WE WERE THERE – The comedian gives his last show in front of an audience who came to see the phenomenon ofA little something extra. The self-deprecation is there but we are still looking for subtlety.
Music from American rapper Snoop Dogg invades the Édouard VII theater during the press general on Tuesday evening. Nagui drops his black leather jacket, revealing an earth-colored t-shirt. « You want to be next to your friend ? »asks a spectator, cap screwed on her head before leaving her place. The host of Taratata accepted. His colleague, Bruno Guillon, sits next to him. On the same row, sit Julian Bugier, the presenter of France 2’s 1 p.m. show, and a friend. Their colleague from M6, Nathalie Renoux and her husband Matthieu Neau arrive in turn. There is also the elegant journalist Leila Kaddour.
Artus makes his entrance to the applause of his many fans, the room is packed. “ There are journalists this evening. If there is Télérama, leave ! There are children ? ». Yes, a little Jade “10 and a half years”. Her mother believed that she would regain the joyful spirit ofA little something extra. Wrongly: she will block his ears for part of the show. « When you leave, you will be an adult »Artus warned.
Disability spokesperson
The thirty-year-old straightens his mustache and beard. He is grateful to the public for supporting his “baby”, A little something extra out in never. “Thank you for this film that you brought to life. » Nearly 11 million spectators saw it. « Since then, I have become the spokesperson for disability »laughs the comedian who advises in passing to go and see The Pampas, the first feature film by Antoine Chevrollier in which he also plays.
This evening, Artus decided to « beat the balls out of everything”. He hadn’t been back on stage for six years, since his play Duels in Davidéjonatown. He looks for a disabled spectator, finds him, greets him, then imitates one. “We can laugh at everything and with everyone,” he assures. He wants us to get used to living with a disability, and encourages people to frequent happy cafés that employ people with disabilities.
Artus intends to transmit a message of tolerance, acceptance of others, of difference. He begins with his own differences, talking about his weight, then that of rugby players and a fast he did to lose weight in a specialized center with his wife. The boy has a sense of self-deprecation, but he is not subtle. There are four middle fingers and an avalanche of scatological jokes.
“I’m ashamed sometimes, but not for long”
His humor is dark and grating, trashy, below the belt. Al dente, Rarely bleedingas his previous one-man shows announced. Unfortunately, we often think of Jean-Marie Bigard or Blanche Gardin, but less well written. “I’m ashamed of myself sometimes, but not for long”says Artus hilariously. As a reminder, he reprises his favorite character, Sylvain, whom he notably played in the Impossible duets with Jérémy Ferrari. He has a little something extra and recommends voting for Pierre Palmade, Minister of Transport. At the end, the room rises as one.
Until December 31 at the Édouard VII theater, then on tour from January 2025.
