Guillaume Wagner has spoken out during a rare TV appearance about the autism diagnosis he recently received.
The comedian says he’s felt a “fear that maybe wasn’t normal” during the pandemic, despite the zenith and calm brought on by the shows’ closures. During his research, he found he was on the autism spectrum, he said Wednesday on the set of Bonsoir bonsoir!, broadcast on ICI Télé.
“It doesn’t change a life, it explains it,” the comedian then added.
As he worked on it and learned more about his disorder, he admits to realizing that his style of humor, aggressiveness, and anger were likely due to his autism.
“I’ve always felt a little misunderstood, injustices, I’m not capable — those are character traits, by the way — so it explained a lot of things and actually put me at ease a lot,” he said. – he explained to the host Jean-Philippe Wauthier, adding that depending on the diagnosis, he reoriented his life and his way of doing humor. Most importantly, he’s taken things a little easier and weighed less on his shoulders.
The tour has always been an ordeal and has always caused him great anxiety, said the comedian and author. “It wasn’t possible for me, I was burned out after every tour,” he said, believing at the time that it was his personality.
He also found it difficult to meet people after his shows, mainly because of the novelty, shallow conversations and unpredictability of the meetings, he claimed.
“I didn’t understand myself. I had a hard time telling what was wrong. Now that I know (it’s also very new), a lot of things are going to happen. […] But to this day it’s really going better,” chained the comedian, who admitted he’s a better person, father and spouse as he’s quiet and getting to know himself.
Guillaume Wagner will be on the boards of the Dr. Drive a Mobilo Aquafest. He’s also working on writing projects in development and intends to continue making humor, albeit at a pace that’s more “livable” for him.
Details of his show are available online.