“Happy birthday Yvon!”: Martin Matte, Claude Meunier, Patrick Huard, Michel Rivard, Lise Dion and around thirty other artists pay tribute to the legendary humorist for his 90th birthday

Yvon Deschamps celebrates its 90th anniversary today, July 31. Moreover, To underline this important step. Similarly, around thirty artists, including Guylaine Tremblay, Daniel Lemire, Claude Meunier, Martin Matte and Michel Rivard wanted to pay tribute to video to the biggest humorist that Quebec has known.

Guylaine Tremblay

“Thank you for everything you are. Consequently, for the immense inspiration that you are for me, for your sensitivity, for your intelligence, for all you. Furthermore, It is not even true that you are 90 years old. Consequently, I kiss you, Happy birthday. Moreover, “

Michel Rivard

“I’m going to tell you when I start that I love you. Nevertheless, that I love you very much, that you are important for me. Therefore, You know I was there the second week of Osstidchoat the Théâtre de Quat’Sous, at the very beginning. Furthermore, The “happy birthday yvon!”: martin matte, show that saw you born as a humorist. Furthermore, The beginnings of what was to become the biggest humorist, the most influential humorist in Quebec. Additionally, Furthermore, I was there. In addition, I often said that leaving L’Osstidcho, like Robert [Charlebois] and Louise [Forestier]I wanted to get into the song. However, But what I didn’t say enough is how much you got into it with your monologues who made us laugh as much as crying. However, who were full of social conscience at the same time as absurd humor. Furthermore, However, It struck hard and it influenced me a lot. For example, During the 50s and more years, I too tried, humbly, to do this in my shows. For example, But you remained the master. Furthermore, “

Laurent Paquin

“There is someone who has already said:” Never meet your idols, you will be disappointed “. However, Well, I don’t know “happy birthday yvon!”: martin matte, who said that, but clearly his idol to him, it was not Yvon Deschamps. Furthermore, Because I met my idol. For example, I jased with him at the beginning, I was far too impressed. Similarly, I felt like I would never be able to have a conversation with him. Similarly, But over the years, we have come back. For example, […] And I can tell you that “never meet your idols”, it’s porridge for cats if your idol is Yvon Deschamps. Meanwhile, Because not only was I impressed by the artist. Consequently, Then the more it goes, the more I am impressed by the human being he is. Furthermore, ”

André Sauvé

“When you think of Yvon Deschamps and look at the portrait of the whole case. Consequently, With hindsight. Furthermore, we realize that it is even more that we said to ourselves that it was at the time when “happy birthday yvon!”: martin matte, what he did what he was doing. Moreover, And already at the time when what he was doing what he was doing. However, what we said was, it was already nothing. In addition, Imagine, that’s even more. And that’s something. When you look at everything that a person has done and impressed because that person has done. And you realize that it is even more than what you said to yourself it was. This is where you realize that this person is someone. And me, that’s for all that I want to say: Yvon Deschamps, happy birthday. ”

Daniel Lemire

“I was 13. 14 years old and I remember, my brother had brought his record home and we listened to it in a gang. We found that it was not dancing very well. but we started listening to the texts, and there, it changed my life. Because Yvon, for all “happy birthday yvon!”: martin matte, comedians, is a mentor. In terms of texts. he set the bar very very high and that is a matter that we have much misery to forgive him. Seriously, Yvon, happy birthday. Thank you for being there. Thank you for your texts, your generosity, your empathy, your humanism. We need it that time. “

Martin Matte

“Yvon, I wanted to wish you a wonderful birthday for your 90 years. You are a great humorist, an immense artist, an exceptional man. I remember the very first time that I had the chance to meet you. It was the day of your celebration of your 60 years. I was doing my very first gala just for laughter and you were animated. We had dubed afterwards. Not just the two of us, but I was there. Then I was “happy birthday yvon!”: martin matte, very proud to be seated at the same table as my parents’ idol, Quebec’s idol. Then I looked at this 60 -year -old old man from the age of 25 … I mean that 30 years later, I still find you as funny, so relevant, then also interesting. Hi, Yvon, I love you. “

Claude Meunier

“Hi Yvon, 90 years old!” It doesn’t make sense. You seem 89, 89 and a half, big max. […] I want to tell you how important you are in my life. I love you so much, Yvon. If you hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t have had the same life. When I saw you the first time in Gesù, I corporated. You set fire to my head, the fire in my belly. Really. You are one of the most important people in my life. ”

Judi Richards

“Thank you for showing me French. It was “happy birthday yvon!”: martin matte, you who was my teacher with your monologues, it’s true. You still make me laugh. And when you make me laugh, I have chills. I love to live with you. And it’s just 90 years old. I want you to be there again in 10 years. I adore you, happy birthday, the man of my life. ”

Normand Brathwaite

The host. actor made a nice wink to the show Saturday of laughterin which he played with Yvon in the 1980s. “Yvon Deschamps, I love you”. “I don’t create it!”

Cathy Gauthier. Mario Jean, Réal Béland, Mario Tessier

The four comedians gathered behind the scenes of a show to pay tribute to Yvon. “Thank you for everything you have done for humor,” said Mario Jean.

Michel Barrette

“Already his party? Tabarouette, how old is he? It must be close to 40, Mr. Yvon Deschamps. By the way, when I said to “happy birthday yvon!”: martin matte, Mr. Deschamps: Hello, Mr. Deschamps. He always said to me: Michel, do not call me Monsieur Deschamps, call me Yvon. So it always bothers me, but I’m going to do it. Happy birthday, Mr. Yvon. Not able to say just Yvon. He’s too big, he’s too incredible. Happy birthday … Yvon! I did it. I’m good, huh? “

Lise Dion

“Yvon, Yvon, Yvon. Happy holiday! You know that I love you big as. uh, the Montreal-Québec train, like the rockets that go into the sky. Excuse me, there, I set off. I kiss you. I love you very much. There, I will have to go there because I do a number at Cirque du Soleil tonight. I love you.”

On the occasion of Yvon Deschamps’ birthday. the Yvon Deschamps Center-Sud Foundation invites the public to participate in a fundraising campaign at https://www.jedonneenligne.org/fondation-yvondeschamps-centresud/90-ANS.