In an interview given to Telepro this Thursday, January 16, Patrick Sébastien gave news of the performers of Shirley and Dino, who made the big time of the Largest Cabaret in the world in the 2000s.
In his fifty career, Patrick Sébastien has encountered many artists. He even launched it with one of his most emblematic shows: The Largest Cabaret in the World. Broadcast from 1998 to 2019, the program marks its end with the sudden ousting of the flagship host of the public service. Left angry, even bitter, he keeps in his memory some happy memories of these decades spent on France 2. Among these good moments, in an interview published this Thursday, January 16, he cites those with Shirley and Dino. But what happens to the comic duo?
Shirley and Dino: a duo propelled to the top thanks to a show by Patrick Sébastien
They reigned supreme on Saturday evenings for fans of the concept created by Patrick Sébastien. Since 2001, Corinne and Gilles Benizio, their real names, have made millions of households laugh with their sketches of such naivety that young and old alike found themselves in them. Their funny looks – he dressed as Elvis Presley, she as a pin-up – also helped to shape their image among a very fond public. And yet… After three years of success, Shirley and Dino decided to leave the small screen. Since then, it has been more difficult to get news from the couple. It was without counting on his mentor! In full promotion of his book, The carnival of the ambitiousin which he talks about the personalities he was able to meet, Patrick Sébastien had a thought for the two comedians.
Patrick Sébastien gives news of Shirley and Dino
At the mere mention of their stage names, Patrick Sébastien indicates at the microphone of Telepro : “[Ce sont] my friends and real artists”. Asked about the reasons for their media withdrawal in full glory, the producer reveals: “The characters weighed on them, they didn’t stop, they stopped Shirley and Dino, the charactershe adds before discussing their current affairs. They stage operasthey were fed up [des personnages] and I find that more than honest. They could have run longer, but there are plenty of them that are caricatures of themselves and keep going.” The duo has never stopped performing with their Achille Tonic troupe. Just last summer, they played at the Estivales de Loire.
