Et Dieu créa Laflaque
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Et Dieu créa... Laflaque is a satirical
show on Quebec
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 Serge Chapleau
, he is broadcast on a weekly basis since 2004 by Télévision de Radio-Canada
. There are currently seven seasons. Its title translates to "and God created...Laflaque" in English.
, the program has aired weekly since 2004 on Radio-Canada.
. The program follows two storylines. The first involves Laflaque’s family life with his wife Georgette, his son Marcel and his Asian girlfriend (a recent addition to the cast), his insufferable father Pépère (another recent addition), 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 (recently replaced by a man who is part of numerous religions) , his producer Paulo, the lovely Sarah-Laurie Joly, and the puppet Ti-Bas (another new arrival).
Laflaque regularly welcomes 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
. Christopher Hall made regular appearances to deliver reports and ask ridiculous questions to people in the streets, but stopped appearing since the season 3 for an unexplained reason.
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
show on Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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 Serge Chapleau
Serge Chapleau
Serge Chapleau is a French-Canadian political cartoonist from the province of Québec.- Biography :...
, he is broadcast on a weekly basis since 2004 by Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
. There are currently seven seasons. Its title translates to "and God created...Laflaque" in English.
Description
Et Dieu créa... Laflaque is a program 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 Serge ChapleauSerge Chapleau
Serge Chapleau is a French-Canadian political cartoonist from the province of Québec.- Biography :...
, the program has aired weekly since 2004 on Radio-Canada.
Concept
Gérard D. Laflaque made his television debut in the early 1980s 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 Gérard D. LévesqueGérard D. Lévesque
Gérard D. Levesque was a long time Quebec politician and Cabinet minister who twice served as Acting Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Levesque was first elected to what is now called the Quebec National Assembly in the riding of Bonaventure in 1956 and sat in the legislature continuously until...
. The program follows two storylines. The first involves Laflaque’s family life with his wife Georgette, his son Marcel and his Asian girlfriend (a recent addition to the cast), his insufferable father Pépère (another recent addition), 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 (recently replaced by a man who is part of numerous religions) , his producer Paulo, the lovely Sarah-Laurie Joly, and the puppet Ti-Bas (another new arrival).
Laflaque regularly welcomes all kinds of guests, mostly caricatures of politicians including Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
, Jean Charest
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
, Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
, Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe is a Canadian politician, and proponent of the Québec sovereignty movement. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for almost 15 years. He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean...
, Jacques Parizeau
Jacques Parizeau
Jacques Parizeau, is an economist and noted Quebec sovereignist who was the 26th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from September 26, 1994 to January 29, 1996.-Early life and career:...
, André Boisclair
André Boisclair
André Boisclair is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and separatist party in Quebec....
, George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, Guy Bertrand, Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009...
, Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois is the current leader of the Parti Québécois in the province of Quebec, since June 27, 2007 and current Leader of the Official Opposition of the National Assembly of Quebec, representing the riding of Charlevoix...
, Stéphane Dion
Stéphane Dion
Stéphane Maurice Dion, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Saint-Laurent–Cartierville in Montreal since 1996. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons from 2006 to 2008...
, Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian author, academic and former politician. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011...
, Jack Layton
Jack Layton
John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC was a Canadian social democratic politician and the Leader of the Official Opposition. He was the leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on Toronto City Council, serving at times during that period as acting mayor and deputy mayor of...
, Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
, Régis Labeaume and Denis Coderre
Denis Coderre
Denis Coderre, PC, MP is a Canadian politician from Quebec, Canada. Coderre is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Bourassa.-Background:...
. Christopher Hall made regular appearances to deliver reports and ask ridiculous questions to people in the streets, but stopped appearing since the season 3 for an unexplained reason.