In the weeks leading up to what would remain her final solo stage appearance, on November 3, 2023 in Saint-Eustache, Lise Dion felt her body telling her to slow down. Up until the hours before the curtain rose, the comedian was vomiting, and vomiting, and vomiting again, the beginnings of the heart attack that would force her to interrupt a show that had barely begun.
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Episode 3: Lise Dion
Eight months after having to prematurely retire from the road, Lise Dion looks back on the heart attack she suffered. The comedian explains why she has always hated having to cancel a show, in addition to looking back on some of the craziest or most difficult moments of her improbable career.
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Comedian Lise Dion
Three quotes from our interview
About his respect for the public
“Someone who has the right to have a star tantrum is someone who has just operated on your brain, or who has just operated on your child, or who has operated on my heart. Those, for me, are people who could have tantrums. But artists who are the star, who make their entourage sweat, I have a hard time with that. It’s a lack of respect for your team, a lack of respect for the audience. If you play someone else while you’re on stage, it’s possible that in an interview, at some point, the audience will realize that you’re not as smart as you seem.”
About social media
“I’ve already told artists: ‘We don’t care about your travels.’ My travel photos, I’m not going to make everyone sweat with that. Because there are people who dream of going somewhere and who don’t have the money to do it. You can spend your life having dreams and not have the money of your dreams. So I, in addition, just to add, I’m going to show you that I went there and was it fun? »
About his very long tours
“I think I could have done with fewer shows, but at the same time, when there’s a demand, you can’t say no. When I wanted to take time off, even though I gave five months notice to give myself a month to recover, my former agent told me: “Yeah, but the tickets are already sold.” Sometimes maybe that wasn’t true. But he didn’t want me to stop. So I didn’t stop. And me, if you tell me: “such and such a date, there are 20 tickets sold”, I will be there. »
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