It is directed by Dominique Farrugia, a former member of the Les Nuls comedy team.

The channel is dedicated to the actor and comedian Bruno Carette from the troupe Les Nuls, who died in 1989.

[1] The channel had a daily show named La Grosse Émission which helped popularize the comedians troupe Les Robins des Bois (The Robinhoods) and famous personalities such as Cyril Hanouna, Kad Merad and Olivier Baroux.

Following its withdrawal from television, Pathé sold the channel at the end of 2004 to multiThématiques, a subsidiary of Groupe Canal+.

[10][11] Since 19 March 2019, all Canal bouquets are available on SFR TV cable and fiber platform.