France "loses one of those who best embodied French laughter," reacted Emmanuel Macron this Friday, May 29, the day after the death of "committed humorist" Guy Bedos in Paris at 85 years of age.
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"Eternal rebel, tenderly fierce satirist, his humor was that of a committed humanist , " said the head of state in a statement.
Joining "Coluche, Desproges and Le Luron in the pantheon of humorists" , Guy Bedos will miss, with "his humor full of spirit and verve" , "on the French scene, to the French, to France ", he adds .
For Emmanuel Macron, "his humor was not unrelated to his commitments: he refused to shoot his arrows at the weak, choosing his targets among those who could defend themselves, if not take revenge. He mocked religions and ridiculed political figures, especially those on the right, it is true, and established himself as a comic prosecutor for all presidents, up to and including François Mitterrand, whom he knew and admired .
In 2017, Guy Bedos who had the impression of having been “cuckolded” by François Hollande ( “We are all Valérie Trierweiler ”, he said about the ex-head of state) had announced to vote for Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the presidential election to "block Marine Le Pen ". He had previously estimated, on France 5, that the candidate LREM was "very favored by the media". Before concluding: "I find him very cute (...) He would be more likely to become an actor than a president."
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