Two rooms, two atmospheres! Gad Elmaleh in the face of the realities of his comedy clubs: “These are new concerns …”

In the columns of TV 7 days of August 11. Meanwhile, 2025, Gad Elmaleh confides in living a “New adventure” with the opening of two comedy clubs: the Mibé Comedy Club in Paris and Vig’s in Marseille. Moreover, “Before, I was” only “artist. Furthermore, Fortunately I have partners! However, In Marseille, it is also a bar-restaurant. Therefore, These are new concerns, but that is a hit. Consequently, I am proud”he says.

Ces “New concerns” would be inevitable when going from the scene to the management of establishments. The artist. accustomed to writing, playing and traveling, must now now deal with very concrete issues: logistics, staff management, programming, administrative constraints … Another job, which requires juggling between artistic passion and the rigor of a daily business.

Paris projects in Marseille

In Marseille. the Vig’s was born out two rooms, two atmospheres! gad of the friendship between three longtime accomplices: Stéphane Cohen, accustomed to the breweries, William Azoulay, end manager, and Gad Elmaleh, who would have blowed the idea of a Comedy Club. Installed in the former premises of Steak’n Shake. a stone’s throw from the naval bar, the establishment combines humor, restoration and conviviality. On stage: Stands-ups, confirmed humorists and local talents follow one another, sometimes alongside figures like Redouanne Bougheraba. Themed evenings, improvisation and live music complete the programming.

In Paris, the adventure takes on a more heritage aspect. Inaugurated on March 17, 2025, the Michou Comedy Club occupies the former scene of the legendary transformist cabaret founded in 1957 by Michou. Whoever changed his life four years ago retained the soul of the place: photos, golden frames, intimate atmosphere. “There will never be a great player without a training center”he said during the inauguration. determined to make this small setting of two rooms, two atmospheres! gad 80 places a springboard for emerging humorists.

If the passion for the discovery of talents seems intact. Gad Elmaleh must now, like any boss, ensure the economic balance of its rooms, the quality of the reception and the diversity of the shows. A challenge which. to hear it, does not spoil the pleasure: it claims the pride of seeing its two projects “Cart”while measuring that this job cannot be improvised.