Europe 1 with AFP 3:02 p.m., June 3, 2022

In a message posted on social networks, Laurent Ruquier announced on Friday that he was stopping presenting the talk show broadcast on Saturday evening on France 2, "We are live".

"It's my decision to leave this time slot, not being comfortable co-hosting for a talk show," he explained.

Laurent Ruquier announced on Friday that he was stopping presenting the talk show broadcast on Saturday evening on France 2,

We are live

, in a message posted on Twitter, confirming information from

Télérama

.

"I confirm that tomorrow night will be my last Saturday night show after 17 seasons spent together from

We are not lying

until

We are live

", he wrote on the social network.

"It's my decision to leave this time slot, not being comfortable co-hosting for a talk show," he added.

Since the information has been published, I confirm


that tomorrow night will be my last


Saturday night show after 17 seasons


together since pic.twitter.com/nRSHPIx0LM

— Laurent Ruquier (@ruquierofficiel) June 3, 2022

“I wish good luck to Léa Salamé”

"I tried, but despite my natural understanding with Léa Salamé, I find the exercise too frustrating," he continued.

Journalist Léa Salamé and Laurent Ruquier co-hosted this program launched in 2020 since the start of the 2021 school year. The arrival of Léa Salamé in this essentially cultural and entertaining program was supposed to give a more political coloring and more in tune with current events, in particular with the presidential election of 2022.

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"I wish good luck to Léa Salamé as well as to her producer and I am working with France 2 on new projects for the start of the school year", he continued.

"I also hope to meet you with joy, next season, every Sunday evening for + Children of TV +", he said again.