Les rois du gag

Name: Les rois du gag
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1985-03-12
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Michel Serrault, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte

1985
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

698

YOUR RATING

Comedy

Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produc... Read allPaul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".

See production, box office & company info

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

698

YOUR RATING

3User reviews

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Soundtracks
Happy Birthday
(uncredited)
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

User reviews3

Review

Featured review

8/10

Will not be funny to everyone...

... for the simple reason that it is a film heavily satirising a very specific type of TV shows and their personalities from a very specific era in France. So if you weren't around France in the 80's, you might laugh at some of the gags, but you won't get the 2nd or 3rd degree ones.

This is really a pity, because this is for me a cult film, which clearly inspired a lot of very funny ads, TV shows and even movies in the following decades, not only in France but also in Hollywood.I have seen many of these gags re-hashed in many formats, to this day.

It will make you cringe in places, but the characters are endearing, the ideas are wacky and the pace is enjoyable. But this is definitely one for the frenchies between 35-70 years old who love their jokes crass and their humour dark.

helpful•3