A marge du festival Nord-de-Rirewhich will take place in Mirabel, from July 4 to 6, HollywoodPQ had the chance to speak with the friendly and authentic PA Méthotwho will close the event with a very promising number.
In this interview, the comedian opens up on several very interesting subjects, such as his presence at the festival, his passion for radio, his break from touring and his state of health.
HollywoodPQ: “What does it mean to you to be part of the festival Nord-de-Rire?»
PA Méthot: “I was in break on tour since last summer, I had taken a break two years (…) but it is sure and certain that it runs through my veins. I wanted to do a little, but I also wanted to do things differently. It’s sure that Just for Laughs et ComediHa!we do them every year, but I like doing new festivals, places I haven’t been to often, so I’m really happy! There are some that have sprung up everywhere in Quebec, smaller festivals, but it’s really cool because people are happy that we go see them in their country.”
HPQ: “What can we expect?”
P-A: “(…) It’s full of new business that has never been in one-man-shows again, which have never been shown on TV, these are other affairs that I had written in the last year of my one-man-show. Plus little things from my last one, which wasn’t picked up so people didn’t see it on TV (…) a big hour fun.»
HPQ: “Can you tell us more about the topics you are going to cover?”
P-A: “Of course I talk about myself all the time! I talk about myself all the time, because I can’t sue myself, that would be a stupid crime. (laughs) I protect myself the same way, if I laugh at someone, I laugh at myself. I laugh about my fifties, I laugh about my weight loss (…) I talk about the heart operation I had, how I am now, the fact that I have a 13 year old daughter and that It’s completely different and I wasn’t ready for that at all. I was a dad until I was about eight, things were going well, but from eight onwards I was just a it’s been of uselessness in the house!”
HPQ: “Which comedian would you most like to see perform at the festival?”
P-A: «Simon Leblanc! He is the best of us all! (…) it is the most true. I have rarely seen that, I do not know anyone except Marthe Laverdièrein life, which is as authentic as Simon Leblanc. It’s disconcerting… This guy could have a gigantic career, but he wants to do it his way. (…) In the show he shows us decamp all the bothg, he is the best of all of us, he is Simon Leblanc (…)»
HPQ: “We talk about the forces of Simon Leblancbut what are your strengths on stage?
P-A: “Transparency, I have often been told that. I don’t have a filter. (…) I will say things as I think them, as I experience them. I talk about myself, I confide a lot, everything I say in my show These are real things that really happened to me (…) people who meet me outside the stage usually say: We are not disappointed, you are also fine!but as my grandfather would say: If you don’t like the heat, don’t come into my kitchen (…) There was a lady, at one point, who gave me a really nice compliment, she said to me: You are harmless, that’s why the world loves you!that’s a wonderful compliment, it means that people are not afraid of me (…)”
HPQ: “You took a break from performing to concentrate on radio, can we say that like that?”
P-A: “No, radio came as a gift in all this, I stopped because I was tired, quite simply, there is no other reason. I was tired, I had reached 350 performances and there was Covid through that and I was really tired and I was starting to be less into it before the show (…) Jean-Michel Anctil told me that at one point he got to the point of getting sick of it and after that he was no longer able to get on a stage…So I did: I won’t go that far, I know myself and this is the beginning of something I feel. So before embarking on the hill, no brakes on my bike, I have to pull out right away. (…) it was a wise decision (…)»
HPQ: “Since things are better now, are you planning a new one? one-man-show?»
P-A: “It’s considerable. I’m sure I’m going to go back and do one one-man-show, because I told myself that I would do at least three, now I actually have one. But, when that happens, I have no idea, but you would tell me tomorrow morning: Would you be ready to go back on tour?I have one show ready, a year since I stopped… can you imagine the pile of notes I have taken in a year! (…)»
HPQ: “We were talking about your fatigue earlier, but how is your physical health and your heart?”
P-A: “That’s going really well, that’s just good news! When I went into the hospital and had surgery, I had an ejection fraction of 19% and at 15%, you’re on the transplant list, so I wasn’t far off. With the surgery, the medication and everything, it went back up to 69%, which is almost a miracle. It’s because I’m super responsive to medication and that’s a good deal and I lost weight, my heart got smaller because it was too thick, the wall was too thick, so that’s just good news, I just gave myself 10, 15 years (…)”
HPQ: “Do you care about life anymore since then?”
P-A: “No! (laughs) Yes, we value life more, but we take it more lightly, everything is made less serious.”
HPQ: “So, you are in good shape and ready to perform and have fun on stage, including at another festival (…)?”
P-A: “(…) Yes and Trucker heart also, season three which we start shooting in August!”
HPQ: “Do you like hosting this show?”
P-A: “This is my gift of life, in my career, Trucker Heart, it’s a big gift! One, they never asked me to be funny, two, they always asked me to be as much myself as possible and three, they didn’t ask me to be a TV host, they asked me to support candidates, make them feel comfortable. That’s my best (…)»
HPQ: “A word to encourage people to come to the Festival North of Laughter in Mirabel?
P-A: “Hello gang from Mirabel, I’m coming to see you with Mariana Mazza In a little while, I’m starting my vacation with you guys, we’re going to smash everything and it’s free!
Thanks to PA Méthot for this very pleasant moment, we wish him a great festival as well as to the artisans, organizers and amateurs who will be in Mirabel!
Also, don’t miss the incredible chance to win VIP treatment at the festival by entering the competition below, including:
VIP parking, Tickets to attend the Gong Show, Access to dthem comedy evenings (Friday and Saturday) in the VIP Zone and rmeeting and selfie with an artist!
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