Still little known to the general public, Alexandre Kominek will be one of the participants in season 5 of “LOL: who laughs, comes out!” Here are its secrets.
Alexandre Kominek, aged 34, is one of the new faces on the comedy scene. If many have heard of him through his romantic relationship with Florence Foresti, he should gain followers thanks to his expected participation in LOL: whoever laughs, gets out! on Amazon Prime Video.
Where does Alexandre Kominek come from?
Alexandre Kominek was born on November 20, 1989 in Geneva, Switzerland, to a Tunisian Sephardic Jewish father and a Polish mother. He first attempted to study law before launching into comedy. A rejected application to the prestigious Cours Florent in France once again shakes his hopes, but he ultimately pursues a Bachelor in Artistic Direction at CREA Geneva, where he graduates in 2014.
At the same time as his studies, he began to perform on stage. He launched into humor in 2012 at Swiss Comedy Clubwhere he cut his teeth. In 2014, he won the Banana Comedy Club of Lausanne, and ranks finalist in the competition Jokenation in 2015. That same year, he performed at Montreux Comedy Club and begins to make himself known in the industry.
Since then, he has played in front of full houses and… in front of his delighted mother. “At first, she told me in her Polish accent: ‘Vulgarity doesn’t bother me, but I don’t like it when you mime.’ Today, she doesn’t care. She is even very happy and very proud. Maybe it was harder for her to deal with it when I was playing in a cellar. Now she sees that the rooms are full and it works, I can say what I want about her. She is my mother, and at the same time my best friend. It’s like I’m playing in front of a childhood friend“, he confided to The Illustrated.
Alexandre Kominek and money
Asked by Pokaa in 2023, the comedian looked back on his career in humor with great frankness. “In fact, at the start, I got myself into quite a mess. In Switzerland, we have a lot of expenses, and over the years, I have accumulated a lot of debt, such as health insurance at 500 euros per month, so I had to make choices. Do I take a train ticket to Paris, do I pay my insurance? I accumulated a lot of stress too and it wasn’t easy.”
Alexandre Kominek does not regret his choices, quite the contrary! “Today, when I think about all that, even though there were difficult times, I am proud of myself because I didn’t give up. When you launch into something, my man, you shouldn’t do it half-heartedly, and I didn’t lie to myself. At the start, I didn’t think I was legitimate, I thought I had to find a normal job, and at 23, I had a click, I said to myself: stop fucking lying to yourself, go ahead !“
What did Alexandre Kominek play in?
In 2017, he joined the Jamel Comedy Cluba real launching pad for many French-speaking comedians. In 2018, he launched his own stand-up show, Sensitive Bastardwhich is very successful in Switzerland, France and Belgium.
In 2020, Alexandre Kominek made his television debut in the miniseries 6 x Confined on Canal+, where he shares the screen with big names like Vincent Cassel and Ludivine Sagnier. He also plays in Ginaa short film directed by his compatriot Marina Rollman.
Furthermore, we could also hear it on the radio in the show The Original Soundtrack by Nagui and Leïla Kaddour-Boudadi, broadcast on France Inter.
Who is Alexandre Kominek in a relationship with?
On the private side, Alexandre Kominek is in a relationship with the comedian Florence Foresti, with whom he is 16 years apart. Their romantic relationship was made official in 2022.
Although they remain discreet about their relationship, the young man has nevertheless made some confidences about his darling. “This is a person I met three and a half years ago and who is exceptional in terms of work, creativity, laughter, generosity, simplicity (…) She is truly the most extraordinary in the world”, had timidly declared the comedian on the set of What an era!
Alexandre Kominez: what upcoming projects?
On the small screen he was announced in the casting of season 5 of LOL: he who laughs comes out! on Prime Video, where he will have to show ingenuity to make people laugh while remaining stoic in the face of his opponents. He shares the stage with renowned comedians such as Muriel Robin, Marina Rollman, Artus and Jérôme Niel and the fighter Cédric Doumbé.
But Alexandre Kominek also has projects on the big screen. “I’m working on two film projects, actually, comedies. I’ve made a little progress, but it’s long and laborious“, he confided to The Illustrated.