{{Short description|Group of Belgian comedians}} '''{{lang|fr-BE|Les Snuls}}''' was a group of Belgian comedians who were active from 1989 to 1993. They were known for their weekly television program shown on [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] Belgique, and various disks. Their humour was mostly inspired by self-mockery and nonsense, much like the British comedy troupe ''[[Monty Python]]'', and hijacking national symbols of Belgium and [[belgitude]]s ({{lang|fr|[[frites]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Chicory|chicons]]}}<!-- in fact: Belgian endives -->, [[Maurice Béjart]], [[Jacques Brel]], [[Gilles]] de [[Binche]] etc.). Les Snuls were famous for their guest presenters, mostly old ladies who didn't know they were part of a spoof, also not knowing their lines or the topics of the show. Additional commentaries, generally rude or mocking, were also added to the program. Ex: the presenter :"''until next week''," to which they add : "''Yeh, without you!''" They also produced the film, ''{{lang|fr|Film Belge}}''.
The duo {{ill|Frédéric Jannin|fr|lt=Jannin}}-{{ill|Stefan Liberski|fr|lt=Liberski}} have since produced various television series (such as {{lang|fr|{{ill|JAADTOLY|fr|lt=J'aime autant de t'ouvrir les yeux}}}}, [[Twin fliks]]), disks and advertisements.
Members of Les Snuls: *[[Kristiaan Debusscher]] – {{lang|fr|publicitaire, compositeur, musicien}} (member of [[Allez Allez]]) *[[Nicolas Fransolet]] – {{lang|fr|publicitaire, compositeur, musicien}} (member of Allez Allez) *{{ill|Serge Honorez|fr}} – {{lang|fr|publicitaire, réalisateur}} *{{ill|Frédéric Jannin|fr}} – {{lang|fr|dessinateur}} (''{{lang|fr|{{ill|Germain et nous…|fr}}}}''), {{lang|fr|compositeur et musicien}} (''[[Bowling balls]]'', ''Zinno''), {{lang|fr|homme de télévision}} *{{ill|Stefan Liberski|fr}} – {{lang|fr|écrivain, réalisateur, publicitaire}}
Associate members: *[[Bouli Lanners]] – {{lang|fr|réalisateur et acteur}} *{{ill|Laurence Bibot|fr}} – {{lang|fr|humoriste, femme de télévision}} *[[Raymond Coumans]] surnommé "Ray Coumix 2000 – {{lang|fr|philosophe, peintre}}" *[[Benoît Poelvoorde]] – song "{{lang|fr|Les Américains}}"
==Best known subjects== * '''The things of Professor Decodor''': [[Nicolas Fransolet|Nico]], playing "Professor Decodor," and his beautiful assistant Miss Bricola ({{ill|Laurence Bibot|fr}}) try to make their own decoder for the scrambled [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal +]] channels, using everyday objects. This segment always ends with "Oooh, that didn't work! Until next week." * '''The snul-kit''': with the aid of unrelated objects, a model ([[Kristiaan Debusscher|Kriss]]) shows how one can disguise oneself, at very little cost ([[Jacques Brel]], [[Maurice Béjart]], naked woman, various animals, political prisoner of [[Luxembourg]]…). The catchphrase of the segment is "You see! The effect is striking!" * '''Santa Belgica''' (parody of ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''): where an announcer summarizes the previous episode. The series is actually made of extracts (turned ridiculous by the commentary) from a 1974 film of [[Pierre Manuel]], ''{{lang|fr|Les Bonnes Manières}}'' (Good Manners). The [[catchphrase]] in the summary is: "Yves who was called Blaise who was called Dominique will, exceptionally, for today be called Yves again." * '''{{lang|fr|Le Mage Bon-Rêve}}''': played by {{ill|Stefan Liberski|fr}}, Louis Bon-Rêve, the president of the Belgian Surrealist Party, called "{{lang|fr|Le Mage Bon-Rêve}}" (English: Wise man Good Dream) uses this slot as a pretext to sell his magic [[endives]]<!-- Belgian endives -->. * '''The maxim of the weekend''' (aka '''The Belgian is a philosopher'''): presents extracts from a documentary about the meeting of [[Michel Demaret]] and [[Raymond Coumans]]. The dialogues are shown, emphasising the insignificant or senseless remarks. Ex.: "''The thing I like about the sea, it's that when it rains and stops, it's over, we have dry weather.''"
==Opening sequence== *1st season: After a sign saying "Stand up", (to remind viewers to stand for the national anthem), the camera follows a long path of chips, in which are planted various symbols representing Belgian specialities: waffles from [[Liège]], mussels, the [[Atomium]], two tankards of beer being clinked and a flying endive. All that to the tune of Belgium's national anthem, the [[Brabançonne]]. *2nd season: the camera approaches Earth, zooming in on the zone representing [[Europe]] and finishes by focussing on Belgium, covered by chips. [[France]] can be seen, covered in French breads, bottles of wine, and camembert cheese. [[The Netherlands]] is shown covered in mussels. The music is the same as the first season.
==See also== *[[Belgitude]]
==External links== *http://www.snuls.com/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20121214015222/http://www.snuls.info:80/ *http://www.jannin.com/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20090506124454/http://www.zinno.be/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20080126182801/http://www.krisetnico.be/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20101023084711/http://www.twinfliks.com/ *http://www.liberski.be/ *http://www.laurencebibot.be/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20091214095339/http://www.soulagicon.be/
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