Ahmed Sylla has climbed the ranks of French humor one by one. Initially, he started in a small, very confidential troupe. Very quickly, he dreamed of a solo route. Arrived We just want to laugh about itaka ONDAR, presented by Laurent Ruquierwhich serves as a springboard alongside a certain Kev Adams. In 2017, he played the first role
comedy L’Ascension which definitely allows him to establish his status as a bankable actor. In an interview, Ahmed Sylla looks back on his youth in a strict family.
Ahmed Sylla: confidential beginnings at the ONDAR springboard
In the mid-2000s, Ahmed Sylla joined the Samba
Show. A troupe of comedians which allows him to play
casino Paris or even at
Bobino theater. Young Ahmed does his skills, dreams of being at the top of the bill. The group effect allows him to overcome stage fright and to work on his attitude on stage. But it was ultimately in ONDAR that he got noticed.
More or less at the same time, this entertainment show, Fan Schoola humorous vintage, is the gateway for many young upstarts in this environment. Jeremy Ferrari, Olivier de Benoist, Arnaud Tsamère or even Kev Adams. They all passed through Laurent Ruquier’s set.
Ahmed Sylla makes around forty visits!
Ahmed Sylla, alone on stage then on the rise of cinema
2012, Ahmed Sylla performed his very first one man show, HAS my delusions!. He gains experience, confidence, breaks through his own glass ceiling.
Five years later, he single-handedly brings the touching comedy inspired by a true story,
L’Ascension. That of a young man from the suburbs who wants to climb Everest to impress the girl he secretly loves.
L’Ascension brings together a little more than one million spectators. A huge success for a ‘little’ comedy carried by an actor who was still little-known at the time. Finally, Ahmed Sylla plays comedies at a breakneck pace:
Inseparable, Simply Black, Twins but not too many, Classico or even Our tiny wedding…It becomes very quickly
bankable.
The actor’s not-so-funny youth in a strict family
In 2015, before the success of L’AscensionAhmed Sylla is a guest in Salut les Terrens! hosted by Thierry Ardisson. At the time, he played his second show
With a capital A. On the set, through a clever editing stratagem, Ahmed Sylla appears as such. Then, simultaneously, disguised as his mother. Son
model in life and in his professional career.
He talks about his childhood in a strict family. With a “very very strict” father according to the presenter. “I haven’t seen him laugh often…”, says Ahmed Sylla. He jokes: “The last time I saw my father laughing was in 2002 at the World Cup!” He imitates his father with derision and tenderness. Ahmed Sylla, a sadder clown than you might think?
