Samedi de rire was a Radio-Canada sketch comedy show in Quebec that aired from 1985 to 1989. Cast members of the series included Yvon Deschamps and Normand Brathwaite. The québécois analogue to Saturday Night Live, the title is itself a clever play on words: it literally means "Saturday of laughs", but is phonetically pronounced similar to ça me dit de rire, or "I feel like laughing". See also List of Quebec television series List of Quebec comedians Television of Quebec Culture of Quebec Television shows filmed in Quebec Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming 1985 Canadian television series debuts 1989 Canadian television series endings 1980s Canadian sketch comedy television series