Le maître du jeu ("The Master of Games") is a French language Canadian comedy panel game show, first broadcast on Noovo in 2022. Based on the UK series Taskmaster created by comedian Alex Horne, it features a group of five comedians attempting to complete a series of challenges, judged by the "Maître du jeu" (the taskmaster), Louis Morissette, with the help of his assistant, Antoine Vézina.
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| Genre | Comedy, panel game |
| Created by | Alex Horne |
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| Presented by | Louis Morissette |
| Starring | Antoine Vézina (assistant) |
| Theme music composer | The Horne Section |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| No. of series | 2 (+1 special) |
| No. of episodes | 26 (incl. 1 special) |
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| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company | KOTV |
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| Network | Noovo |
| Release | 15 September 2022 – present |
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| Taskmaster (British TV series) | |
The show is produced by KOTV, Morissette's production company,[2] in collaboration with Bell Media.[1] It is distributed by Avalon TV.[3] The first season was broadcast in Fall 2022, while the second was broadcast in Fall 2023.
Cast edit
Key
- * Season champion
| Season | Cast | ||||
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| 1 | Mehdi Bousaidan | Jo Cormier | Ève Côté * | Christine Morency | Matthieu Pepper |
| 2 | Marie-Lyne Joncas | Mona de Grenoble * | Kevin Raphaël | Phil Roy | Tammy Verge |
| HS | Mélissa Bédard | Patrice Bélanger | Virginie Fortin * | Pier-Luc Funk | Pierre Hébert |
Episodes edit
Season 1 (2022) edit
Filming took place in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec in the early summer of 2022, with the in-studio tasks filmed from July 31 to August 8.[4]
| No. | Title | Winner | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Tout le monde gagne" (Everyone wins) | Ève Côté | September 15, 2022 |
| 2 | "Un pied de sel" (A foot of salt) | Jo Cormier | September 22, 2022 |
| 3 | "Raaaaaaaacule!" (Ruuuuuuuuuhverse) | Mehdi Bousaidan | September 29, 2022 |
| 4 | "Toujours un plan B" (Always a plan B) | Christine Morency | October 6, 2022 |
| 5 | "Soixante-douze essais" (Seventy-two tries) | Ève Côté | October 13, 2022 |
| 6 | "Je suis un échec" (I am a failure) | Christine Morency | October 20, 2022 |
| 7 | "Hasta la vista!" | Jo Cormier | October 27, 2022 |
| 8 | "Todo recto" (Straight ahead) | Ève Côté | November 3, 2022 |
| 9 | "Le fils de Nicole" (Nicole's son) | Ève Côté & Mehdi Bousaidan (tie) | November 10, 2022 |
| 10 | "Christoeuf Coulant" | Mehdi Bousaidan | November 17, 2022 |
| 11 | "On touche, on skip!" (Touch it, skip it) | Matthieu Pepper | November 24, 2022 |
| 12 | "La grande finale" (The grand finale) | Christine Morency | December 1, 2022 |
Season 2 (2023) edit
Filming for season 2 had already begun by May.[5] In-studio tasks were filmed from July 30 to August 15.[6]
| No. | Title | Winner | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Attaque de baleine" (Whale attack) | Phil Roy | September 14, 2023 |
| 2 | "Apitchou" (Achoo) | Marie-Lyne Joncas | September 21, 2023 |
| 3 | "L'équipe" (The team) | Kevin Raphaël | September 28, 2023 |
| 4 | "OK Boomer" | Marie-Lyne Joncas | October 5, 2023 |
| 5 | "Docteur Octopus" (Doctor Octopus) | Marie-Lyne Joncas | October 12, 2023 |
| 6 | "Masketi" | Phil Roy | October 19, 2023 |
| 7 | "Ich liebe dich" | Mona de Grenoble | October 26, 2023 |
| 8 | "Le traître" (The Traitor) | Phil Roy | November 2, 2023 |
| 9 | "Carpe diem" | Mona de Grenoble | November 9, 2023 |
| 10 | "La chandelle est morte" (The candle is dead) | Tammy Verge | November 16, 2023 |
| 11 | "Une opportunité" (An opportunity) | Mary-Lyne Joncas | November 23, 2023 |
| 12 | "L’autre gravité" (The other gravity) | Mary-Lyne Joncas | November 30, 2023 |
| 13 | "La grande finale" (The grand finale) | Mary-Lyne Joncas & Mona de Grenoble (tie) | December 7, 2023 |
Holiday special (2023) edit
A one episode holiday special aired on December 14, 2023 with contestants Pierre Hébert, Mélissa Bédard, Patrice Bélanger, Virginie Fortin, and Pier-Luc Funk.[7]
| No. | Title | Winner | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Édition des Fêtes 2023" (Holiday special) | Virginie Fortin | December 15, 2023 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "«Le maître du jeu»: une émission qui a tout pour plaire" (in French). Journal de Montréal. September 13, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Sur Noovo: une 2e saison pour le «Maître du jeu»" (in French). Journal de Montréal. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Un nouveau jeu télé animé par Louis Morissette" (in French). LaPresse. April 12, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Découvrez en photos la nouvelle émission humoristique Le maître du jeu" (in French). Showbizz.net. July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Bonne nouvelle! Le maître du jeu de retour pour une 2e saison" (in French). Showbizz.net. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "LE MAîTRE DU JEU" (in French). Public Cible. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Le maître du jeu: Un spécial des Fêtes en bonne compagnie!" (in French). Hollywood PQ. November 17, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.