Cyril Hanouna

[7] Hanouna is presently the producer of his own entertainment company, H2O Productions, where he works on some of the most popular TV shows on France's channel C8 (as D8 has been renamed).

[12] He is described as an annoying clown, switching from hysterical chuckles to vulgarities, and is involved in several affairs such as offering non-existent gifts,[13] ripping a book during a broadcast,[14] humiliating journalists and collaborators and making sexist and homophobic jokes.

[19] In November and December 2016, the Superior Council of Audiovisual launched two administrative procedures against Touche Pas a Mon Poste because of frequent humiliations and sexist and homophobic statements during the broadcast.

[23] Several journalists have noted the proximity between Cyril Hanouna and the government of Emmanuel Macron, with close associates of the president regularly appearing on the show Touche pas à mon poste.

[28] Zemmour appeared on his new show Face à Baba,[29] where he interviews a political candidate, on 16 December 2021, despite Hanouna having stated a few years earlier that he would never host him.

[30] In June 2024, during the early legislative elections, Hanouna hosted a two-week show on Europe 1, owned by conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré, dedicated to commentary on the ongoing campaign.

[31] Titled On marche sur la tête (We're in over our heads), the show receives a warning from the ARCOM, reminding the station of its obligation to "treat electoral news with restraint and honesty" and the need to comply with "the requirement of pluralism in information as it follows".

[32] Indeed, many observers noted the political asymmetry in the invited personalities and the overrepresentation of the far-right, with the first episode featuring Béziers Mayor Robert Ménard, former Prime Minister Manuel Valls, National Rally MEP Matthieu Valet, and Reconquête!

Placard against "Macronism", notably mentioning Hanouna, held by a Yellow Vest at Place de la Bastille in Paris (January 26, 2019)