How to become Parisian in one hour

Bonsoir à tous,

Il y a un show très prisé à Paris en ce moment (depuis presque deux ans) réalisé par Olivier Giraud et son amie Claudie Pichon.
C'est dans un petit théâtre : Claudie vend les billets, s'occupe des projecteurs et du son, Olivier est sur scène.

Tous les "copains" promettaient que ça ne marcherait jamais...

Il s'agit d'un spectacle en Anglais (avec accent parisien) et Olivier se moque des parisiens en caricaturant leur comportement.
Les spectateurs sont des étrangers (expatriés ou touristes) et ils rient bien en voyant une vendeuse de grand magasin, un client français au restaurant, un taximan, etc. car c'est exactement ce qu'ils constatent : des parisiens impatients et peu aimables.
Ce n'est pas une critique méchante mais c'est très marrant !
Olivier caricature également les Américaines "Oh my GOOOD!" ou les Anglaises "it's LOOOOOVELY!"
Il joue avec les spectateurs, les fait monter sur scène, etc.
On y voit la différence entre les cultures et les américaines, extraverties qui n'hésitent pas une seconde pour aller sur scène...

Le bouche à oreille marche fort et ils jouent à guichet fermés depuis au moins 6 mois.
J'y suis allé il y a environ 1 an et je vais y retourner.

Olivier et Claudie sont très accessibles ; je communique avec eux sur Facebook et ils sont très sympa !


Un article sur un journal rédigé par des étudiants en journalisme !

-> http://issuu.com/ifpparis2/docs/_3_expresso/8


Je ne sais pas si vous aurez accès à ses photos sur FB -> https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=596092562#!/album.php?aid=208551&id=596092562

Hello Gérard
C'est très sympa de nous donner des idées de spectacle pour nos futurs week-ends parisiens

Bonjour à tous,

Un article et une vidéo dans YOU.leParisien.fr -> Olivier Giraud, l'humoriste qui monte

A Paris, Olivier Giraud est l’humoriste du moment. Chaque soir il fait salle comble sur les planches du petit théâtre de la Main d’Or avec son spectacle "How to become Parisian in one hour". Souvenez-vous, il y a neuf ans, c’était Stéphane Guillon qui y faisait ses débuts. S’il ne souhaite pas devenir aussi célèbre que son prédécesseur, Olivier Giraud est en passe de détenir un record : depuis sa première représentation, plus de 50000 spectateurs sont venus applaudir ce jeune homme de 33 ans qui a pris le risque d’écrire entièrement son spectacle en anglais. Décliné en leçons de savoir-vivre parisien destinées aux touristes, ce sont pourtant les Français qui s’arrachent les places de son one-man-show.

Bonsoir à tous,

J'ai ouvert ce sujet il y a 1 ou 2 ans.

Olivier et son spectacle ont fait du chemin.
Olivier était sous contrat avec un petit théâtre (on lui avait prédit que ça ne connaitrait jamais le succès).
Le contrat terminé, Olivier a pu changer de salle et son spectacle -rénové- se joue maintenant au Théâtre des Nouveautés sur les Grands Boulevards du 9ème arrondissement de Paris avec un nombre de places quadruplé ! Et les séances se font à guiché fermé !
En outre, Olivier a également démarré un spectacle à Londres (je crois que c'est un jour par mois).

Olivier est quelqu'un que j'aime beaucoup car il est resté très humble et très accessible !
Je lui avait écrit pour lui donner quelques idées pour obtenir de la pub.
Il a en effet, maintenant, pas mal de contacts et donc pas mal de pub et ça fait boule de neige !

Olivier vient de publier un message sur Facebook :

Hi everyone,

I opened this thread 1 or 2 years ago.

Olivier and his show came a long way.
Olivier was under contract to a small theater (people predicted that it would never be successful).
Once the contract over, Olivier could go to another room and his show -renewed- is now played in the "Théâtre des Nouveautés" on the Grands Boulevards of the 9th district of Paris with a quadruple number of seats! And the performances are sold out!
Moreover, Olivier also started a show in London (I guess it's monthly).

Olivier is someone I like much 'cause he stayed very humble and very accessible!
I wrote to him to provide a few ideas and get ads.
He's actually got, now, a good deal of contacts and so, a good deal of ads; things snowballed!

Olivier just posted a message on Facebook:

Invitation pour le TOURNAGE DU DVD "How to become parisian in one hour?" lundi 22 avril a 20h, duree : 2h30, entrée gratuite, bonne humeur exigée!!!!!! Envoyez moi un message privé pour réserver vos invitations !!!! MERCI!!!!!
Free tickets for the DVD Broadcast, Monday April 22nd, 8 Pm (2H30), GOOD MOOD REQUIRED!!!!!! Send me a private message to book your invitations !!!!! THANKS!!!!!!

( https://www.facebook.com/olivier.giraud.144?fref=ts )

When I think Olivier went to New York as a cook... WTG!

Thank you Gérard for this information. I hope the show will last so that I can manage to go ! I should enjoy it.

Hi Guilaine,

The show is rather designed for tourists.
Olivier mimics the French ways in restaurants, taxis, stores, etc. and as it rings a bell in tourists' minds, they keep laughing.
In addition, as Olivier invites a few people (one by one) to come on the stage with him and as American girls rather like to make the show too...
Olivier also mimics Americans...

At least that was the big lines in the show last time I went (years ago).

Thank you, Gérard !

You're welcome Guilaine!

Hi everyone,

My subscription was accepted, I received a message from Olivier! Great!

congratulations !

I got 2 seats!

Hi everyone,

An article on "Le Parisien" -> L'arrogance française expliquée aux étrangers :

Hi Gérard ! everyone
When parisians go and are able to laugh at themselves, they are not too arrogant aren't they ? Perhaps parisians don't go .

Hi Muriel,

MurielB a écrit:... Perhaps parisians don't go .

Not the majority and we are well obliged to try to laugh
Olivier laughs at everyone... he speaks with people at the first rows and guesses the nationality, and he has a few words against it: British girls for their very very short skins, American girls for their loud speaking, etc.
Last Monday -when I attended- the first girl who went onto the stage was a Chinese girl: no problem for her... I felt a bit shameful as, as a French, I wouldn't have been as relax; the second girl was an American from Chicago and -of course- she made the show

Hi everyone,

Olivier Giraud
Hier soir à Londres, 400 spectateurs et une ambiance de folie!!!!!! Une petite vidéo for you !!!!! Avec Claudie Pichon

-> May 23, 2013 - Leicester Square Theater, a 2 min video for you shot by Claudie Pichon.

Hi everyone,

Yesterday night, I had the great pleasure to meet Olivier.

In fact, Olivier had told us about colleagues of his who had their #1 in a new place (Théâtre BO St Martin) and wanted to help them (it was their #400 show but in other places). For the occasion Olivier had discounted entries.

As promised, after his own show, Olivier was waiting for us at the end of the play.

I was really very happy to meet Olivier again.

You know what!?!?!?

Olivier was able to call me by my first and last names! I was stunned! How could he know?

I am one among thousands of people following him on Facebook.
Okay I sometimes posted kind messages to encourage him and congratulate.
Yes there's a picture of me.
Yes, I wrote that I would be at the theater.
Okay he is a showman, a kind of theater actor and these guys can remember easily sentences and names...

I was so stunned that I couldn't speak much

You are a star, Gerard

Hi Rémy,

Olivier is.

How can he remember the name of everyone?

I know him well now and I can recognize him easily but how can he do??
Yesterday, when I exited the show-room, I saw him speaking with a lady. As I wanted to shake his hand, I waited for a while. He kisses 2 girlies then shook my hand and told me "Comment ça va depuis la dernière fois ?" I don't know if he noticed the question in my brain ("How can he remember last time we met?") but he said my name: Wow!

~

I'm following Olivier for years and sent a few messages (personal and on social networks) to give some advice. After years, he got success and even fame.
I always congratulated him both on his skills and on his generosity. Now that he is famous, he helps beginners in the job  

Olivier now plays in London and fills the "Théâtre des Nouveautés" in Paris (at least 400 seats); his protégés -yesterday- were happy with their promotion to a new room of 40 seats.
The job is not easy and many people or groups try to get success in Paris. Imagine that yesterday's group was playing their 401th performance and at 401, they are in a room of 40.
When I first met Olivier, he was playing in a room (Théâtre de la main d'or) of about 60 (he was a cook in New York and "friends" told Olivier "You're mad to count on such a show in Paris").

Publised yesterday night by Olivier Giraud:

Olivier Giraud

Merci à l’équipe de France qui va permettre aux français d'aller au théâtre en Juin et en Juillet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

· il y a 12 heures, à proximité de Paris ·

Would be better to realize their true level and play regionally!

Hi everyone,

Olivier Giraud's fame goes up...
Here's an article in L'Optimum, except that there's a typo in the name...

Unfortunately we can't enlarge the photo !

Hi riel,

You're right. I only get a message about unavailable page when I click on my link.

I'm going to investigate.

Hi Muriel,

To begin with, here're 4:38mn of the show from YouTube -> "How to become parisian in one hour?" lesson n°1. Official Video
(already over 11,000 views)

oh what a funny guy, i enjoyed !