What will be the name of Léa Salamé’s new show on Saturday evening on France 2

This time slot is an institution of French television. A segment of the program schedule which, for a quarter of a century, has been piloted by the greatest professionals of the small screen. On September 24, the journalist Lea Salame will settle in the second part of the evening, on Saturday, on France 2, at the head of a program whose name has just been decided by the management of the public audiovisual group. According to our information, this new talk show, which is one of the most anticipated appointments of the new season, will be called “What a time!”.

Take the pulse of society

During the France Télévisions back-to-school conference, Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez, the director of antennas and programs, had however put forward another name: “We can no longer say anything”. “We specified from the start that it would be a working title”, recalls Léa Salamé, indicating that a podcast is already baptized as such. In “Quelle époque!”, she will take the pulse of society in the company of her guests. Political personalities, comedians, influencers, intellectuals, singers: the presenter will show the card of eclecticism specific to this very special moment of the week, and which once made the success of “Everyone talks about it”, “We don’t is not lying” and, more recently, “We are live”.

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“I am in line with Thierry Ardisson and Laurent Ruquier, who preceded me on this box. But I intend to add my personal touch to it.she confides, stressing that this is the first time that a woman has found herself alone to lead an appointment, on Saturday, in the second part of the evening on France 2. The main singularity of this talk show is as phenomenal as it is unexpected. Christophe Dechavanne has agreed to take on the permanent guest costume alongside Léa Salamé, thus signing his big comeback in front of the cameras.

“Christophe Dechavanne will have his freedom of tone and speech”

Léa Salamé, presenter of “What an era!” on France 2.

The ex-host of “Coucou, c’est nous” will embody his own sequence during which he will highlight a man or a woman he has chosen. “He will not be a columnist. He’s a star, who has a brilliant and vibrant hosting career., believes Léa Salamé, who intends to rely on him during his show. Because throughout the evening, the former star of TF1 will have the opportunity to intervene to give his opinion on the subjects that will punctuate the program. “Beyond the TV phenomenon, he is a very committed personality, especially against AIDS and for ecology. With my producer Régis Lamanna-Rodat, what interests us is his view of society. He will have his freedom of tone and speech.she adds.

Comedian Philippe Caverivière, whom viewers loved last season in “We are live”, will gain momentum. He will return to the set several times and will also be able to invite himself into the debates. “I am very happy that he is staying with us! With his cheek and his impertinence, he makes me die of laughter.confides Léa Salamé, who, thanks to “What an era!”, is about to show a new facet of her personality.

A new Léa Salamé

Because in “L’Émission politique”, which she presented in recent years on La Deux, or during the interviews she conducted on France Inter, the journalist had until then displayed a serious, even austere mine. At each interview, she had to hold a shield firmly so that her interlocutor, quick at times to send journalists into the ropes, did not push her into a corner. From now on, she has every intention of proving that humor and lightness are two disciplines that she practices with great talent. “My friends tell me that I’m nice and funny in life, but you don’t see it on the air. Afterwards, I am not looking to host entertainment programs., she tempers. During last season, in “We are live”, the faithful of this program then caught a glimpse of a more perky Léa Salamé. The conductor of the morning show of France Inter formed an accomplice duo with Laurent Ruquier. From now on, the latter will have the mission of driving this Saturday evening liner all alone and of registering, perhaps, in the list of big names who have succeeded one another at the helm.