The encrypted channel broadcasts this Wednesday evening at 9:10 p.m. They call me Marseillethe 46-year-old comedian’s latest show. A consecration for someone who particularly enjoys teasing his audience.
Last June, Redouane Bougheraba took over the Accor Arena in Paris for two consecutive nights, then the LDLC Arena in Lyon and finally the Stade-Vélodrome in Marseille. This was a triumph for the 46-year-old from Marseille, the first comedian to perform in the temple of his favourite club, OM, in front of 40,000 people. « I am fulfilling my childhood dream. My dream was to fill the Olympia, I did it. Then it was the Palais des Sports, I did ten of them. Then there is Bercy and above that, there is the Stade-Vélodrome. The circle is complete. What is happening to me is magnificent, it is beyond my hopes. “, analyzes the man who made his debut in comedy clubs and the first parts of Grand Corps Malade or Bigflo et Oli. Recently, he also appeared on the show “Au micro”, as a friendly companion for candidates hoping to become a football commentator on the encrypted channel.
For two hours, Redouane Bougheraba mixes sketches and hilarious anecdotes with self-mockery and a lot of improvisation. And, as usual, the comedian spared no one, which is his trademark. An overweight man, a doctor, a veiled woman, a Paris Saint-Germain supporter… « You look like Florence Foresti who has not succeeded in life. Your son, it seems Jul and your mother, it’s Mimie Mathy in bigger »he says to a family in the audience. Before leaving these ” lousy lookalikes ” to throw at a young man who, let’s hope, was not self-conscious: « Your ears are sticking out bro, it looks like your head is in parentheses »The spectators in the front row, who paid a fortune for their seats, are laughing and asking for more. « I have always made fun of people. Charriade is a national sport in Marseille »he specifies. Before defending himself: « I speak of atrocities but always with love and kindness. » Redouane Bougheraba also attacks some of his cronies like Gad Elmaleh and Jamel Debbouze. On the latter, he dares to: « He can’t take a screenshot. His hand is a paw, he’s a cat. He knows about the jokes, he filed a complaint. »
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Redouane Bougheraba wanted these evenings to be exceptional. Thus, MMA champion Cédric Doumbé and rapper La Fouine took to the stage in Paris. And SCH, Soprano, Alonzo and Gims as well as comedian Gad Elmaleh were present in Marseille. Appearances that are unfortunately not in the recording broadcast this Wednesday evening on Canal+. Moreover, if the show is called They call me Marseille it is his recording in Paris that is offered to Canal+ viewers. The fault certainly lies with the rain that invited itself into the Phocaean city and which did not stop falling all evening long
Not content with his success on stage, Redouane Bougheraba continues his foray into cinema. After comedies Patients (2017), Taxi 5 (2018), School life (2019), Between the waves (2021) et Alibi.com 2(2023), he has just co-directed with his brother Ali his first film, entitled Relocated . « This is the story of a worker in a mattress factory in the north of France. His production line is relocated to India. But once there, he discovers that his salary is indexed, no longer in euros, but in rupees. Suddenly, it’s a descent into hell. It’s a Indian in the citybut in reverse. Our version is a Marseillais in Calcutta»he sums up. A comedy to be discovered in March 2025 in which he plays the main character and, in turn, takes his full rank…
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