Holiday Special 2024

Episode title context

The title is merely a reference to this being the holiday special.

Special synopsis

A second single-episode holiday special of Le Maître du Jeu aired on the 12th of December 2024, featuring Fabiola Aladin, Geneviève Schmidt, Marie-Soleil Dion, Philippe Laprise, and Stéphane Rousseau.

The contestants must bring in the tree decoration that will cause the most discussion, destroy a yule log cake as beautifully as possible, find a naughty elf, and paint themselves like either a reindeer or a fir tree. Also, one contestant is assigned an extra task of untying the laces of a bathtub full of shoes.

In an exclusive bonus video on the Noovo website, the contestants also complete an extra non-competition task in which they must interpret an eggnog recipe with an assigned emotion.

Taskmaster Intro

Good evening, my name is Louis Morissette, and I am the Christmas Grinch.

Contestant Intros

A guy who, due to his shape, is often asked, ‘Would you play Santa this Christmas?’. Philippe Laprise!

She looks like the Star Fairy. I’ll let you figure out if that’s a compliment. Marie-Soleil Dion!

Note: The Star Fairy helps Santa Claus, in French-Canadian lore.

He looks like a guy who'll wait for the 31 at midnight to get some sparkling wine: Stéphane Rousseau!

Note: The 31 is a Montreal city bus route.

She entered our screens through the front door, not the chimney. Fabiola Aladin!

Unlike a sandwich loaf, her comedic talent is uncontroversial. Genevieve Schmidt!

Note: A sandwich loaf is a stacked savoury party entrée made from a loaf of horizontally sliced bread, and is popular in Quebec during the holidays.

Assistant Intro

We’ve become so close that he even invited me to his New Year’s Eve party, but I’m not about to celebrate it with Tammy Verge: Antoine Vezina!

Note: Tammy Verge was a contestant on season 2 of the show, and has been Antoine’s partner for nearly two decades.

Special prize

The prize in this special is the same trophy as in the full season, except it has a large red velvet bow tied around its neck to make it festive.

Notes

• On the 14th of November 2024, it was announced that the special would air on the 12th of December 2024, and that the cast would consist of Fabiola Aladin, Geneviève Schmidt, Marie Soleil Dion, Philippe Laprise, and Stéphane Rousseau.