“Everyone talks about it … talk about it!” Thierry Ardisson died on Monday at the age of 76 on Monday. With several decades on television, the famous “black man” of the PAF will have marked some generations. Since the announcement of his death, tributes have multiplied to salute the memory of a man who “helped write the history of French television”, according to the Presidency of the Republic. Small overview.
“Irreverence”
The Elysée mentioned the death of the host and film and television producer in a statement sent in the morning. “Thierry Ardisson imposed for decades in the French audiovisual landscape a voice, a silhouette, a style, a spirit, tinged with curiosity and irreverence,” said the Presidency of the Republic.
Rachida Dati also has on her social networks: “From cult programs in cult programs, Thierry Ardisson knew how to capture the time, decrypt it with irreverence and describe it with intelligence. With his inimitable style, his free spirit and his taste for transgression, he had shaped today’s television. He will remain one of the largest figures in the French audiovisual landscape, ”said the Minister of Culture on X.
The mourning TV world
“The world of TV” has also praised the long career of the iconic animator. “Whatever happened between us. Whatever he said. Thierry Ardisson will remain one of the largest on French television. You can only salute your crazy career that you like it or not, ”reacted on X Cyril Hanouna, often in bibbilles with him. “He undoubtedly invented a genre, the second part talk show with interviews that sometimes bite. On Saturday evening after the shows I loved the hotel to bed and watch it, ”abounded another TV host, Julien Courbet.
“It was a voice, a presence, a mouth […] He invented a tone, a style, a way of receiving without ever submitting. With him, we laughed, we were overflowing, we learned. Insolence, excesses, freedom of expression as we will never find it on TV again. A TV page turns, ”also reacted to X the presenter Arthur. “You have been an example of professionalism, requirement, innovation. Your voice will be engraved forever good advice in my ear, “said Jean-Luc Reichmann on X.” Thierry Ardisson has created a unique profession on television called “Ardisson”, marker of a successful time “, wrote Michel Denisot on the same social network. Léa Salamé, who now occupies the Saturday evening box on France 2, also praised her memory. “We grew up with him. We did not go out on Saturday evening to watch his shows, because there was always something happening, by that he felt the time like no one, because yes, everyone was talking about it, on Monday morning at the coffee machine. ” And this Monday, July 14, 2025, a little more than usual.
