short comedy television series hosted by the comic duo Omar and Fred (

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider recognition for his role in the ...

and

Fred Testot Frédéric Giacomo Testo (, ; born 20 February 1977), known as Fred Testot (), is a French actor, comedian and filmmaker. Since rising to prominence in the 2000s as he collaborated extensively with Omar Sy on the '' Service après-vente des émi ...

) from 2005 to 2012 on Canal+. The show was a segment of '' Le Grand Journal'', a news show then-hosted by

Michel Denisot Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
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. Each episode was rebroadcast the following morning on

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The series

* The ''SAV des émissions'' is a receiving calling center. The basic concept is to comment on the news in a succession of short scenes. Over the years, the series also gained a number of recurring characters, interpreted by either Omar or Fred. Instead of commenting on the news, each of these usually has their own

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and catchphrases. * Each gag begins with Omar or Fred picking up the phone and saying ''"Service après-vente, bonjour !"''. The other plays a character calling the SAV to ask a question. * The series often uses

surreal humor Surreal humour (also called surreal comedy, absurdist humour, or absurdist comedy) is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, thus producing events and behaviors that are obviously illogical. Portrayals of s ...

, either with the costumes or the dialogue. * At first, the SAV was a segment in ''20h10 pétantes'', a program hosted by Stéphane Bern from 2005 until 2006.History of the SAV
''infos-tele.fr''. From 2006, the SAV was included daily in Le Grand Journal of

Michel Denisot Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
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except on football nights.

References

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