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The News Puppets

The News Puppets

19888.030 Seasons1603 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A parody of a newscast, the show is a caricature of the political world, the media, personalities or more generally of French society and the current world.

NetworksCanal+Be tv

Top Cast

Yves Lecoq

Yves Lecoq

Various characters (voice)

Daniel Herzog

Daniel Herzog

Various characters (voice)

Cyril Valade

Cyril Valade

Various characters (puppeteer)

B

Boris Scheigam

Various characters (puppeteer)

Themes & Keywords

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About The News Puppets

The News Puppets is a news, comedy, talk, reality series that first aired in 1988 exploring themes of politics, satire, parody, political satire, news, satirical. it stars Yves Lecoq, Daniel Herzog, Cyril Valade. A parody of a newscast, the show is a caricature of the political world, the media, personalities or more generally of French society and the current world.

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