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26 minutes (26’) was a weekly French-language Swiss television comedy program starring Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon. It was aired between 2015 and 2017[1] on RTS Un, succeeding their daily radio program 120 secondes (120’’) from 2011 to 2014 on Couleur 3 (Radio télévision suisse).[2]

26 minutes (television) and 120 secondes (radio) were both produced by the Radio télévision suisse.

In 2017, 26 minutes was also broadcast with German subtitles on SRF zwei.[3]

Since August 2018, Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon revived the series with a monthly 120 minutes on RTS Un and a weekly 120 secondes on La Première.[4] In 2020, it was adapted further into 52 minutes.

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Cast

Vincent Kucholl, born in 1975,[5] studied political science at the University of Lausanne and is the director of the book collection "Comprendre" from the publication Éditions loisirs et pédagogie[fr](Leisure and Education).[6]

Vincent Veillon, born in 1986,[5] studied new media at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne.[6] He is the son of Pierre-François Veillon, who was a member of the Grand Council of Vaud, the Council of State of Vaud, and the National Council of Switzerland.

120 secondes

The format of 120 secondes is an interview of a fake personality played by Vincent Kucholl, by Vincent Veillon, who is portraying a journalist.[6] It was broadcast daily at 7:50 AM on Couleur 3 and then available on YouTube and Dailymotion; each video produced was viewed about 60,000 times with peaks at 80,000 for burning questions.[6]

After their success on the radio, Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon developed and presented a theatre show called "120’’ présente la Suisse" in 2013-2014.[7][8] They had 145 performances throughout French-speaking Switzerland.[2] The show is inspired by the radio programme and by the collection "LEP Référence" that Vincent Kucholl was directing for the Éditions Loisirs et pédagogie.[7][9]

26 minutes

Following the previous radio program, the television program 26 minutes ran from 2015 to 2017. It was filmed on Fridays in a Lausanne nightclub (Chauderon 18) and was broadcast on Saturdays at 8:10 PM on RTS Un and on Sundays at 8:00 PM on RTS Deux.[2] In 2015, Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon were also invited to perform at the Paléo Festival.

The hundredth and last episode was broadcast on 16 December 2017.[1]

See also

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    (in French) Olivier Perrin, "L’émission « 26 minutes » s’est autocélébrée avant de mourir sous les vivats" Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Le Temps, 18 December 2017 (page visited on 18 December 2017).
  2. [2]
    (in French) Marie-Pierre Genecand, "« 120 secondes » s’empare de la télévision", Le Temps, Thursday 15 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    (in German) 26 minutes, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (page visited on 23 October 2017).
  4. [4]
    (in French) RTS Info, "Le retour des deux Vincent et des fourneaux pour la rentrée de la RTS", Radio télévision suisse, 22 August 2018 (page visited on 26 August 2018).
  5. [5]
    (in French) "Duo à l'interview. Vincent et Vincent" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Point commun-e, journal of the Union des communes vaudoises, number 51, page 11.
  6. [6]
    (in French) Rocco Zacheo , "Vous regardez trop la radio !", Le Temps, Monday 30 January 2012.
  7. [7]
    (in French) Marie-Pierre Genecand, "« 120 secondes », des ondes à la scène", Le Temps, Friday 3 May 2013.
  8. [8]
    (in French) "120’’ présente la Suisse" (page visited on 14 April 2015).
  9. [9]
    (in French) Florence Gaillard, "Comprendre la Suisse, une histoire familiale", Le Temps, Tuesday 26 November 2013.
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