# Les Snuls

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Group of Belgian comedians

***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+](/source/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel)) Belgique, and various disks. Their humour was mostly inspired by self-mockery and nonsense, much like the British comedy troupe *[Monty Python](/source/Monty_Python)*, and hijacking national symbols of Belgium and [belgitudes](/source/Belgitude) (*[frites](/source/Frites)*, *[chicons](/source/Chicory)*, [Maurice Béjart](/source/Maurice_B%C3%A9jart), [Jacques Brel](/source/Jacques_Brel), [Gilles](/source/Gilles) de [Binche](/source/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, **Film Belge**.

The duo [Jannin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Jannin&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Jannin)]-[Liberski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Liberski&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Liberski)] have since produced various television series (such as *[J'aime autant de t'ouvrir les yeux](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JAADTOLY&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAADTOLY)]*, [Twin fliks](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Twin_fliks&action=edit&redlink=1)), disks and advertisements.

Members of Les Snuls:

- [Kristiaan Debusscher](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristiaan_Debusscher&action=edit&redlink=1) – *publicitaire, compositeur, musicien* (member of [Allez Allez](/source/Allez_Allez))

- [Nicolas Fransolet](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolas_Fransolet&action=edit&redlink=1) – *publicitaire, compositeur, musicien* (member of Allez Allez)

- [Serge Honorez](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Serge_Honorez&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Honorez)] – *publicitaire, réalisateur*

- [Frédéric Jannin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Jannin&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Jannin)] – *dessinateur* (**[Germain et nous…](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germain_et_nous%E2%80%A6&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germain_et_nous%E2%80%A6)]**), *compositeur et musicien* (*[Bowling balls](/source/Bowling_balls)*, *Zinno*), *homme de télévision*

- [Stefan Liberski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Liberski&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Liberski)] – *écrivain, réalisateur, publicitaire*

Associate members:

- [Bouli Lanners](/source/Bouli_Lanners) – *réalisateur et acteur*

- [Laurence Bibot](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laurence_Bibot&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Bibot)] – *humoriste, femme de télévision*

- [Raymond Coumans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Coumans&action=edit&redlink=1) surnommé "Ray Coumix 2000 – *philosophe, peintre*"

- [Benoît Poelvoorde](/source/Beno%C3%AEt_Poelvoorde) – song "*Les Américains*"

## Best known subjects

- **The things of Professor Decodor**: [Nico](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolas_Fransolet&action=edit&redlink=1), playing "Professor Decodor," and his beautiful assistant Miss Bricola ([Laurence Bibot](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laurence_Bibot&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Bibot)]) try to make their own decoder for the scrambled [Canal +](/source/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel)) 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 ([Kriss](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristiaan_Debusscher&action=edit&redlink=1)) shows how one can disguise oneself, at very little cost ([Jacques Brel](/source/Jacques_Brel), [Maurice Béjart](/source/Maurice_B%C3%A9jart), naked woman, various animals, political prisoner of [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg)…). The catchphrase of the segment is "You see! The effect is striking!"

- **Santa Belgica** (parody of *[Santa Barbara](/source/Santa_Barbara_(TV_series))*): 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Manuel&action=edit&redlink=1), **Les Bonnes Manières** (Good Manners). The [catchphrase](/source/Catchphrase) in the summary is: "Yves who was called Blaise who was called Dominique will, exceptionally, for today be called Yves again."

- ***Le Mage Bon-Rêve***: played by [Stefan Liberski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Liberski&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Liberski)], Louis Bon-Rêve, the president of the Belgian Surrealist Party, called "*Le Mage Bon-Rêve*" (English: Wise man Good Dream) uses this slot as a pretext to sell his magic [endives](/source/Endives).

- **The maxim of the weekend** (aka **The Belgian is a philosopher**): presents extracts from a documentary about the meeting of [Michel Demaret](/source/Michel_Demaret) and [Raymond Coumans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Coumans&action=edit&redlink=1). 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](/source/Li%C3%A8ge), mussels, the [Atomium](/source/Atomium), two tankards of beer being clinked and a flying endive. All that to the tune of Belgium's national anthem, the [Brabançonne](/source/Braban%C3%A7onne).

- 2nd season: the camera approaches Earth, zooming in on the zone representing [Europe](/source/Europe) and finishes by focussing on Belgium, covered by chips. [France](/source/France) can be seen, covered in French breads, bottles of wine, and camembert cheese. [The Netherlands](/source/The_Netherlands) is shown covered in mussels. The music is the same as the first season.

## See also

- [Belgitude](/source/Belgitude)

## External links

- [http://www.snuls.com/](http://www.snuls.com/)

- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121214015222/http://www.snuls.info:80/](https://web.archive.org/web/20121214015222/http://www.snuls.info:80/)

- [http://www.jannin.com/](http://www.jannin.com/)

- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090506124454/http://www.zinno.be/](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/20080126182801/http://www.krisetnico.be/)

- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101023084711/http://www.twinfliks.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20101023084711/http://www.twinfliks.com/)

- [http://www.liberski.be/](http://www.liberski.be/)

- [http://www.laurencebibot.be/](http://www.laurencebibot.be/)

- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091214095339/http://www.soulagicon.be/](https://web.archive.org/web/20091214095339/http://www.soulagicon.be/)

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