Rire & Chansons Rire En ...

French comedy radio lives or dies on timing, and this one mostly lands it. Rire & Chansons Rire En ... is built around sketches, stand-up excerpts, and the odd parody song, the kind of stuff that made France a genuine powerhouse of humour. Think the deadpan absurdism of Kyan Khojandi's Bref, or the sharp social observations of Blanche Gardin: that sensibility runs through the schedule, though the tone stays lighter than either. Mornings go for quick gags and listener call-ins. Afternoons stretch out into longer bits and music. It drags in places. Twenty-minute sketch blocks will test anyone wh…