Currently in full promotion of his tour called Himselfhis new solo act, Gad Elmaleh spoke with journalists from Paris Match about his recent takeover of the famous cabaret Chez Michou in Paris. The father of Noé (born in 2000 from his love with Anne Brochet) and Raphaël born in 2013 from his relationship with Charlotte Casiraghi will make it a comedy club in early 2025.Why create one more comedy club? our colleagues asked him.
He replies: “You could ask this question of all the people who open a restaurant when there are already plenty of them! This comedy club inspires me with novelty and freshness. Other artists invest in restaurants, because they are passionate about gastronomy; for me, it’s stand-up. I wanted my club in Paris. Come on ! Let’s be megalomaniac: I wanted to leave a mark. Not so that it remains after my death, but that it will be there during my lifetime, akin to a place where I will rehearse and rehearse my shows, where I will invite the comedians that I love and those of the new generation.. . There will be humor, showcases, theme evenings. And I will invite Chouchou there from time to time.“
An ambitious project for the 53-year-old actor. As a reminder, Chez Michou had been declared in liquidation by the Paris commercial court on July 16, 2024 following the death of its emblematic owner Michou. The AFP subsequently indicated, thanks to the judgment dated Tuesday October 8 to which it had access, that it was Gad Elmaleh who had purchased this emblematic place in the City of Lights and that he intended to make it “a place of comedy and humor, while keeping the soul of the place“, as those close to the artist clarified.
Gad Elmaleh will change the name but make it “a very beautiful place”
The cabaret should also change its name since the actor in the film The truth if I lie did not buy the Chez Michou brand. “Gad Elmaleh will continue to bring life to 80 rue des Martyrs, which has fallen into good hands, as Michou would have liked. We would have been unfortunate if the place became anything other than a cabaret. It will no longer be called Chez Michou, but Gad will make it a very beautiful place. It’s a very good thing to turn the page, taking a turn“said his niece, Catherine Catty-Jacquart.
