Gérald Dahan will be on the Agen stage at Le Contrepoint for this first weekend of the year. A precious meeting for the artist, who attaches great importance to the running of his shows in human-sized rooms.
“I will be at the Olympia at the end of 2026, but I like to take the time to run a show over a full season. Small venues allow a real meeting with the public, and it is in reality much more complicated than a large one. room to win the support of spectators If it works in rooms with intimate gauges, it works everywhere! he confides. He will therefore be in Agen on January 2, 3 and 4.
In training in Agen for this maturity show
The comedian, who for almost ten years was one of the pillars of the show Rien à Cirer on France Inter alongside Laurent Ruquier and the creator of the essential Minikeums on France 3, left his mark on an entire generation. His imitations of Sarkozy, Timsit, Clavier, Luchini, Palmade, Hollande, Dupontel, and even Mister Bean, have remained famous. On Rire et Chansons, he trapped more than 150 personalities from the world of politics and show business. One of his most memorable pranks remains the one where, imitating Jacques Chirac, he asked Zinedine Zidane and the French team to sing La Marseillaise with their hand on their heart.
In this new show, Gérald Dahan presents contemporary incarnations, including Macron, Véran, Castex, Vianney, Grand Corps Malade, Cluzet, Gims, and many others. At the end of the performance, his sung imitations, accompanied on the piano by Julien Bourel, will be offered à la carte. The opportunity to rediscover the standards of French song with Aznavour, Gainsbourg, Johnny, Nougaro, and even Brel. Julien Bourel, recognized musician, has been tracing an eclectic path in the French musical landscape for more than 15 years.
-This new humorous opus is intended to be more personal, a true introspection for the artist. “In the era of everything appearing, I invite the viewer to think, but first to laugh, about the Man of the 21st century and his condition,” explains Gérald Dahan. “I am in a different period of my career compared to my previous shows. I have a more mature outlook and I no longer have much to prove to myself. I am free and I want to share these moments of more interactive way with the public. I now want to have fun with the voices of others, with my voice, but above all with the spectators. We share and I adapt to people’s desires.
Maybe a surprise with Francis Cabrel?
Francis Cabrel, the Agen star of the song, could well make a surprise appearance.
“I met Francis Cabrel at the Petit Casino in Paris. He came to see me and he appreciated the fact that I imitated him without caricaturing him, without being excessive. Some time later, he was the guest by Michel Drucker, and he asked that I be the comedian present on the set that evening. Today, I am at his home, in Agen. I hope that he will do me the honor of coming to see me! for one of the three performances. In any case, the invitation is extended,” concludes the imitator, using the voice and famous accent of Francis Cabrel.
