Misplaced Pages

Et Dieu créa... Laflaque: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 22:35, 20 February 2008 editImageRemovalBot (talk | contribs)Bots352,917 edits Removing deleted image← Previous edit Latest revision as of 02:25, 13 April 2024 edit undoLadybugStardust (talk | contribs)534 editsNo edit summary 
(84 intermediate revisions by 45 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{italic title}}
'''''Et Dieu créa Laflaque''''' is a ] show on ] television that comments on current events by the favour of the show's main character, Gérard D. Laflaque, a stereotypical, family father and an announcer. Created by the cartoonist ], he is broadcasted on a weekly basis since 2004 by ].<!--]-->
'''''Et Dieu créa... Laflaque''''' (later '''''Ici Laflaque''''') was a ] show on ] television that commented on current events through its main character, Gérard D. Laflaque, a stereotypical family father. According to ], the show characterized a major source of ] for the younger generation. Created by the cartoonist ], it was broadcast on a weekly basis between 2004 and 2019 by ]. Its original title translates to "And God Created... Laflaque" (a satirical reference to the Brigitte Bardot film '']''), and its renamed title of ''Ici Laflaque'' ("This Is Laflaque") is a play on the classic announcement "Ici Radio-Canada."

== Description ==

'''''Et Dieu créa... Laflaque!''''' is a biting Quebec TV show that takes a stand on current affairs via its main character, typical family man and cheeky news anchor Gérard D. Laflaque. The brainchild of Montreal-based political cartoonist ], the program has aired weekly since 2004 on Télévision de Radio-Canada.


== Concept == == Concept ==
⚫ Gérard D. Laflaque made his television debut in the early 1980s as a latex puppet, but was eventually created using ] animation. His name was inspired by former minister and acting leader of the Quebec Liberal Party ]. The program follows two storylines. The first involves Laflaque's family life with his wife Georgette, his son Marcel and Marcel's Asian girlfriend Laurence, his insufferable father Pépère, his dog Tarzan and his next-door neighbour, a gay inventor named Edmond. A caricature of reporter Louise Cousineau joined the cast as a recurring character who owns a corner store. As part of the second storyline, Laflaque picked apart the news of the day with no holds barred on a current-affairs show accompanied by his cameramen Roger and Henri (later replaced by a man who is part of numerous religions), his producer Paulo, the lovely Sarah-Laurie Joly and the puppet Ti-Bas. A later arrival was a caricature of intellectual Denise Bombardier.


⚫ Laflaque regularly welcomed all kinds of guests, mostly caricatures of politicians including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Journalist Christopher Hall made regular appearances to deliver reports and ask ridiculous questions to people in the streets until the end of Season 3.
Gérard D. Laflaque made his television debut in the early eighties as a latex puppet. Nowadays, like the show’s other characters, he is created using CGI animation. His name was inspired by former minister and acting leader of the Quebec Liberal Party ].
⚫ The program follows two storylines. The first involves Laflaque’s family life with his wife Georgette, his son Marcel and his Asian girlfriend, his insufferable father Pépère (a recent addition to the cast), his dog Tarzan, and his next-door neighbour, an inventor named Edmond. A caricature of reporter Louise Cousineau recently joined the cast as a recurring character who owns a corner store. As part of the second storyline, we watch Laflaque pick apart the news of the day with no holds barred on a current affairs show accompanied by his cameramen Roger and Henri, his producer Paulo, the lovely Sarah-Laurie Joly, and the puppet Ti-Bas (another new arrival). <!-- Deleted image removed: ] -->
⚫ Laflaque regularly welcomes all kinds of guests, mostly caricatures of politicians such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. In seasons one and two, Christopher Hall also makes regular appearances to deliver reports and ask ridiculous questions to people in the streets.
<!--
== Photo Gallery ==


Sometimes, segments unrelated to the news appeared in the "current affairs" part of the show, such as a cooking segment, the "Petit Laflaque Illustre," which explains an everyday object in a ridiculous way and "Stade Trek," a ] parody featuring the former political leaders cruising around the galaxy in ]'s ].
<gallery>
Image:Jean_Charest.jpg|Jean Charest Animated
Image:Paul_Martin1.jpg|Paul Martin Animated
Image:Stephen_Harper1.jpg|Stephen Harper Animated
Image:Andre_Boisclair.jpg|Andre Boisclair Animated
Image:Guy_Betrand1.jpg|Guy Bertrand Animated
Image:Gerald_Tremblay.jpg|Gerald Tremblay Animated
Image:Gilles_Duceppe1.jpg|Giles Duceppe Animated
Image:George_W._Bush1.jpg|George W. Bush Animated
</gallery>
-->


== External links == == External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0456214}}
*
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513131826/http://laflaque.com/ |date=2010-05-13 }}
* *


] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]

Latest revision as of 02:25, 13 April 2024

Et Dieu créa... Laflaque (later Ici Laflaque) was a satirical show on Quebec television that commented on current events through its main character, Gérard D. Laflaque, a stereotypical family father. According to Stéphan Bureau, the show characterized a major source of vicarious embarrassment for the younger generation. Created by the cartoonist Serge Chapleau, it was broadcast on a weekly basis between 2004 and 2019 by Télévision de Radio-Canada. Its original title translates to "And God Created... Laflaque" (a satirical reference to the Brigitte Bardot film Et Dieu créa... la femme), and its renamed title of Ici Laflaque ("This Is Laflaque") is a play on the classic announcement "Ici Radio-Canada."

Concept

Gérard D. Laflaque made his television debut in the early 1980s as a latex puppet, but was eventually created using CGI animation. His name was inspired by former minister and acting leader of the Quebec Liberal Party Gérard D. Levesque. The program follows two storylines. The first involves Laflaque's family life with his wife Georgette, his son Marcel and Marcel's Asian girlfriend Laurence, his insufferable father Pépère, his dog Tarzan and his next-door neighbour, a gay inventor named Edmond. A caricature of reporter Louise Cousineau joined the cast as a recurring character who owns a corner store. As part of the second storyline, Laflaque picked apart the news of the day with no holds barred on a current-affairs show accompanied by his cameramen Roger and Henri (later replaced by a man who is part of numerous religions), his producer Paulo, the lovely Sarah-Laurie Joly and the puppet Ti-Bas. A later arrival was a caricature of intellectual Denise Bombardier.

Laflaque regularly welcomed all kinds of guests, mostly caricatures of politicians including Paul Martin, Jean Charest, Stephen Harper, Gilles Duceppe, Jacques Parizeau, André Boisclair, George W. Bush, Guy Bertrand, Mario Dumont, Pauline Marois, Stéphane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton, Nicolas Sarkozy, Régis Labeaume and Denis Coderre. Journalist Christopher Hall made regular appearances to deliver reports and ask ridiculous questions to people in the streets until the end of Season 3.

Sometimes, segments unrelated to the news appeared in the "current affairs" part of the show, such as a cooking segment, the "Petit Laflaque Illustre," which explains an everyday object in a ridiculous way and "Stade Trek," a Star Trek parody featuring the former political leaders cruising around the galaxy in Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

External links

Categories: