On n'est pas couché

French late-night television programme (2006–2020)
Laurent Ruquier (host)
Opening themeIn The Shadows by The RasmusCountry of originFranceOriginal languageFrenchNo. of seasons14No. of episodes519ProductionProducersLaurent Ruquier
Catherine BarmaRunning time190 minOriginal releaseNetworkFrance 2Release16 September 2006 (2006-09-16) –
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04)

On n'est pas couché was a French talk show broadcast on France 2 on Saturdays at 11 p.m. and hosted by Laurent Ruquier. It was produced by Ruquier and Catherine Barma. It first aired on 16 September 2006; after fourteen seasons, it ended on the 4 July 2020. Ruquier was assisted by two columnists: notable personalities have starred on the show, including Éric Zemmour, Éric Naulleau, Natacha Polony and Yann Moix. Secondary columnists were also sometimes present, including humourists Jonathan Lambert and Nicolas Bedos.[1]

Content

The show ran for about 190 minutes with no publicity breaks. Ruquier started by a monologue that lasted for about 20 minutes; he presented the past week's news with humour. He also presented some of the week's best cartoons before turning to his columnists for comments. The five guests (mainly actors, singers, writers) then talked about their projects and interacted with the columnists. A personality (often a politician, philosopher, union leader) was then interviewed by Ruquier and his columnists for about an hour.

Columnists

  • Michel Polac
    Michel Polac
  • Éric Zemmour
    Éric Zemmour
  • Éric Naulleau
    Éric Naulleau
  • Audrey Pulvar
    Audrey Pulvar
Columnists per season
1
(2006–2007)
2
(2007–2008)
3
(2008–2009)
4
(2009–2010)
5
(2010–2011)
6
(2011–2012)
7
(2012–2013)
8
(2013–2014)
9
(2014–2015)
10
(2015–2016)
11
(2016–2017)
12
(2017–2018)
13
(2018–2019)
Main
Éric Zemmour Natacha Polony Léa Salamé Vanessa Burggraf Christine Angot
Michel Polac Éric Naulleau Audrey Pulvar Aymeric Caron Yann Moix Charles Consigny
Secondary
Jonathan Lambert Arnaud Tsamere Jonathan Lambert Nicolas Bedos Marc-Antoine Le Bret Fary Claire Chazal
Jean-Luc Lemoine Michaël Gregorio Les Lascars gays Jérémy Ferrari Donel Jack'sman Bérengère Krief
Florence Foresti Axelle Laffont Ghislaine Ottenheimer Edwy Plenel Florian Gazan
Mustapha El Atrassi Christophe Alévêque

References

  1. ^ "Quatorze ans après ses débuts, clap de fin pour « On n’est pas couché »", Le Monde (in French), 4 July 2020.