INTERVIEW
"My father returned with a smirk, saying [to my mother], 'I did not resist, I put Rodolphe-Jonathan'", says Jonathan Lambert, about the day of his birth. Because yes, Jonathan Lambert, guest of Europe 1, Wednesday, is in fact called Rodolphe-Jonathan Lambert. A name that he has not always assumed, but that he reclaims today in homage to his father.
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A name with which he returned to the death of his father
In use, even in his family, everyone always called him Jonathan. It must be said that calling him Rodolphe would not have been practical since his father himself bore this first name. So why is Jonathan Lambert so keen today to give back to "Rodolphe" the place that was given to him, 47 years ago, in his civil status? "When I lost my father, two years ago, like 'The king is dead, long live the king!', I said to myself 'I am reclaiming this first name which is my real name'". This explains why, more and more, on the posters of his shows, is written "R-Jonathan Lambert".
As if to mark the occasion, to reveal his true identity, "Rodolphe" is the name that Jonathan Lambert chose for his new show. A fourth "alone on stage" that the comedian will play from September 1st.
"I find it very difficult to assume to say truthful things about myself"
"This is the first time that I speak of myself. I did not see shamelessness in it but I find it very difficult to assume to say truthful things about me", he confides at the microphone of Pascale Clark. "'Rodolphe' is surely for this age when you feel mature, where you start to look back," he continues.
"It's not a self-analysis but I'm playing with this idea of getting to the midpoint. I've achieved some form of wisdom, so I'm passing on." The comedian will also wear a dressing gown, a tie and some costumes of his father on stage to play the show which already bears his name. Their name.