Comedian Laurent Gerra loves his new life in the provinces and does not hold back from saying all the bad things he thinks about Paris today. But he continues to come to the capital when the TGV is on time…
Saturday October 26, 2024, Laurent Gerra was a guest on the show We’re doing TV againon RTL. The opportunity for him to confide in his choice to move away from the capital to favor a more peaceful life in Lyon, a city that is close to his heart.
Laurent Gerra left Paris but…
Laurent Gerra, the well-known comedian and impersonator, spoke without filter about his report in Paris during an interview on RTL. When asked if he is “still in love with Paris”he responds with a touch of irony: “Yes, always, especially since the Olympics, the rats have come back…” He admits to never having been truly passionate about the capital, even adding: “Lyon should be the capital.“
The 56-year-old comedian specifies that he generally does not stay more than two or three days in Paris, a city which now mainly serves him to carry out his professional meetings. “I’m not complaining about being in Paris for two days, because I concentrate all my meetings”, he explains. But the days when he had an apartment there seem to be over. “I don’t even have an apartment in Paris anymore, I sleep in my offices, there is a small studio”he adds.
Laurent Gerra: does he still have friends in Paris?
However, he recognizes what Paris has given him: “It’s also the city that made me famous so I can’t complain about Paris all the time.” However, the links he maintained with the capital gradually faded, notably with the departure or death of several friends. “I don’t have many friends there anymore, apart from Eddy Mitchell”he confides.
From now on, it is in Lyon that Laurent Gerra has found his roots. He lives there with his wife Christelle Bardet and their little daughter, Célestine, aged 4. The city offers him a quality of life that suits him much better, far from the tumult of Paris. “When I’m in Paris, I take advantage of it”, he emphasizes, while specifying: “I have a wonderful life, so I don’t want to complain.”
