Thierry Ardisson: his "monumental soaps" passed after the indelicacy of a famous actor: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

Inviting celebrities to a TV set is quite a story. In addition to having to adjust to their often busy schedules, show programmers have to deal with … their celebrity whims. Thus, until their arrival in the studios, the stress is at its height. A profession under high tension in which the magazine was interested Marianne, in its March 11, 2021 issue. For this one, programmer Claudie Jacquie spoke behind the scenes of his profession without which the broadcasts would have a hard time doing. "It's a job that can be frustrating. We do all the work upstream and we never have the final word or the recognition of our investment. We must remain humble … Nevertheless, the young people who work with me have understood that 'we were the engine of the news channel machine ", she explained to our colleagues.

Her biggest nightmare, therefore, is the cancellation of a guest at the last moment. "Until he gets to the studio, the stress rises even if we have alternatives: a call to one of our in-house experts or a friend and the incident is resolved ", she said. An anguish that has not escaped the one who is "considered the oldest and most influential in the profession", Jacques Sanchez. With more than thirty years of programming on the clock, the ex-companion of Laurent Ruquier has had to face the vagaries of his profession more than once. "The fear of the empty chair, I know. It happened two or three times in the morning on Guillaume's show ", he unveiled, referring to Guillaume Durand's show on Classic Radio.

When Thierry Ardisson addressed "to an empty chair" during a show

If the hosts try to adapt to these setbacks as best they can, there is one who is not shy about voicing his annoyance. So, Jacques Sanchez remembered the “Monumental soaps” passed by Thierry Ardisson, especially this time when the rapper and comedian JoeyStarr crashed at the last moment. To avoid the tragedy, the programmer tried everything until he went to his home: "Except being downstairs doesn't make any difference. He wasn't answering the phone". As our colleagues recalled, Audrey Crespo-Mara's companion then took revenge in his own way. "Ardisson played the show addressing an empty chair and to mock his lack of seriousness ", can we read in the magazine. A real failure for Jacques Sanchez who will not soon forget this moment on television.

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