Barely has he set foot on the stage of La Cigale, in Paris, that Gad Elmaleh recalls that he remained the king of stand-up.
His facial expressions, his way of moving, his talents for improvisation, his imitations of his mother, Catholics, "blardards": in twenty-five years of career, the comedian has been able to impose a style of his own.
In
D'ailleurs
, his new intimate show, he discusses his life as a father, a star, but also as a bachelor.
A quest for authenticity that resonates as a response to its detractors.
Freed from judgment and the gaze of others since he turned fifty, he has kept a keen eye on society and continues to gather an audience that is as loyal as it is conquered.
To discover
"06400 Cannes", the postcard from the Festival, episode 3: Leïla Bekhti's room service, Tahar Rahim's challenges and the laughter of Alain Chabat and Laurent Lafitte
Miss Figaro. - What appeals to you about aging?
Gad Elmaleh.
- Today I am obsessed with the idea of surprising rather than seducing.
As I got into the habit of prowling my show in comedy clubs, I experienced a few misses and if a joke does not work, I no longer question everything.
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After twenty-five years of career, why do you still want to perform in small venues?
I see humor as a sport, a discipline that requires training.
I can't perform in a stadium in front of thousands of people if I haven't worked up my game beforehand.
For this, I survey comedy clubs and shisha bars, difficult places where all young comedians begin.
I see it as a challenge that pulls me out of my comfort zone, and I know that if I manage to make this audience laugh, I can only be at the top in the big halls where the spectators have come for me. .
I survey comedy clubs and shisha bars, difficult places where all young comedians begin.
I see it as a challenge that pulls me out of my comfort zone
Gad Elmaleh
Who would you dream of making laugh?
I often think of Elie Kakou.
I would have liked him to see my sketch on religions because he would have had a unique and unexpected look at this subject.
I was lucky that he attended my first show when he had known me as a technician.
He was absolutely benevolent.
Apart from religions, you also talk about your experience in Monaco, when you were in a relationship with Charlotte Casiraghi…
Yes.
I was very well received and accepted by the princely family, the prince even came to see my show.
But what interested me was to deal with this part of my life through the eyes of my mother who, to overcome her stage fright on arriving at the Rock, tended to overplay the very comfortable side by transforming her way of walking or wearing a scarf.
It was both extremely funny and touching.
Full screen
Gad Elmaleh,
D'ailleurs
, from May 31 to June 4, at the Dôme de Paris-Palais des Sports.
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What father are you?
I was not the same with my 21 year old son and my 8 year old son.
For my eldest, I projected an idea of the father I wanted to be, but over the years I acquired a paternal maturity that no longer makes me play a character.
Humor is an important language with my children.
When I hear my latest renaming the PCR tests “nostril dives”, I tell myself that the succession is assured.
Moreover
, from May 31 to June 4, at the Dôme de Paris-Palais des Sports.
Additional dates on gadelmaleh.com
