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Television in France

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 sketch comedy

Sketch comedy

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 show starring Judith Siboni and Olivia Côte. Season 1 was produced by David Lanzmann, seasons 2, 3 and 4 were produced by Christian Merret Palmair. It was originally shown on M6, before being adapted and broadcast abroad on numerous different channels. In France each of the 400+ sketches is considered an episode

Episode

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, and in the UK between ten and twenty sketches are cut together to make one 30 minute long episode.

Comedy

Written and starring Judith Siboni and Olivia Côte, the pair play various female figures in French society, portraying figures from different socio-cultural backgrounds - preppy mother, bachelorette

Bachelorette

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, nymphomaniac lawyer, stressed office worker, consumer think tank - usually urban, aged between 25 and 35. These women are portrayed in ordinary situations that quickly turn absurd and comical. The show's website writes that "the series shows the paradox of modern women in undermining the image of the sexy, romantic and perfect."

After the show found success, French celebrities began to make cameo appearances in the show, including Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent is a French actress, director, singer and writer. She is best known to international audiences for her role as Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for which she won Best Actress from the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics...

, Alexandre Astier

Alexandre Astier

Alexandre Astier is a French writer, director, editor and actor.He is most known as the writer, editor, director and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur....

, Miou-Miou

Miou-Miou

Miou-Miou is a French actress. In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Radu Mihăileanu, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.-Career:She was born...

, and Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard

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International broadcasters

The series was broadcast on M6 in 2007 and rebroadcast on Swiss Television channel from 2009.

The series was adapted by HBO Central Europe

HBO Central Europe

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 and sold abroad. It has been broadcast in more than 25 countries, including: Switzerland

Switzerland

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, Spain

Spain

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 (Vosotras las mujeres), Canada

Canada

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, Finland

Finland

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, Japan

Japan

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, Russia

Russia

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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, Poland

Poland

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, Hungary

Hungary

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 (Nők!), Romania

Romania

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, Slovenia

Slovenia

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, Croatia

Croatia

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, Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

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, Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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, and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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. In the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, WOMEN! was broadcast on BBC Two

BBC Two

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, starting 20 October 2011.