He has just come out of a breathtaking literary comeback of which he was the indisputable revelation, is currently shining as an actor in the dark and exciting fiction “De Grace” on Arte, is preparing his return to the stage for a second one-man show. highly anticipated show… Literature, TV, shows: at 25, Panayotis Pascot is becoming a leading personality in the world of culture.
Latest illustration: a mini-series, broadcast from February 14 on Canal +.
In “Bachelor Party”, the former youngest columnist of the PAF – he was 16 when he started with Yann Barthès – is on all fronts.
Co-writer, co-director, the comedian is behind and in front of the camera as he also plays one of the five main roles in this bittersweet comedy in four short episodes (around 25 minutes).
Humor and melancholy
The story ?
That of five friends embarked on a strange evening which, from a strip club, to a boat trip in the early morning, via a detour to the hospital or a cemetery, will take them through all the states.
As always with Panayotis Pascot, humor is combined here with a good dose of poetry and melancholy.
Without spoiling the plot too much, the name of the fiction should be taken literally, contrary to what the first scenes in a cabaret suggest.
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Panayotis Pascot, journey of a tormented comedian
Alongside his four companions, all from the new French-speaking stand-up scene, he alternates punchlines and almost metaphysical reflections, giving birth to a fiction both full of charm and originality which could have been called “Regarde men doubt”, as she brilliantly reshuffles cards and clichés around masculinity.
Examples: when one of the characters, played by Jason Brokerss, is offered a dance by a stripper, the moment turns into a tender and philosophical discussion, while his friends debate on the definition of the word "love.
» And when the group summons Fary to do a “good guy thing”, no fight in sight, but a declaration to his friend.
With a common thread: the difficulty that all these little people have in managing their emotions.
The fine cast, also featuring Quebec comedian Adib Alkhalidey and Belgian Guillermo Guiz, thickens with the presence of supporting roles played in particular by Pascale Arbillot and Thibault de Montalembert.
If the rhythm wavers slightly in the middle of the series, “Bachelor Party” reveals itself to be an interesting UFO in the fictional landscape, tender and funny, singular and universal.
Like Panayotis Pascot.
Editor's note:
3.5/5
“Stag party”,
series created by Adib Alkhalidey, Jason Brokerss, Béatrice Fournera, Fary Lopes B, Panayotis Pascot and Julien Rebbache, with Adib Alkhalidey, Jason Brokerss, Guillermo Guiz, Fary Lopes B, Panayotis Pascot... (4 episodes of 25 minutes).
The first two are broadcast this Wednesday February 14 at 11:45 p.m., the following two on February 21.
Series available in full on MyCanal from February 14.