Antoine de Caunes to announce shock retirement from television?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on March 27, 2025

de Caunes created a stir on Wednesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for de Caunes fans. Speculation had been rife that the French television host best known for his show Le Grand Journal on Canal+, will announce his retirement from television, at age 71, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 27/03/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a television host isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a television host-comedian-actor just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouAntoine

For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouAntoine was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.