He is theone of the greatest French comedians. Two years after his last show entitled BesidesGad Elmaleh returns to the stage. On June 28, it was at the Olympia that he kicked off this seventh one-man show. Only one on stage titled Himself very introspective in which he indulges like never before. This will take him, in particular, in December, to the Casino de Paris then in February to the Dôme de Paris. Finally, Gad Elmaleh will be everywhere in France until June 2025.
Although many new comedians have emerged in recent years, the 53-year-old is still here. If his adventure in the United States proved unsuccessfulCharlotte Casiraghi's ex can always count on his French… and Belgian audience. Questioned by our colleagues from Cine Télé Revue on the occasion of his visit to the Flat Country, Raphaël's dad is looked back on his career. On this occasion, he mentioned a painful subject: that of plagiarism.
In October 2017the stand-up was accused by the anonymous Youtube channel CopyComic of having plagiarized North American comedians in his shows. To our colleagues, he declared: “Çit was painful at the time, because pride is touched. But we must see where his responsibility lies. Since that day, I've paid attention to a lot of things, I've questioned myself and I've made a new start“, he declares. Then, he adds in all sincerity: “My career was shaken, it was an earthquake“. So, subsequently, he wrote his new sketches with caution: “Where it's funny is that while I was writing the new show, with each sentence, we did research to be sure that it had never been done before, and from time to time, Roman (Frayssinet, editor’s note), this bastard made me believe that it already existed!“
Gad Elmaleh: this other project which drives him and which risks keeping him very busy
The announcement surprised more than one person. At the beginning of October, the author and performer of Pet decided to buy the emblematic Michou cabaret in Montmartre. After the death of the famous man in blue, the famous transformist establishment of Pigalle, in liquidationdid not manage to get his head out of the water so that its doors closed on June 30, 2024. If the name of the cabaret will change, the comedian intends to preserve the soul of the place.
“I've wanted to have a comedy club for a long time. I can do my shows there, rehearse, put together my programming, test my jokes. This place is crazy, we're not going to touch it“, confided Gad Elmaleh to Ciné Télé Revue. Then, Jamel Debbouze’s accomplice revealed his plans: “I'm going to bring in some comedians. I don't want to do transformism or burlesque, even if there will be winks. I could invite Chouchou!“, he concluded with humor.
