INTERVIEW
He made himself known in a register of his own and where the competition comes down to his simple person. Stéphane De Groodt, summed up by his "absurdity" and his ability to play with words, released a new book in which he gives himself to his heart joy: The drunk of words . This is the first time that the comedian is ... book as much in a book.
"I'm not really a humorist"
Even Stéphane De Groodt himself has trouble defining his job when asked the question. "I'm really not a humorist," he says in L'Equipée sauvage sur Europe 1, pointing out that he is unable to "hold the spittoon for two hours". "I do not have that talent," he says. On the border between comedy and play with language, Stéphane De Groodt has created his own universe. "I'm faithful to the dream I had when I was 20," he says.
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I rarely take pleasure as much as when I make a room of 800 people laugh
With the years, the comedian has gained in insurance. "It took me a long time to find myself legitimate," he admits. Today, it would be very difficult to do without the stage and the contact with the spectators. "This is the essence of this business," says Stéphane De Groodt. "I rarely take pleasure as much as when I make a room of 800 people laugh, it's extraordinary emotion," says the actor.