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Guest in “C l’hebdo”, Nagui reviewed harsh images and wanted to react to this unpleasant television moment. It was in 1993, facing Bruno Masure, and the journalist had not been kind to the host.
“If there are 3 viewers…”: Nagui ridiculed by a journalist, the host did not let it happen
On January 10, 1993, received and as part of the Antenne 2 television news. The objective was to talk about Old scoundrelthe new film by Michel Serrault, as well as the launch of the show Taratata by Nagui. However, the show took an unexpected turn, turning this moment into a legendary television sequence but not very pleasant for the host of France 2.
Palpable tensions between Bruno Masure and Nagui
The interview on the set of the 1993 television news was not without friction between Bruno Masure and Nagui. The exchanges, sometimes tinged with sarcasm, reflected a certain distance between the two men. Bruno Masure did not hesitate to tackle his guest with harsh remarks. “So you are the Joker of France 2, the rising star, be careful not to be the shooting star my dear Nagui,“ he said, even evoking a conversation with the president of Antenne 2 Hervé Bourges: “Doesn’t dear Nagui have a big head? He says to me: ‘No, not yet, but it will surely come.'”
Faced with these barbs, Nagui responded with a mixture of humor and distrust. About his show Taratatadid not hesitate to gently mock the seriousness of Bruno Masure: “My dream was to call this show Taratata, so that serious people, like you, would have to say it, because I find that you are a little bit ridiculous. Can you tell me again Taratata?”he defended himself. To which the journalist replied: "If there are three viewers, you’ll be lucky," while Nagui, imperturbable, added: “Yes, and four of us explode.”
“We were not in total osmosis”
Guest on the set of C l’Hebdo this Saturday, November 23, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of TaratataNagui returned to these tensions: “Bruno Masure and I weren’t in total harmony. I don’t think he likes me, even today, but it doesn’t matter. The tone was a little bit spicy,” he assured.
Recognizing that the climate was not the most serene, explained that the situation had amplified his stage fright during this important launch for Taratata. However, the host welcomed the passage of the archives of this sequence in the program broadcast on France 5, since, for years, the emphasis has often been placed on the provocative aspect of the stripping, obscuring the tensions behind the scenes .
Indeed, at the end of the television news, Michel Serrault and Nagui chose to play spoilsport. Both guests ended up undressing on set. Michel Serrault, who tragically lost his daughter, ended up in underwear, and Nagui in boxers.
Nagui explains and apologizes years later
Although this improvisation left its mark, it was not without consequences. : serious news to announce concerning a wounded soldier. “We didn’t know he had a serious announcement to make. He kept saying ‘I can’t’, and we didn’t understand why“he clarified.
Time allowed Nagui to take a step back from this sequence. During a number of Everyone wants to take their place in September 2019, the latter issued a public apology to. “It was improvised, and I apologize if it put him in difficulty“he said.
