“
Me it's July 23! And there will be no sanitation !!!!!!! I categorically refuse !!!!!!!!
Jean-Marie Bigard's message on an Instagram on July 7, to promote his next show at the Arènes de Fréjus, did not seem to lead to confusion. But the truth may be "elsewhere". The comedian has been on a tour since the end of June:
Jean-Marie Bigard and Friends,
guaranteed "
100% jokes
". The star of Les
Grosses Têtes
is thus expected at the Arènes de Fréjus on July 23 and at the Comédie de Nice the following evening. But the government has announced that the health pass is now mandatory in cultural places since July 21.
On the eve of his show, Bigard reiterated his comments on his Facebook page.
"
See you at the arenas and stop telling me about the health pass!"
My job is to make people laugh!
“His fierce opposition to the measures in force clashes with the strict health protocol put in place for his next performances.
Read also: What the decree expands the application of the health pass from this Wednesday
Cacophony on the sanitary pass
However, the management of the Comédie de Nice, where the comedian is due to perform on Saturday, does not understand it that way.
"Whatever happens, the theaters in Nice must follow the health protocol if they want to stay open,
" she explained to
Nice Matin
, confirming that spectators will have to present proof of vaccination or a negative test for covid -19 to access the theater.
Christophe Chicco deputy mayor of Fréjus also confirmed to
Le Figaro
that the protocol does not suffer any exceptions. "
It is obvious that in Fréjus there will be a health pass
", "
we cannot go against the law
". He specified the "
establishment of antigenic tests
" at health checkpoints, intended for people who could not have presented a pass. He denounces a "
false problem
" and displays unwavering support for Jean-Marie Bigard by specifying that the tickets are sold at the price of five euros and that part of the profits will be donated to charities. Contacted by
Le Figaro
, the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture and the Var prefecture recalled that their role was to ensure compliance with the law.
We have to protect people.
We can't go against the law
David Hardit, producer of Jean-Marie Bigard's shows
How to explain the dissonance between the grandiloquent declarations of Jean-Marie Bigard against the health pass and the reality of the controls that will apply to come and see him? Its producer David Hardit formulated the beginning of an answer: "it
is right that Jean-Marie is against the sanitary pass
". He himself maintains that the control measures will be in effect during the next performances.
“We have to protect people
,” explains David Hardit.
We cannot go against the law.
The director of the entertainment company DH Management also points out that the artist is a colorful personality, who does not always think before posting a message on social networks. "
Maybe Jean-Marie had taken a drink when he published that,
”he joked.
Since the start of the pandemic, the comedian has stood out for his conspiratorial positions.
He recently compared the health pass to the yellow star that Jews had to wear during World War II.
Popular with the French who refuse the mask or the vaccine, he regularly launches into long political speeches to denounce the government's management of the health crisis.
A time tempted by the political adventure, Jean-Marie Bigard had put an end to speculation on a possible presidential candidacy, declaring himself
"too sensitive for this job
".
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