Gaspard Proust
About Gaspard Proust
Gaspard Proust is a French stand-up comedian and actor of Slovenian-Swiss origin, born on June 30, 1976, in Novo Mesto in former Yugoslavia (now Slovenia). He spent part of his childhood in Yugoslavia before moving with his family to Algeria, where he lived for around twelve years. After the 1994 attacks in Algiers, he left for Aix-en-Provence to finish secondary school in France. He later studied wealth management at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland before turning to comedy, drawing on his cosmopolitan background to develop a sharp, deliberately provocative voice on French political and social life.
Gaspard Proust began performing on small Swiss stages and presented his first show, 'Sous-developpe affectif', at La Petite Loge in Paris in 2007. He gained wider recognition in 2010 with his second show 'Enfin sur scene?', followed in 2011 by 'Gaspard Proust tapine', which cemented his reputation as one of the most acerbic stand-ups in France. From September 2012 to June 2015 he succeeded Stephane Guillon as the weekly editorialist on Canal+ talk show 'Salut les Terriens!' hosted by Thierry Ardisson, where his caustic chronicles on politics and current affairs reached prime-time audiences. His later stage work includes 'Nouveau spectacle', performed at the Olympia in December 2018 for a series of dates, and a tour through prestigious Parisian venues such as the Comedie des Champs-Elysees. His style is uniformly polemical: detached delivery, dry irony, attacks on both left and right, and a refusal of consensus that has earned him both a loyal following and recurring controversy.
Gaspard Proust tours France, Switzerland and Belgium regularly with his stand-up shows, playing both theatre-scale venues and larger halls such as the Olympia in Paris. His earlier specials are available on DVD and on streaming platforms in France, and clips of his Canal+ chronicles remain available online.
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Who is Gaspard Proust?
Gaspard Proust is a French stand-up comedian of Slovenian-Swiss origin, born in 1976 in Novo Mesto (former Yugoslavia). He is known for his caustic political satire, his stand-up shows performed at venues such as the Olympia in Paris, and his weekly commentary on the Canal+ talk show 'Salut les Terriens!' from 2012 to 2015.
What is Gaspard Proust's most famous show?
'Gaspard Proust tapine' (2011) is widely seen as his breakthrough show and remains his most cited title. His later 'Nouveau spectacle', performed at the Olympia in December 2018 and on tour, brought him a larger mainstream audience and is regarded as one of his most polished stand-up sets.
What style of comedy does Gaspard Proust do?
Gaspard Proust does caustic political and social stand-up, with a detached, almost cold delivery. He targets politicians across the spectrum, contemporary morality, media and consensus opinion. His humour is iconoclastic and deliberately provocative, often described as one of the most acerbic voices in French comedy.
Where is Gaspard Proust from?
Gaspard Proust was born in Novo Mesto in former Yugoslavia (today Slovenia) in 1976. He grew up partly in Algeria, finished high school in Aix-en-Provence and studied in Switzerland at the University of Lausanne. He has Slovenian-Swiss origins and works primarily in France.
Where can I watch Gaspard Proust?
Gaspard Proust tours regularly in France, Switzerland and Belgium with his stand-up shows. His earlier specials are available on DVD and on French streaming platforms, and clips of his Canal+ 'Salut les Terriens!' chronicles can be found online.
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