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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