Faced with our colleagues from JDDÉlie Semoun spoke of the situation between Israel and Palestine with great caution, having already received death threats. Coming back to the comedian Blanche Gardin who had sparked controversy during a show when she said on stage “My name is Blanche and, since October 7, I have been anti-Semitic,” the 61-year-old comedian explains: “These people think they’re doing humor, but in reality, they’re playing politics. I have respect for Blanche, with whom I was friends, but she took a path that I don't like. It's the same advice that I gave to Dieudonné: mixing humor, spectacle and politics is never a good idea. Being an artist is the most beautiful job in the world, and wanting to introduce political ideas into it, especially if they are doubtful, like those mentioned by Blanche and her friend (editor’s note: Aymeric Lompret), it’s wasting his art.”
Worried about the state of the current world, the comedian who had enjoyed success with Elie's classified ads add: “The common denominator in everything that is happening right now is fear. Why aren't the majority of Muslims demonstrating to denounce radical Islamism? Because they are afraid. Why am I weigh my words? Why do I rarely give interviews on these subjects? Because I'm afraid sometimes, I worry about the future of France because I find the world very cruel. “And if I think about the Jewish community, we have reasons to be afraid, but we have even more reasons to stay.”
Élie Sémoun back on the big screen
Currently showing the film We should have gone to Greece with actor Gérard Jugnot, still upset by the loss of Michel Blanc (editor's note: the film will be released on November 13, 2024), Élie Semoun concluded on a more positive note by talking about this comedy “unpretentious, funny, a little eccentric” in which he plays a cop. “I liked playing a different role, because usually I tend to exaggerate a little, whereas here I'm playing a more sober character. It's still a Corsican comedy. I really enjoyed special ties with Corsica. The more I discover it, the more I love this island.” he said. Enough to take your mind off things a little…
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