Located in the heart of Montmartre, the “Chez Michou” cabaret was an emblematic Parisian institution. Founded in 1956 by Michel Catty, known as Michou, this place staged transformation shows combining glamour, humor and extravagance. Michou, with his flamboyant personality and his iconic blue glasses, created a space where artists could express themselves freely and from the early years, his cabaret was distinguished by its transvestite shows, where talented artists transformed themselves into icons of the French and international song, like Dalida, Edith Piaf, or even Brigitte Bardot to name a few. After more than 60 years of success, Michou's death in January 2020 marked the end of an era. Gad Elmaleh bought the premises and intends to revive it in his own way.
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Gad Elmaleh takes over “Chez Michou” in his own way
The comedian intends not to distort this emblematic place as he told Gad Elmaleh in C à vous. “There will be stand-up, comedy, but I’m still going to keep the soul of this place because we’re not going to touch anything inside. It’s sublime, it’s a museum”he promised. Then to specify that there will also be “little touches of homage to Michou” in future shows that will be offered. In an interview given this Thursday, November 28 to our colleagues from Paris Matchthe artist spoke about the purchase of this place.
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“You could ask this question of all the people who open a restaurant when there are already plenty of them!”he began by responding to our colleagues who asked him “why create one more comedy club”. He added: “This comedy club inspires me with the new…
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