 Among other things, he became very famous for his "Chroniques de la haine ordinaire" (Chronicles of Ordinary Hatred), a 1986 radio show.In the 1980s, he appeared daily on "Le tribunal des flagrants délires" (a pun on the French term "flagrant délit" meaning red-handed), a comedy show where celebrities were judged in mock-trials.Desproges held the part of the prosecutor for more than two years, a part for which his verve, his scathing humour and his literary erudition were ideally suited.