26 minutes (26’) was a weekly French-language Swiss television comedy program starring Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon. It was aired between 2015 and 2017[1] on RTS Un, succeeding their daily radio program 120 secondes (120’’) from 2011 to 2014 on Couleur 3 (Radio télévision suisse).[2]
In 2017, 26 minutes was also broadcast with German subtitles on SRF zwei.[3]
Since August 2018, Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon revived the series with a monthly 120 minutes on RTS Un and a weekly 120 secondes on La Première.[4] In 2020, it was adapted further into 52 minutes.
Years | Programme | Broadcasting |
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2011-2014 | 120 secondes | Daily, Couleur 3 |
2015-2017 | 26 minutes | Weekly, RTS Un |
2018-2020 | 120 minutes | Monthly, RTS Un |
Since 2018 | 120 secondes | Weekly, La Première |
Since 2020 | 52 minutes | Bimonthly, RTS Un |
Vincent Kucholl, born in 1975,[5] studied political science at the University of Lausanne and is the director of the book collection "Comprendre" from the publication Éditions loisirs et pédagogie[fr](Leisure and Education).[6]
Vincent Veillon, born in 1986,[5] studied new media at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne.[6] He is the son of Pierre-François Veillon, who was a member of the Grand Council of Vaud, the Council of State of Vaud, and the National Council of Switzerland.
The format of 120 secondes is an interview of a fake personality played by Vincent Kucholl, by Vincent Veillon, who is portraying a journalist.[6] It was broadcast daily at 7:50 AM on Couleur 3 and then available on YouTube and Dailymotion; each video produced was viewed about 60,000 times with peaks at 80,000 for burning questions.[6]
After their success on the radio, Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon developed and presented a theatre show called "120’’ présente la Suisse" in 2013-2014.[7][8] They had 145 performances throughout French-speaking Switzerland.[2] The show is inspired by the radio programme and by the collection "LEP Référence" that Vincent Kucholl was directing for the Éditions Loisirs et pédagogie.[7][9]
Following the previous radio program, the television program 26 minutes ran from 2015 to 2017. It was filmed on Fridays in a Lausanne nightclub (Chauderon 18) and was broadcast on Saturdays at 8:10 PM on RTS Un and on Sundays at 8:00 PM on RTS Deux.[2] In 2015, Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon were also invited to perform at the Paléo Festival.
The hundredth and last episode was broadcast on 16 December 2017.[1]