Originally from Saint-Raphaël, comedian Thomas Marty is about to realize a crazy dream: to set foot on the legendary stage of the Olympia in Paris. With France 3 Côte d’Azur, he recounts a journey driven by his Var origins and a good dose of audacity.
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It all starts in Saint-Raphaël. This town in the east of the Var where he grew up marked Thomas Marty’s relationship with humor. “Aaaah, Saint-Raphaël, that’s where I draw my inspiration” he confides with a hint of tenderness in his voice. “It’s home!”
“Pascalou”, his dad, has also become a recurring figure in his sketches. “It’s funny because through my father, there are a lot of people who recognize their own father.”he laughs.
And as he returns to Saint-Raphaël for the holidays, Thomas could also take advantage of it to find something to write future sketches. “I already know that at Christmas, Pascalou is going to bring out the electric knife to cut the legs!”
Before making full rooms laugh, Thomas Marty followed a rather common path. He started with a BTS in Antibes, then a Master in Marseille, before putting on a tie for a position in a bank. It is thanks to confinement that he will launch into humor for good, thanks to social networks.
“At the beginning, I barely had 2000 subscribers, then everything accelerated during covid…”
Little by little, his videos which mix scenes of family life and spicy portraits find their audience. From café theaters to opening acts, Thomas gradually refines his style. Very present on social networks, he also takes care of his digital communication to reach the widest possible audience.
“My videos take me several days of work.” He now has more than 570,000 followers on Instagram and millions of views on his videos. But if Thomas is an ace of humor, he also does not hesitate to tackle more personal subjects: “I lost my mom when I was 20. But I still talk about it in the present tense.”
Now settled in Paris to pursue his career, Thomas Marty remembers with delight the day he bluffed when his current producer asked him if he had a show to offer him: he didn’t have one, but jumped in. adventure, with a good dose of daring. Today, his tour is a hit.
The comedian will make a stop on January 19 at the Olympia. In March, this time he will be at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, a venue capable of accommodating up to 9,000 people.
To give you a taste before his arrival in Nice, watch him just above sketching the city with biting humor in one of his videos.
