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 Taskmaster format 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. It is the second Taskmaster adaptation in the Americas, after the U.S. version. One difference from the original is that there are no tiebreaker tasks, so participants tied for first place all win the episode, and share the prize pot.
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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 | 3 (+1 special) |
| No. of episodes | 27 (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. A third season began broadcasting in fall 2024.
Cast
editContestants here are ordered by their surnames, rather than their seat placement (as done in other versions), as their seating order varies by episode.
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 |
| 3 | Virginie Fortin | Bianca Gervais | Alex Perron | Arnaud Soly | Richardson Zéphir |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2022)
editFilming 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)
editFilming 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)
editA 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 |
Season 3 (2024)
editProduction for a third season began by May 2024.[8][9] It premiered on Noovo on September 12, 2024.[10]
| No. | Title | Winner | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Soir de première" (Premier night) | Bianca Gervais | September 12, 2024 |
| 2 | "Danser comme Marcel" (Dance like Marcel) | Bianca Gervais & Virginie Fortin (tie) | September 19, 2024 |
| 3 | "Entre l'ombre et la lumière" (Between shadow and light) | Bianca Gervais | September 26, 2024 |
| 4 | "Méga le fun" (Mega fun) | Arnaud Soly | October 3, 2024 |
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.
- ^ Tellier, Flore (2024-05-23). "Les cinq nouveaux joueurs de « Maître du jeu » sont confirmés". Showbizz.net (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Harvey, Véronique (2024-08-16). Une 3e saison qui s'annonce hilarante pour «Le maître du jeu» (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-13 – via www.7jours.ca.