Comedian Jean-Yves Lafesse, known for his telephone hoaxes, died Thursday in Vannes at the age of 64.
Guest of Philippe Vandel in November 2017 on Europe 1, he said that the approach of comedians is similar to that of engineers and oriented towards an idea: to find.
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Comedian Jean-Yves Lafesse died Thursday in Vannes at the age of 64, his family announced on Friday. Born in Pontivy in 1957, this precursor of hidden camera gags and telephone hoaxes suffered from Charcot's disease, diagnosed a year ago. "His condition had suddenly deteriorated in the last 24 hours," said a relative of the comedian.
At the microphone of Europe 1 in November 2017, the one who trapped hundreds of thousands of French people affirmed that "the work of the comic is to go and explore deep within ourselves, sincerely, and translate what is happening. happening in society ".
Lafesse, questioned by Philippe Vandel, had also defended his corporation, assuring "that we will never pump", in reaction to accusations of plagiarism against certain French comedians.
"Prospect" deep within yourself
He who wrote a lot with his brothers and particularly used the art of improvisation, considered that "it is infeasible, infernal and condemnable".
"For me, going to steal the idea of another is unbearable, I say it, I do not question by name. It is not the idea of owning one's works, it is that it proves that it's just laziness, uninspired, so you have to do another job in that case, "he said.
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Jean-Yves Lafesse had finally delivered his vision of his profession. "There is an approach which is analogous to that of an engineer or a scientist. The idea is to find. Find what? What we have in us," he assured. "The work of the comic is to go and explore deep within ourselves, sincerely, in depth in everything we have: our cultural material, our sensitivity, and bring out what is happening in society or not. . Be shifted, next ".