TV series

The News Puppets

1988–2016 · 30 seasons

Puppet caricatures deliver rapid-fire news satire, funny and sharp but demanding familiarity with French politics.

Overview: A parody of a newscast, the show is a caricature of the political world, the media, personalities or more generally of French society and the current world.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, absurd and light. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Politics, media, power, corruption
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
media
power
corruption
celebrity
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild