Louis Morissette, Patsy Gallant, Patrick Huard and the cast of “Chambres en ville” made surprise appearances at the on Sunday evening Bye.
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Director Simon-Olivier Fecteau and his troupe have left plenty of room for cameos this year to support the core cast of Guylaine Tremblay, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Pierre-Yves Roy Desmarais and Claude Legault.
The conductor of “Bye Bye” from 2008 to 2013, Louis Morissette, returned on December 31st in the guise of Martin Matte for a – successful – pastiche of the talk show “Matin Matte en direct” with the title “for the profit of”. Year in review The reason for this is that Martin Matte is in distress.
Louis Morissette as Martin Matte in “Bye Bye 2023”. Photo provided by ICI Télé
Francis Reddy, Patricia Paquin, Anne Dorval, Gilbert Lachance, Gregory Charles and Vincent Graton returned to Louise DesChâtelets' boarding house 30 years later in the revival of the television series Chambres en ville. This sketch was particularly concerned with “renovations”, the housing shortage and the gradual increase in mortgage interest rates.
Gregory Charles, Gilbert Lachance, Patricia Paquin, Louise DesChâtelets, Francis Reddy and Anne Dorval in “Bye Bye 2023”. Photo provided by ICI Télé
Francis Reddy and Anne Dorval in Bye Bye 2023, reprising their roles as Pete and Lola in Chambres en ville. Photo provided by ICI Télé
Arnaud Soly, Julien Corriveau and singer Patsy Gallant performed a musical number on REM alongside Pierre-Yves Roy Desmarais, while Michel Barrette was treated to a more modern rendition of his anthem Le temps of a turkey, featuring Coco Béliveau, Xavier Watso and Simon Boulerice .
Pierre-Yves Roy Desmarais, Arnaud Soly and Julien Corriveau in “Bye Bye 2023”. Photo provided by ICI Télé
During this annual review there was also the spontaneous visit of the twins from the Plan B agency – who are actually just one man – Dominic Paquet, Pierre Brassard, Catherine Chabot as Sophie Grégoire and Simon Olivier Fecteau as Justin Trudeau.
One of the final pastiches of the evening featured Patrick Huard as Bernard Drainville, as well as Élise Guilbault, Rémy Girard, James Hyndman and Mario Pelchat.
Patrick Huard as Bernard Drainville in Bye Bye 2023. Photo provided by ICI Télé
Bye Bye 2023 will be presented again on ICI Télé on January 1st at 9 p.m.