Le maître du jeu
GenreComedy, panel game
Created byAlex Horne
Directed by
  • Daniel Vigneault
  • Marc-Olivier Valiquette
Presented byLouis Morissette
StarringAntoine Vézina (assistant)
Theme music composerThe Horne Section
Country of originCanada
Original languageFrench
No. of series2 (+1 special)
No. of episodes26 (incl. 1 special)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Véronique Rivard
  • Marilou Bachir-Legault
Production locations
Running time44 minutes
Production companyKOTV
Original release
NetworkNoovo
Release15 September 2022 (2022-09-15) –
present
Related
Taskmaster (British TV series)

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.

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

Key

  •  *  Season champion
Season Cast
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

Season 1 (2022)

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.TitleWinnerOriginal air date
1"Tout le monde gagne" (Everyone wins)Ève CôtéSeptember 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)
2"Un pied de sel" (A foot of salt)Jo CormierSeptember 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
3"Raaaaaaaacule!" (Ruuuuuuuuuhverse)Mehdi BousaidanSeptember 29, 2022 (2022-09-29)
4"Toujours un plan B" (Always a plan B)Christine MorencyOctober 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
5"Soixante-douze essais" (Seventy-two tries)Ève CôtéOctober 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
6"Je suis un échec" (I am a failure)Christine MorencyOctober 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)
7"Hasta la vista!"Jo CormierOctober 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)
8"Todo recto" (Straight ahead)Ève CôtéNovember 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)
9"Le fils de Nicole" (Nicole's son)Ève Côté & Mehdi Bousaidan (tie)November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)
10"Christoeuf Coulant"Mehdi BousaidanNovember 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)
11"On touche, on skip!" (Touch it, skip it)Matthieu PepperNovember 24, 2022 (2022-11-24)
12"La grande finale" (The grand finale)Christine MorencyDecember 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)

Season 2 (2023)

Filming for season 2 had already begun by May.[5] In-studio tasks were filmed from July 30 to August 15.[6]

No.TitleWinnerOriginal air date
1"Attaque de baleine" (Whale attack)Phil RoySeptember 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)
2"Apitchou" (Achoo)Marie-Lyne JoncasSeptember 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)
3"L'équipe" (The team)Kevin RaphaëlSeptember 28, 2023 (2023-09-28)
4"OK Boomer"Marie-Lyne JoncasOctober 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)
5"Docteur Octopus" (Doctor Octopus)Marie-Lyne JoncasOctober 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)
6"Masketi"Phil RoyOctober 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)
7"Ich liebe dich"Mona de GrenobleOctober 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)
8"Le traître" (The Traitor)Phil RoyNovember 2, 2023 (2023-11-02)
9"Carpe diem"Mona de GrenobleNovember 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
10"La chandelle est morte" (The candle is dead)Tammy VergeNovember 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)
11"Une opportunité" (An opportunity)Mary-Lyne JoncasNovember 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
12"L’autre gravité"  (The other gravity)Mary-Lyne JoncasNovember 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
13"La grande finale" (The grand finale)Mary-Lyne Joncas & Mona de Grenoble (tie)December 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)

Holiday special (2023)

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.TitleWinnerOriginal air date
1"Édition des Fêtes 2023" (Holiday special)Virginie FortinDecember 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "«Le maître du jeu»: une émission qui a tout pour plaire" (in French). Journal de Montréal. September 13, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sur Noovo: une 2e saison pour le «Maître du jeu»" (in French). Journal de Montréal. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Un nouveau jeu télé animé par Louis Morissette" (in French). LaPresse. April 12, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Découvrez en photos la nouvelle émission humoristique Le maître du jeu" (in French). Showbizz.net. July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bonne nouvelle! Le maître du jeu de retour pour une 2e saison" (in French). Showbizz.net. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "LE MAîTRE DU JEU" (in French). Public Cible. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Le maître du jeu: Un spécial des Fêtes en bonne compagnie!" (in French). Hollywood PQ. November 17, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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