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Le Petit Journal

2011–2016 · 10 seasons

A brisk, cheeky news roundup that turns daily headlines into playful, ironic segments you can dip into without much effort.

Created by
Yann Barthès
Genres
News
Starring
Salhia Brakhlia, Romain Hary, Camille Crosnier
Overview
Le Petit Journal is a French TV show broadcast that airs every weekday on Canal+, hosted by journalist Yann Barthès since its beginning in 2004. It was a part of the TV show Le Grand Journal until 2011, when it became independent. Le Petit Journal presents the news in an offset and funny way.

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Created by
Yann Barthès
Genres
News
Starring
Salhia Brakhlia, Romain Hary, Camille Crosnier
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • politics
  • celebrity
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
news
Created by
Yann Barthès
Starring
Salhia Brakhlia, Romain Hary, Camille Crosnier, Sandrine Calvayrac, Yann Barthès, Cyrille Eldin, Eric Metzger, Quentin Margot
Length
10 seasons, 6 episodes, 20 min each
Network
Canal+
Country
France
Languages
French

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