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A big announcement in French television occurred today when Yann Barth\u00e8s, the host of Le Petit Journal<\/em>, announced that he would be leaving the show after five years as its host.\u00a0Le Petit Journal<\/em> is often compared to\u00a0The Daily Show<\/em> in America, and Barth\u00e8s was often compared to former Daily Show host Jon Stewart.<\/p>\n Although\u00a0Barth\u00e8s hosted the full-length Le Petit Journal<\/em>\u00a0for five years, he is the brainchild of the satirical news show.\u00a0Le Petit Journal<\/em> began as a smaller segment in the show\u00a0Le Grand Journal<\/em> in 2004 and became so popular that it was developed into a full-length show in 2011.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Le Monde,\u00a0<\/em>Barth\u00e8s stated:“Je ne pr\u00e9senterai plus \u201cLe Petit Journal\u201d la saison prochaine. Je souhaite \u00e9crire avec les \u00e9quipes de Bangumi<\/em> [la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de production de l\u2019\u00e9mission] une nouvelle histoire et vivre de nouvelles aventures.”\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n “I will no longer present Le Petit Journal next season. I hope to write a new story\u00a0and live new adventures with the Bangumi team [the show’s production company].”<\/p>\n Le Petit Journal\u00a0<\/em>even entered into American news occasionally with its satirical segments on American politics and media. The\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/em>wrote about one such episode in this<\/a> article. Another famous example occurred during the 2008 presidential election, when\u00a0Le Petit Journal<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>staffers during a live broadcast of ABC News<\/em> in Times Square held up banners with the word “Cassoulet” written on them. The banners were clearly visible on TV and, afterwards, millions of Americans searched the internet to find out what exactly cassoulet is–and an English Wikipedia page for “Cassoulet” was created. (It’s a delicious, slow-cooked casserole.) You can watch a clip (in French) showing the effects of this skit below.<\/p>\n