La Minute Nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"We can laugh at everything, but not with everyone" said Pierre Desproges at the time of the Tribunal des flagrants delirious. By creating for television The Necessary Minute of Monsieur Cyclopède, in 1982, because he does nothing between 8:33 p.m. and 8:35 p.m., he proves the opposite to the whole of France. Every night he divides the country into indignant fools and happy fools. History, doctors, democracy, science, death, racism, in one minute, he goes through various provocative subjects, with logical demonstrations but always based on the absurd. We find there his inimitable verve, his good words, his cynicism, but above all a devastating humor.

Series details

• Title: La Minute Nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède
• Format: Variety
• Language: French
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1982-11-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-03-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: France 3
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 2 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 44326
• IMDb ID: tt0196271
• TVDB ID: 274219

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-11-29; final listed air date 1984-03-17; episode order: 98.

Source and licence

Adapted from La Minute Nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.