This Monday, November 4, Arnaud Tsamère was invited to the set of C to you. The actor and comedian returned to the depression he went through and which inspired his latest show.
Revealed to the general public in We just want to laugh about itArnaud Tsamère is now among the most popular comedians of his generation. Since his participation in Laurent Ruquier's show, the actor has performed several shows including Two weddings and a funeralwhich he co-wrote with his friend Jérémy Ferrari and in which he looks back on the painful ordeals he had to go through. After his divorce from racing driver Margot Laffite in 2017, Arnaud Tsamère lost his father to cancer in 2019. Two traumatic events following which he fell into depression. “I was in a depressive phase, I had nothing left to give. I felt empty, sad”he confided in the columns of Parisian.
Arnaud Tsamère almost gave up being a comedian because of his depression
This Monday, November 4, Arnaud Tsamère was invited to the set of C to youon the occasion of his return to the stage in the role of Cyrano de Bergerac. Asked about the depressive episode he went through, the actor recounted how writing his last show had helped him not to sink further. “You mentioned that humor and the stage did you good. How can we calm neuroses with the stage?”Mohamed Bouhafsi asked him. “Um, that's a bit of a quick shortcut. but it allowed me not to abandon the profession, to talk about it in a new show. If I hadn't done that, I would have stopped because I was no longer able to make people laugh and write funny things, so I had to use this material of depression to do it “he replied.
Arnaud Tsamère discusses his “chance” to be able “exorcise” his depression on stage
Although he does not hesitate to publicly discuss his depression, Arnaud Tsamère nevertheless regrets that the subject still remains taboo. “Comedians are uninhibited when it comes to talking about that. Unfortunately, it's an illness that affects all professions and we are lucky enough to be able to talk about it, to be able to exorcise all that on stage or on TV. “he declared. Before him, Jérémy Ferrari had addressed his problems with alcoholism, drug addiction and depression in the show General anesthesia. In a recent interview with TV Starthe comedian confided that he was not completely cured. “I continue to struggle every day to appear joyful.”
