What does Patrick Sébastien do when the towels are not turning?
Answer: crosswords.
And not just any, those of… Télérama.
Truthful.
Moreover, the former star host, who is releasing a new album on December 4 entitled “Sébastien se lâche”, wishes to create a festival around this hidden passion.
While waiting to tour the Zénith with an unfilm version of the “Biggest cabaret” which had to be postponed until next winter.
"But come back to host a prime time entertainment show?"
It's not for me anymore!
“Swears Patrick Sébastien, determined to turn the page.
Well almost.
In the documentary “Sébastien on TV, it's crazy!
»On C8, this Saturday evening, at 9:05 pm, he flips through his TV years and delivers a number of anecdotes about 40 years of career.
Here are his most memorable encounters.
His model: Guy Lux
“When I started being a guest on Guy Lux's shows, I watched him work.
It was such a mess during rehearsals.
And yet, it did once live.
He had an eye on everything.
A cable lying around?
He saw it right away.
I was inspired by it when I produced my shows.
I took care of the cameras, the lights, the texts.
You need a boss.
If it worked, it was thanks to everyone.
Otherwise, I was solely responsible.
"
Her dream guest: Naomi Campbell
“It was Prince Albert of Monaco himself who suggested that I come with Naomi Campbell.
I told him
Bah, yes!
.
It was my dream to receive the most beautiful woman in the world.
She was even more beautiful than I imagined.
She was adorable.
There were plenty of times I wondered what world I was in.
Like this secret, behind the scenes, of Gina Lollobrigida who tells me about one of her evenings with Marilyn Monroe.
The stars, the real ones, were the nicest.
"
His foal: Albert Dupontel
Albert Dupontel in "Adieu les cons" by Albert Dupontel.
Prod
“What I miss the most is all these artists that we brought to light for the first time and who are the most
bankable
today: the Dany Boon, Mezrahi, Panacloc, Canteloup, or Dujardin.
They have remained faithful.
I especially had a weakness for Albert Dupontel, whom I had produced on stage at the time.
He's a genius, this guy.
First, because he doesn't have a TV.
And then, when he got the César for best director, he wasn't at the ceremony but in bed with a book.
From the great Albert.
He is an artist, not a product.
"
His old acquaintance: Jacques Chirac
“We got to know each other when he was municipal councilor in Corrèze.
And since then, without being intimate, we have remained very close.
I was giving him information from below.
I was a thermometer of the population.
Sometimes he would listen to me.
I was able to be at the initiative of certain decisions.
Without expecting any favors in return.
Its disappearance marks the end of a certain France, more convivial.
"
His Father Christmas: Silvio Berlusconi
The former head of the Italian government, Silvio Berlusconi.
AFP / Tiziana Fabi
“Before knowing him, I made ten times better my living on stage than on sets.
Berlusconi also told us that we were being had.
So when he set up La Cinq
(Editor's note: in 1986)
, he gave us the means to make television.
And total editorial freedom.
It was not to be refused.
He came to see me at the intermission of a show I was playing at the Casino de Paris and never let go until I signed.
"
His shadow man: Yves Bigot
“I thought that I would never get along with a former Libé newspaper and Rolling Stones magazine.
It's the opposite of what happened when he was appointed head of entertainment for France 2. As Frédéric Dard says, it's with intelligent people that we mess around best.
Moreover, it was Bigot who fought in 1998 for
the Cabaret
to
be put
on
the air while the others said that the circus was outdated.
He didn't understand that I was being fired.
By putting
Spectaculaire
instead, they highlighted the production, not the artists.
What I always refused to do so as not to lose the soul of the show.
"
His favorite: Gainsbourg
“Coluche, Léotard, Villeret, Gainsbourg, it was a family.
We drank a lot.
(Laughs).
And these were people who did not calculate their image.
When I asked Gainsbourg to dress up as Boy George, he did.
I adored him.
He was modest, funny, fragile, endearing.
"
His false rival: Arthur
“When he and Stéphane Courbit got fired from TF 1, they had nothing left.
I don't like being pulled at ambulances and I told them to come and work in my office and give them all the means to make what they wanted.
We made pilots.
And then it was I who brought Arthur to France 2 with
Les enfants de la TV
.
Afterwards, it became a rival on TV.
But never in life.
He has always been very grateful.
It's funny to see Courbit today at the head of Banijay, one of the biggest clubs in the world.
"
His succession: Cyril Hanouna
Cyril Hanouna, the star host of C8.
LP / Jean-Baptiste Quentin
“I knew him when he was still on Comedy!
For me, it has absolutely not changed.
What surprises me the most is his ability to resist what he takes in the face.
Because he took some.
Cyril is a real animator.
Without him, Touche pas à poste is no longer the same program.
It's not easy for everyone.
"
His faithful friend: Michel Drucker
“After Guy Lux, he was the first to receive me.
Between us, it's a 40-year friendship.
We are veterans.
He was also at the very first of the Grand cabaret.
I keep informed about his health.
If there is one who will never die, this is him.
"