INTERVIEW
"I first thought it was a joke," smiled Jarry. Friday evening at 9:05 p.m., viewers will be able to discover the actor and humorist at the helm of Good Singers , new TF1 entertainment, inspired by a Turkish program. Host, Jarry? "I'm happy not to be put in a box, to do a little all the things that make me want, that make me laugh, that bring me happiness on a daily basis," he explains at the microphone of Pascale Clark , on Europe 1.
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A song show without elimination
"It wasn't something that was obvious to me at the start," said Jarry. "I wanted to find something that matches a format that you can find on TV: a popular program that you can watch with your family, something that is 'feel good'. I didn't want to of a competition, of eliminated people, of sad people. "
So what will Good Singers look like ? Twelve anonymous candidates present themselves on each broadcast. "Among them, there are doctors, perfumers, car salesmen ...", lists Jarry. "And in front of them, there are two teams of three celebrities, who each play for an association. They must find, after a survey conducted in five stages, clues (vocal or visual) to determine who is a good singer and who is a bad singer "among these strangers. And this without hearing them sing before giving the answer.
"I didn't want to play the host"
"We will be moved, we will be surprised, we will, I hope, sing songs", summarizes the now animator, delighted to embody a slice in prime time and who remembers: "When I wanted to make TV I was told 'you're going to see, you're going to split, you're going to scare ...' "So, when TF1 offered to host this show, the actor only set one condition: stay true to himself.
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"I said to myself: I am taken as I am. I did not want to play the host, because I think it is a job," he explains. "I wanted to arrive with my energy, my madness. And above all, what interested me was being in the service of a program. I was no longer the troublemaker who set the mood, (...) I found it very interesting. I loved putting people in the spotlight, I found it great to be the one who passes the dishes without having to defend something. "