Arnaud Tsamère confides in his depression: “Without the stage, I would have stopped” (VIDEO)

Comedian Arnaud Tsamère, guest on the set of “It’s yours” on France 5, spoke with rare sincerity about the dark period he went through.

A descent into hell which could have been fatal to Arnaud Tsamère

2019 marks a dramatic turning point in the life of Arnaud Tsamère. In the space of four years, the comedian had two marriages and two divorces, juggled alternating custody, and lost his father to a devastating cancer. This succession of ordeals plunges him into a deep depression which almost puts a definitive end to his career.

The stage as a lifeline

“If I hadn't done that, I would have stopped, because I was no longer able to make people laugh and write funny things,” confides the artist on the set of “It’s yours”. It is thanks to the unwavering support of his friend Jérémy Ferrari that he finds the strength to return to the stage. “There is a lack of inhibition among comedians when talking about that.”he explains, emphasizing that depression “is an evil that affects all professions”. He adds : “And we are lucky to be able to talk about it like that, to be able to exorcise all that on stage.”

New artistic horizons for Arnaud Tsamère

The ancient pillar ofWe just want to laugh about it” does not stop there. He is now taking on a new challenge by playing Cyrano de Bergerac at the Théâtre Montparnasse, in a production by Alain Sachs. A promise made to his father, a former major general in the army air, which he honors in this way, the comedian is preparing to reunite with his friends Jérémy Ferrari and Baptiste Lecaplain for “La Tournée du Trio”, a show which promises to combine their complementary styles of humor: the black and satirical humor of Ferrari, the situational comedy of Tsamère and the fanciful storytelling of Lecaplain.

In his last show “2 weddings and 1 funeral”Arnaud Tsamère manages to transform his ordeals into a source of inspiration, without turning the stage into therapy. An artistic renaissance which demonstrates, if necessary, that humor can arise from the darkest situations.