At 82 years old, Alain Souchon has left his mark on many generations. And no personality hides their admiration for the interpreter of “The Ballad of Jim”. Not even this comedian and comedian…
On June 21, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine received on the set of C to you two actors who share a taste for comedy: Thierry Lhermitte and his young colleague, Benjamin Tranié. The opportunity for the latter, also a comedian, to make an unexpected confession in the France 5 show. And it concerns the singer Alain Souchon…
Indeed, Benjamin Tranié began to recount his first meeting with the artist whom he greatly appreciates. “I had an anecdote about Souchon, I had the chance to meet him in the corridors of France Inter (where he holds a humorous tablet, editor’s note)in front of the elevator. I’m impressed, he’s a legend.”he first recounted to provide some context.
And the 37-year-old actor, who can currently be found alongside Laura Felpin and Hakim Jemili in the film A family of bastards available on Amazon Prime Video, to continue his anecdote: “I see that he recognizes me, he doesn’t know my first and last name but it doesn’t matter”. Before adding: “And he just goes, ‘Oh, oh, I love it.’ I’m like, ‘Damn, he recognized me, that’s great.’ He enters the elevator, and I panic, I don’t know what to say…”
Benjamin Tranié, whose latest show to date, entitled Congratulations and everythinghas also been available on the Prime Video platform since June 19, then remembered, a bit ashamed, what he finally managed to say to Alain Souchon before the doors closed: “And instead of saying ‘thank you’ or ‘see you next time’, I say: ‘Well, have a nice trip in the elevator!'”
It seems as though the performer with more than 10 million albums sold, who is also the most awarded singer at the Victoires de la Musique, has managed to make the imperturbable comedian flinch! Moreover, Benjamin Tranié himself confided it on the set of the flagship France 5 show: “And even now it haunts me! But why did I tell him that?”. As we understand…
