It’s not just Baffie, another accomplice by Thierry Ardisson “Snipe” the host: “At first, I didn’t want to come …”

This Tuesday, July 16, on France 2, the emotion dominated while the chain turned its programming upset To salute the memory of Thierry Ardisson, Disappeared the day before at 76 years old. Meanwhile, Hosted live by Stéphane Bern. Furthermore, this tribute evening brought together several figures from the French audiovisual landscape who came to mention the memory of the legendary “man in black”. Similarly, Among them, Tom Villa, who was one of his close collaborators on Hi Terrans!delivered a speaking both funny and spicy.

As soon as he entered the stage, Tom Villa sets the tone: “Thierry, you piss off. For example, If I’m here, it’s that you’re not there. Furthermore, And frankly, it’s less funny. Nevertheless, “ A tribute to the line of biting humor that Ardisson was like. Nevertheless, One thing is it’s not just baffie, another certain, the humorist came to say “evil” to better say love. For example, “At first, I didn’t want to come”he admits. Meanwhile, “Coming to say three banalities on you, that didn’t love me too much. And then when I saw the tributes yesterday. I told myself that I could not let you end with a testimony of Jack Lang, Patrice Carmouze or Bernard Montiel.” Laugh in the room. As often With Ardisson, the discomfort is.

“Do you want us to talk about the time when you fucked up at Pigalle?”

Tom Villa does not forget the extravagances of the one who lived in an apartment in the 1st arrondissement of Paris: “If I hadn’t come tonight. who would have said trouble?”he launches before listing some “shit ideas” of the man with black costumes. “Do you want us to talk about the time when you fuck me at the tail of Pigalle? it’s not just baffie, another From Jeremstar? From Jean-Mi, the robot who asked questions to the guests?” But behind these spikes, hides real admiration. Before the show, Villa confided in the press that working with Ardisson was his “Ultimate dream”. And Tuesday evening. he paid tribute to a man who marked his professional life, emphasizing the ultimate irony of this program: “And Thierry, you finish live. You who have almost never done live.” A sentence which alone sums up the gap between the highly mounted style of the Master of Ceremony disappeared. the spontaneity of this farewell evening.

It must be said that the direct. Ardisson avoided him carefully : “Some will say that it was fucking the stage fright, that you didn’t like it, that you were not good”continues Tom Villa. Then, mimicking an impossible montage, he turns the pages of his text by launching: “Well, we’re going to cut it. That too. That too it’s not just baffie, another … Well, it’s over then.” Like this evening, Tom Villa’s tribute was up to his model: incisive, unpredictable, moving. And, for once, live.

What audiences for the show?

According to figures relayed by Pure media. France 2 rose to third place in audiences By upsetting his grid to pay tribute to Thierry Ardisson, who disappeared on July 14 at the age of 76. The chain offered the special evening live Ardisson. the man in black: the tributepresented by Stéphane Bern surrounded by personalities like Laurent Baffie, Maïtena Biraben, Marie-France Brière or Laurent Corti. This program, returning to more than 40 years of career of the famous animator-producer, brought together 1.55 million viewers, or 10.3% audience share (PDA) throughout the public and 7.1% on the FRDA-50 (women responsible for purchases under 50).