Exclusive novelty alert, red mermaid emoji and all. Télé-Québec is finalizing negotiations with actor Pier-Luc Funk to animate a major “diversity happening,” well-informed moles tell me.
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At the beginning of the school year in September, Pier-Luc Funk therefore welcomes artists to his home in an ambience reminiscent of a real house, for lively discussions, a small cocktail and humorous or musical performances. And no, it won’t be Thierry Ardisson at 93, Faubourg Saint-Honoré or a clone of La tour à TVA.
This secret project will look like Pier-Luc Funk, 28, who was very involved in its creation. Several titles were proposed for the show, including Soir de Funk, but this was dropped. But it sounded good.
Drawing from K-Maro’s vast repertoire, I humbly offer “Give Me Your Good Old Funk”, an excerpt from the mega-hit Woman Like U. You’re welcome, my pleasure.
The time slot for this novelty, produced by France Beaudoin and her company Pamplemousse Media, is not officially set, but everything points to Saturday evening. “It’s definitely a weekend show,” says a source involved in the show’s development.
Télé-Québec confirms that “talks are going smoothly to have Pier-Luc Funk soon at Télé-Québec”, although no contract has yet been initialed. Pier-Luc Funk’s agent Maxime Vanasse and producer France Beaudoin did not comment on the news on Wednesday.
According to my information, Pier-Luc Funk has been reluctant to accept a new animation contract. The experience of sans rancune at TVA, which he heated up with Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc and Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais, cooled him down. With reason. The show, which tested audiences’ prejudices, didn’t stick to his skin, the straitjacket was stiff and despite all the talent on set, Sans Rancune never lifted. It was indeed a catch-all show, with three co-hosts grafted onto it in a disorganized manner.
At Télé-Québec, Pier-Luc Funk would fill the niche of Marc Labrèche’s This Year, crossing at Noovo, where his new talk show I’m coming to you, also directed by France Beaudoin (she’s in the juice!). starts on April 11 at 8 p.m.
I come to you plays twice a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, throughout spring. In front of an audience and with the house orchestra, Marc Labrèche dances between interviews, parodies, sketches and musical performances.
A team of young associates will surround him in the studio. According to my information, several camera tests were carried out in October with comedian David Beaucage, comedian Nicolas Michon, colleague Dominic Tardif, actress Shelby Jean-Baptiste and comedians Preach and Mathieu Pepper. Of course, not all were accepted. The official list of Marc Labrèche’s regular teammates will be released on Monday.
As for the culture magazine That year, Télé-Québec will air the last original episode after five seasons on Saturday April 1st at 8pm.
A lost, unexpected bracelet
The week of Grand Finals on Quebec TV continued on Tuesday night with the conclusion of Season 2 of The Bracelets Rouges on TVA, which lost one of its founding members and not what we had in mind.
Be careful, the whistleblower alarm here emits very loud beeps, like those of a defibrillator. Clear!
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Two of our favorite bracelets flirted with death in the Season 2 finale.
Here’s how two of our favorite bracelets flirt with death. Athlete Justin (Antoine L’Écuyer) underwent a major six-hour operation and his comrade Félix (Anthony Therrien, the best of the cast) agreed to lay on the table as part of an extremely delicate procedure.
In front of our screens we imagined dramatic complications for Justin or Antoine. But no. It was Flavie (Audrey Roger) who joined her friend Kim (Léanne Désilets) who died dramatically in the first season.
Flavie suffered from a serious eating disorder and stole morphine from her boyfriend’s pharmacy. Her heart stopped beating and resuscitation methods did not work. It was Flavie whom Felix saw buried in his foreboding.
It’s even more heartbreaking considering Justin did everything possible to wait for Flavie before entering the operating room.
If Flavie and Justin had talked to each other before the operation, the vial of morphine would probably never have been opened.
On a positive note, little Albert (Malick Babin) was released from the hospital after a long coma. And comedian Kevin (Étienne Galloy) has been reunited with his grandfather (Marcel Leboeuf).
I did not like this second chapter of Les Bracelets rouges, which took time to revive the solidarity and mutual aid of the bracelets. However, recent episodes have reinvigorated that glowing spirit that illuminates the soap opera’s darker moments. The character of Margot (Margot Blondin) was a nice addition to the cast.
Red Bracelets Season 3 will begin filming next summer and is expected to air in the winter of 2024. The original Catalan format, Polseres Vermelles, from which the TVA show descends, only lasted three years, meaning Les Bracelets Rouges is in its final round. Unless TVA finds a miracle cure to keep this series alive longer.