Cathy Gauthier will lead a gala ComediHa! with Silvi Tourigny on Saturday evening. take over. Before she went on stage, she answered our questions.
Question: Which comedians inspire you the most and why?
Answer: “Yvon Deschamps for his literary genius, who knew how to change mentality through his humor. Dominique Michel for his charisma, inimitable comic talent and immense generosity. Mike Ward for his determination and courage to go all the way to the Supreme Court to defend all authors.”
Question: Which comedy numbers made you laugh the most?
Answer: “Some sketches from the show Club Soly. Especially the ones with Virginie Fortin and Richardson Zéphyr. René Simard’s number on my big well done ComediHa! also amused me. All Simon Leblanc numbers, but the people who make me laugh the most in life are Silvi Tourigny and Dominic Paquet.”
Question: Which next generation comedian should you watch?
Answer: “Arnaud Soly, Pierre-Yves Roy Desmarais, Sam Breton, Simon Leblanc.”
Question: Why is humor important in 2023?
Answer: “Humour is not important, it is necessary. If you don’t smile every day, your life seems very sad to me.