This Wednesday, January 22, the comedian Smaïn spoke about his departure from the Inconnus troupe, at the microphone of France Blue. He reveals the reason which pushed him to leave Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus and Seymour Brussel.
For many years, Smaïn was part of the troupe of Five, composed by Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus and Seymour Brussel. In the 1980s, the comedian made the decision to leave Les Inconnus despite their growing success, to devote himself to a solo career. As he prepares to go on tour throughout France with his new show entitled Messing around finelythe 66-year-old actor returned, at the microphone of Deborah Grunwaldon his relationships with his comrades met backstage at the Théâtre de Bouvard and on the reason for his departure from Les Inconnus.
“Service Arabic”: Smaïn admits that he wanted to break away from his image of the Unknowns
In the 1980s, Smaïn experienced a rapid rise in the comedy world by founding Les Cinq, with his friends he met at the Bouvard theater. Quickly, he feels like he has gone through his roles within the troupe: “I was registered in a register“, he explains in the podcast In the retrounveiled this Wednesday, January 22. Although the small group of friends get along perfectly well, the comedian decides to break away from his image by leaving The Unknowns : “We get along very well, I saw Pascal (Legitimus Editor’s note) lately“, he told journalist Déborah Grunwald, before continuing: “I wanted to be master of myself and use my own sketches (…) If I had remained in what is commonly called ‘service Arabic’, people would have been very angry with me. I would have been told: ‘but you just…’. No, I wanted to dance, to sing, to write the president’s sketch, I wouldn’t have been able to do it with my friends“. Smaïn also did well to embark on a solo career, since he was later rewarded with a Molière for best one-man show and as well as a Victoire de la Musique.
“I cried about it”: Smaïn admits to having suffered a lot from his departure from Les Inconnus
The decision to leave a group on the rise was not easy for the comedian. If he wanted to refocus on himself, he explains in the same show to be “left in pain”. The one who had good relations with Les Inconnus says: “I really liked them and I emphasize the talent and genius of this team”. If the choice to leave came of his own accord, he admits: “You know I cried about it, my comrades don’t know it, but when I made the decision to leave them…. I cried because I didn’t know where I was going. I had bought an apartment, I was forced to resell my apartment (…) This is what we call letting go“. Evil for good: “I am convinced that if I had stayed with them, I would not have been as happy as that.”he concludes.
