Véronique Cabut, widow of the cartoonist Cabu: "Laughter is a remedy against barbarism"

INTERVIEW

Five years after the Charlie Hebdo attack and while the trial of the 2015 attacks is taking place, Véronique Cabut, the widow of the cartoonist, presents "Le Rire de Cabu".

This exhibition opens this Friday at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris and shows the full extent of the genius of the one who took everything to make us laugh.

She was the guest of Europe 1 on Friday speaking for the first time since the death of Jean Cabu.

"Laughter is what relieves, a remedy against barbarism," she said in particular.

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From "all-terrain designer" to "visionary", Véronique Cabut does not lack superlatives to describe her husband.

Very moved when sharing these few anecdotes about the cartoonist from

, she always finds a way to laugh when she thinks about one of his drawings.

The pretty girls, the monsters, the atypical characters, the courtrooms, the city, the countryside: "He lived with two pillars:

and

. Everything was material to draw, his life was drawing . " 

Press card and Clover from 1924

Responding to Patrick Cohen's questions, Véronique Cabut retraces the thread of the exhibition which allows us to admire the diversity of Cabu's work.

Some very personal pieces are also on display: his press card, a letter of condolence sent by US President Barack Obama or his car, "La clèfle de 1924".

"In 1969 in

, he drew a picture: 'Should cars be banned in cities?'

It made Anne Hidalgo laugh a lot ", she laughs.

>> Find all of Patrick Cohen's interviews in replay and podcast here

While the trial of the 2015 attacks began in September, Véronique Cabut expresses her relief at having been able to testify: "It was essential. We are in a state of law, I think that the testimony of families is very important. The best answer is this exhibit. "Cabu's laughter" I think that's a cure. "