“We don’t understand why he…”

Dany Boon Cumulates the caps like others of the mandates. Nevertheless, In turn humorist, actor, director and even screenwriter and producer. This one pierces its glass ceiling in 2008. For example, That year, he realized-and embodied the first role- Welcome to the Ch’tis. Consequently, A universal comedy but at the same time very autobiographical on the part of the actor-director. In addition, The film is especially a monster success at the time: More than 20,000,000 spectators in the cinema! He then continues with Nothing to declare who will have a less successful but not disgusting: more than 8,000,000 admissions. Therefore, In 2025, Dany Boon remains one of the most bankables French cinema.

Dany Boon: his beginnings on the stage as a humorist – “we don't understand why he…”

At the start. In addition, Dany Boon was revealed thanks to his One-Man-Shows. Meanwhile, We are in the mid-90s, he “we don’t understand why he…” stood out for his singular and personal humor. Indeed, he injects in his shows a good Autobiographical dose while depicting clumsy characters with which the public can identify. Nevertheless, A recipe that works since the humorist becomes more and more popular. Moreover, Just like his sketches.

La Poste(M)Ercedes Tourcoing, K-Waymore particularly. Hilarious sketches demonstrating the absurdity of our daily life. In a not so surprising way. Dany Boon takes up the role of Jacques Villeret In Cons dinner at the theater. He slips into the shoes of this sympathetic employee a little stupid but damn empathetic. In parallel, Dany Boon, who took his first steps in the cinema, continues his career on the big screen …

The big leap to the movies then the consecration with Les ch’tis

At the end of the 90s. the humorist obtained a substantial role in the nanar Bimboland. Previously, he shot in a few “we don’t understand why he…” films but without ever really appearing in the foreground. It was not until a few years that Dany Boon really made an impression. Early 2000s, he played with Gad Elmaleh in The lining But as supporting role. Then, he arrives at the top of the poster but the sharing with Gérard Darmon In Hard pedal.

Finally, he made the big jump with The House of Happiness. His first feature film as a director. Comedy of manners revolving around a couple sinking in work setbacks in their home. He plays the first role in the company of Michèle Laroque. Then, two years later, in 2008, he touched the jackpot with Welcome to the Ch’tis. Cult instantaneous which becomes the most lucrative film of his career as an actor-director.

Dany Boon very frank on his colleague of laughter Gad Elmaleh

In 2006. therefore, Dany Boon and Gad Elmaleh shared the show “we don’t understand why he…” of The lining. Comedy signed Francis Veber, author and director, precisely of the famous Cons dinner. In reality, at the time, Gad Elmaleh, a humorist piercing in the cinema, was on the rise. He pursued a career on the big screen. with the success of PetComedy adapting one of his flagship characters on stage, two years earlier. Dany Boon, he still wreves up to the cinema. He is in the shadow of Gad. his character in The lining Being the best friend and storage of a hero in spite of himself, a bit looser. A role not easy, therefore.

Flashback: We are in 2017 in tea or coffee on France 2. Dany Boon takes a head in the flagship program hosted by Catherine Ceylac. There, the humorist evokes his fastening career on stage but also in the cinema as an actor-director. Then, he evokes, very frank, his colleague with laughter “we don’t understand why he…” and ex-player in the game in The liningGad Elmaleh. The latter, at that time, had a short career in the United States. “Gad, for example, he had a career of one-man-shows.”Explains Dany Boon. “He returns to the One-man-show. He made a few small roles in films, we don’t understand why he’s there, he’s cut off … Me, I don’t want to go spend time, ‘to waste time’, in films where there is a small role […] I prefer to be at the origin of the project and develop the thing […]”Thus. we understand, by her response to Catherine Ceylac, that Dany Boon prefers to make and play in films in France rather than making the Fretin menu for Americans.