Moved to tears, Jeff Panacloc confides in his friendship with Patrick Sébastien and talks about his departure from France 2

Jeff Panacloc took the time to speak at length to Dominique Lagrou-Sempère in his podcast Between you and me. The ventriloquist revealed by Patrick Sébastien spoke of the sad fate reserved for the host since the cessation of his shows broadcast on France 2 for more than twenty years.

At the crossroads between humor and illusion is Jeff Panacloc. Figure of both genres thanks to his shows always accompanied by his faithful Jean-Marc, the 38-year-old ventriloquist in full training of his fourth show soberly titled The Jeff Panacloc Company. An incredible rise for someone who, as an electrician, first dreamed of being a magician. But it was indeed by giving life to a puppet on his wrist that the artist was born on the stage of the Largest cabaret in the world in 2011.

Jeff Panacloc, very grateful to Patrick Sébastien to whom he owes his notoriety

Came to confide in his thirteen-year career in Between you and methe podcast hosted by Dominique Lagrou-Sempère, Jeff Panacloc reiterates, this Monday, November 4, his friendship towards the host who got him started. “He taught me how to work, the stage, TV… I came from nowhere, I did cabaret, I had never done TV in my life and especially as a ventriloquist, I was told that I would never pass there. I always dreamed of going to Patrick, when I was a magician, because it was a holy grail to go to Patrick Sébastien. But what I did in magic would never have passed on to Patrick“, he confides with a laugh. At the time, he was lucky enough to be called once and then every month following a successful premiere. “It was unexpected. I think it's because he gave me too this freedom not to think as others think. It's this freedom that we need, I think that's what punished him, too“declares this father, stopped by his tears.

Jeff Panacloc overcome by emotion while talking about the ousting of Patrick Sébastien

Since the shutdown of the public service's flagship program and the ousting of its historic presenter, Jeff Panacloc, present when the cabaret closed, has spoken several times about the bad fate received by Patrick Sébastien. A situation that still bothers him today… “It moves me because (…) Patrick is far from being a bad guy and above all he gave for the artists. But then we know the environment, we can't act surprised, we know how we are treated. When we feel a little less well, we don't hesitate to say goodbye, Besides, we don't tell you“, he slips as subtly as bitterly.