Last verified: November 8, 2026, at 4:02 a.m. UTC (November 7, 11:02 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, UTC−05:00).
Actor and theater artist Mani Soleymanlou was the guest of honor on the November 7, 2026, episode of En direct de l’univers, France Beaudoin’s French-language musical variety show. The episode was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in Montreal and Ottawa (UTC−05:00), or 00:00 UTC on November 8, on ICI TÉLÉ.
For viewers who missed it, ICI TOU.TV is the place to check for the episode online, although its replay availability and any viewing conditions had not been independently confirmed at the time of this update. A production-supplied episode listing identifies Soleymanlou as the focus of the November 7 installment.
Soleymanlou received a musical tribute on the Saturday-night program. The episode followed the show’s familiar format: Beaudoin puts a guest’s personal musical world at the center of an evening of performances and surprises. The production’s episode description identifies the installment as a chance to discover Soleymanlou’s musical universe.
One reported moment involved singer Céphaz and his song “On a mangé le Soleil,” which Soleymanlou associated with singing alongside his son. The full performance lineup and song list could not be independently verified from the production materials available at the time of this update, so viewers looking for a complete account should consult the episode itself or material released by the broadcaster.
The appearance came one week after an installment dedicated to actor Gildor Roy. Each episode centers on a different guest, so Soleymanlou’s hour has its own selection of music and personal connections rather than continuing the previous week’s tribute.
The listed start time was 7:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, November 7, 2026, in the Montreal and Ottawa time zone. Eastern Standard Time was in effect on that date, five hours behind UTC; the corresponding UTC date was Sunday, November 8. The TV Hebdo listing identifies it as a 60-minute episode of the French-language variety program.
Canada spans several time zones, and television schedules can differ by station and provider. The Montreal and Ottawa time should therefore be treated as a reference for that broadcast area, not assumed to be the start time on every Canadian television service. Viewers elsewhere can check their local ICI TÉLÉ schedule for a rebroadcast.
Check ICI TOU.TV and search for En direct de l’univers, then look for the episode dated November 7 or named for Mani Soleymanlou. Episode titles and availability can change, so the platform’s current listing is the best guide to whether this particular installment can be played.
ICI TÉLÉ is the television broadcaster. If you prefer to watch on TV, consult your provider’s guide for any repeat rather than assuming the original Saturday time applies again. Availability, access requirements, captions and the length of time an episode remains online should be checked on the service; they were not confirmed for this episode when this article was verified.
Soleymanlou is an actor, writer and director whose work spans theater and television. Viewers may recognize him as Patrick in the Quebec television drama Avant le crash. His appearance on Beaudoin’s show puts the focus on the music and personal memories associated with the artist, offering a different introduction from one of his scripted roles.
According to the National Arts Centre’s biography, Soleymanlou graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 2008 and has lived in Tehran, Paris, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. He founded the Montreal theater company Orange Noyée in 2011. His work includes Un, Deux and Trois, pieces associated with questions of community and identity.
He became artistic director of French Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in September 2021. The institution has announced that his contract runs through August 2031. That role gives his work a national dimension: it involves presenting French-language theater and supporting artists and companies from across Canada.
En direct de l’univers uses songs as a way into a guest’s story. A performance can point to a period in someone’s life, a relationship or a musical memory, while the guest discovers what the production has prepared. For an audience more familiar with Soleymanlou’s acting or theater leadership, the episode offers another way to encounter his public career.
That format also means a pre-broadcast guest announcement cannot establish the complete list of performers. For the November 7 installment, the confirmed episode listing answers the main scheduling question; the broadcast or official clips remain the most useful sources for anyone seeking every song and appearance.
Yes. The production-supplied episode listing names him as the featured guest for November 7, 2026.
France Beaudoin hosts the French-language musical variety program.
Check ICI TOU.TV for the current listing. Replay availability and any access conditions for this episode were not independently confirmed at the time of verification.
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