Pierre Desproges

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Pierre Desproges

Pierre Desproges (born May 9, 1939 in Pantin , † April 18, 1988 in Paris ) was a French humorist , author and television cabaret artist .

Life

Desproges initially earned his living as a journalist and over the years developed into a satirist. With his cabaret solo programs, he toured France, Belgium and Switzerland. He achieved popularity in France with his radio and television broadcasts in the 1980s . Cartoonists like Georges Wolinski and Jean-Marc Reiser worked with him. His early death at the age of 49 in April 1988, shortly before the premiere of his third solo cabaret program, was the result of cancer. Pierre Desproges was born in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris across from Frédéric Chopin buried.

His sense of humor

Desproges used a biting sense of humor in literary terms and often presented himself through unfamiliar joke subjects, whereby he took sides politically. “You can laugh at anything, but not with everyone”.

His humor reflected his anti-militarist stance ("You don't have to despair of stupid people. With a little practice you can turn them into militarists") or anti- racism ("There's more humanity in a dog's eye when it wags its tail." than in Le Pen's tail when he moves his eye ”,“ Anne Sinclair has stated that she never married a non-Jew - that could be interpreted as a kind of racism ”).

Desproges also dealt with sensitive topics such as religion (“God said: 'You should love your neighbor as yourself', that is true. But God or not God, I have a horror of being greeted and then having me I'd rather it's not my fault ”), World War II (“ The bad thing about the collaboration is you had to betray the Jews; but the bad thing about the Maquis is you had to live with them ”) and even your own Illness (“Plus cancéreux que moi, tumeur!” - a play on words , deciphered: “Whoever has more cancer than me dies”).

He was also critical of the economic situation of a satirist: “I am ashamed to earn as much in one evening as a skilled worker in three months, although not far from here at the moment, Guy Bedos [also a humorist] in one evening six Earned monthly salary of a senior employee! "

Career

Desproges worked as a journalist at L'Aurore and attracted attention with unusual short stories . He also appeared on the Sunday satirical television program Le Petit Rapporteur from 1975 to 1977 . The appearances of Mathias Richling or the windshield wiper are most comparable on German television . His cabaret performance in this program by Jacques Martin , in which the comedian Daniel Prévost also appeared, was characterized by black humor and sarcasm .

Desproges appeared on Le Tribunal des flagrants délires with Claude Villers and Luis Rego and he had a daily broadcast on France Inter called Chroniques de la haine ordinaire (Chronicle of Ordinary Hate). Together with Thierry Le Luron , he hosted the satirical weekly program Les Parasites sur l'antenne (The Parasites on the air).

Also on FR3 he had a column called La Minute nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède , which, according to his own statement, split France into two parties: "the fools they like and the fools they dislike."

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newspaper

  • La Veillée des Chaumières , French weekly women's magazine, 1967. Copywriter for photo novels.
  • Bonne Soirée , French women's magazine, 1967. Editor of the Courrier du Cœur partnership guide under the name Liliane d'Orsay , a pseudonym René Goscinny had used years earlier .
  • L'Aurore , conservative Paris daily newspaper, 1967–1970. Editor for the short glossary Bref ( Coming soon ).
  • Pilote , French satire and comic magazine , 1980. Regular articles.

watch TV

  • Le Petit Rapporteur , TF1 television , 1975–1977. Television debut in the weekly news satire by Jacques Martin and his ensemble.
  • Les bons conseils du Professeur Corbiniou , TF1 television , 1980. Children's program. Author and interpreter.
  • Merci Bernard , FR3 television , satirical broadcast, 1981. Together with his friend Jean-Louis Fournier, he developed the format and took part in the first episodes.
  • La minute nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède , FR3 television , 1982–1983. Parody of a general education magazine, 100 episodes. Short satirical glosses and skits.
  • Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle - Théatre Fontaine , FR3 television , 1986.

stage

  • Thierry Le Luron à L'Olympia , stage show, 1977. Opening act for the solo evening of the comic-satirical all-rounder Thierry Le Luron at the Olympia .
  • Qu'elle est verte ma salade , Théâtre des 400 coups , 1978–1979. Stage show with the Swiss actress Evelyne Grandjean.
  • Le Luron à Bobino , stage show, 1978–1979. Pre-program for the solo evening of colleague Thierry Le Luron in the Bobino .
  • Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle - Théâtre Fontaine , 1984–1985. Three-month guest performance with his first satirical solo program at the Théâtre Fontaine in Paris . From June 1984 to December 1985 Desproges gave over 200 performances on various stages throughout the French-speaking area as part of a tour with the program.
  • Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle - Théâtre Grévin , 1986–1988. The second solo program premieres at the Théâtre Grévin in Paris . From 1987 to 1988 Desproges undertook a stage tour through France, Belgium and Switzerland. Then, in the middle of the preparations for the third solo program, Desproges dies.

radio

  • Saltimbanques , Radio France Inter , 1978-1979. Series with Jean-Louis Foulquier, who is considered a living radio legend in France.
  • Parasites sur l'antenne , Radio France Inter , 1978–1979. Duo with Thierry Le Luron.
  • Du varech dans mes espadrilles , Radio France Inter , 1978–1979.
  • Le Luron de midi , Radio France Inter , 1980. Daily radio column with Thierry Le Luron.
  • Le Tribunal des Flagrants Délires , Radio France Inter , 1980–1983. Satire in the form of the court parody with colleagues Claude Villers, Luis Rego and each with a prominent guest as the "accused".
  • Si c'est pour la culture on a déjà donné , Radio RMC , 1981–1982. Weekly radio satire. Author and interpreter with Michel Denisot and Valérie Mairesse.
  • Chroniques de la haine ordinaire , Radio France Inter , 1986. Daily glossary. The show has cult status in France to this day.

Fonts

  • Pierre Desproges: Manuel de savoir-vivre a l'usage des rustres et des malpolis. Seuil / Points, 1981, ISBN 2-02-032128-9 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Vivons heureux en attendant la mort. Columns. Seuil / Points Virgule, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1998, ISBN 2-02-032042-8 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Dictionnaire superflu à l'usage de l'élite et des bien nantis. Glossen, Seuil / Points, 1985, ISBN 2-02-032436-9 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Des Femmes qui tombent. Roman, Seuil / Points, 1985, ISBN 2-02-008974-2 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Chroniques de la haine ordinaire. Manuscript d. The same radio columns, Seuil / Points, 1987, 1991, ISBN 2-02-032041-X .
  • Pierre Desproges: Textes de scène. The manuscripts of the two stage programs by D. Seuil / Points, 1988, ISBN 2-02-010383-4 .
  • Pierre Desproges: L'Almanach. Columns from the estate. Rivages, 1988, ISBN 2-86930-168-5 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Fonds de tiroir. Columns, glosses and fragments from the estate. Seuil / Points, 1992, ISBN 2-02-010902-6 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Les étrangers sont nuls. Glosses; with illustrations by Édika . Seuil, 1992, ISBN 2-02-019135-0 .
  • Pierre Desproges: La minute nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède. Manuscript d. TV columns, Seuil, 1995, ISBN 2-02-026093-X .
  • Pierre Desproges: Les bons conseils du professeur Corbiniou. Children's book, Seuil / Nemo, 1997, ISBN 2-02-032639-6 .
  • Pierre Desproges, Yves Riou, Philippe Pouchain: La seule certitude que j'ai c'est d'être dans le doute. Interview with Pierre Desproges 1986, Seuil / Points, 1997, ISBN 2-02-034553-6 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Le Petit Reporter. Short glosses from L'Aurore (1970–1975), Seuil / Points, 1999, ISBN 2-02-039714-5 .
  • Pierre Desproges: The beautiful story of the chubby toad and other nasties. German transmission of the Chroniques de la haine ordinaire. Lappan 1999, 113 pages, ISBN 3-89082-844-2 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Les réquisitoires du tribunal des flagrants délires, Tomes 1 et 2 (Relié). Seuil / Points, 2003, 113 pp., ISBN 2-02-068626-0 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Chroniques de la haine ordinaire: Volume 2. Manuscript d. The same radio columns, Seuil / Humor, 2004, ISBN 2-02-068905-7 .
  • Pierre Desproges: Tout Desproges. Seuil, 2008, ISBN 978-2-02-097151-5

Sources and Notes

  1. ^ A b Les tribunals des flagrants délires - Jean-Marie Le Pen , September 28, 1982.
  2. ^ French journalist, married to the French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn since 1995
  3. ↑ Pun, based on the similar pronunciation of reporter (reporter) and rapporteur (sneak, traitor).

literature

  • Dominique Chabrol: Desproges. Flammarion / J'ai lu, 1994. Biography, 250 pages. ISBN 2-277-24056-7 .

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Desproges, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French humorist, writer and television cabaret artist
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Pantin
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 1988
Place of death Paris