Mathieu Cyr is a Quebec humorist known for his unique style, skillfully mixing absurd humor and striking observations on modern society. With his contagious energy and his charisma on stage, he quickly captured the Quebec public.
We love him and behind these comic performances, the humorist experienced a really difficult test when he lost custody of his children and a lot of money in lawyers.
During a recent episode of the podcast Take a breakbroadcast a few days ago, the humorist said that he had crossed a four -year legal battle linked to his divorce, an event that cost him more than $ 250,000.
To this financial weight was added a hard hit in May 2023, when he learned that he was losing custody of his children. While he had previously benefited from one in two weekly sharing, he can now spend time with them only four days a month.
” The judge, my face did not come back to him. Despite the fact that all the chances were on my side, because we agree that I am not an alcoholic, I am not a drug addict, I am not a gamber, I am not violent. There is absolutely nothing against me that can be brought to court to the point of losing custody of my children. ”
He explains that the reason he has been given to remove his custody of his children is that he has an irregular schedule. He often has to go abroad for his program Skate the world.
-At that time we had a sharing 5-2-2-5, but I went sometimes for filming in Thailand or Morocco. We left a week for 5 days of shooting and with 20 hours of plane we couldn’t do that in 5 days so I lacked day care. Every day I missed was noted and they used it to describe me as an absent father. ”
The humorist revealed that he had received a diagnosis of major depression during the trying steps surrounding his divorce. Hoping to appease tensions, he chose to share his mental state with the opposing part, but this approach turned against him. “They associated my depression with a supposed bipolar troubled to take me even harder ” ‘he said.
He also admitted that he had gone through periods of dark ideas over the past few years, which has deeply affected his creative process. Writing humorous equipment has proven to be particularly difficult in these difficult times, marking an additional challenge in this already loaded event.
The full episode of the podcast is available just here:
