“We will lose the idiots very very quickly, but the people who have second degree will remain,” prophesies Philippe Caverivière. This Thursday morning, the comedian presented to the press the outlines of “En Bande Organise”, which he will co-host with Alex Vizorek soon on France 2. For forty minutes, every week (the broadcast slot has not yet been made official but it is rumored that the program will take place in the afternoon on the weekend), and in the presence of one or two guests, they will bounce back on current events with their sarcastic prism. They will be joined by emerging comedy talents, including Lilia Benchabane and Julien Santini, to give full meaning to the title borrowed from the hit by the collective 13’Organisé.
The faithful of the radio and TV chronicles of Philippe Caverivière, who officiates on RTL and in What an era!, and Alex Vizorek, who joined RTL after leaving France Inter, will not be out of place. Excerpts from a pilot episode were shown to journalists. Recorded before the summer break, the duo could be seen joking about the submarine drama Titan or on Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed coup d’état. “The people who stop us in the street are nostalgic for a certain freedom of tone,” said Philippe Caverivière at a press conference. Generations have laughed with Desproges or Coluche, who went very far. »
“If you’re not funny on a touchy subject, it’s double punishment”
“The more complicated the subject, the more work it needs to be done,” continued Alex Vizorek. If you’re not funny about something touchy, it’s a double punishment. » The fact that the show is recorded, the day before each broadcast, at the Gabriel studio, ensures a safety net in the event of a failure on a serious theme.
Arthur, who produces “In Organized Band”, is convinced that today there is “a need for this humor”. Also, he sees the program “establishing itself over time”. Alexandra Redde-Amiel, the director of entertainment and games at France Télévisions, does not provide any audience targets. “We want to move the lines,” she says, specifying that “daring implies a risk but that the risk is measured here” given the popularity of the humor of the two presenters.
If, in the view of the pilot, certain codes seemed to correspond to those of the late shows American, the producer assures that the final version will have nothing to do with these cult shows across the Atlantic. “The adaptations of late shows did not work in France because these programs are too square, there is nothing that goes beyond”, analyzes Alex Vizorek, who adds that “En Bande Organise” will be closer to “Grand cactus”, flagship program of RTBF. There will be, we are promised, the spontaneity of this Belgian reference coupled with the “French spirit”.