Paris. "Severed for Wanting to Be Paid": a Humorist Denounces a Prestigious Comedy Club and Breaks the Omerta
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After the publication, on Wednesday, of a video involving the Parisian institution, numerous testimonies gathered by "Libé" mention precarious working conditions and a "very masculine" atmosphere within the stand-up plateau. The management sweeps all responsibility.
The humorist claims that the Paname art café refuses to pay the artists when the rooms are too empty and fire those who complain. The management of the comedy club denounces a "com coup".
In a video broadcast on Instagram, stand-up Sylvain Fergot exposes to the public certain practices of the establishment presented as problems. A "com coup de com", defends the management in Le Parisien.
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Lack of contract, random pay, threat of deprogramming... the little world of humorists is not always funny. In a video shared Wednesday night on Instagram, and viewed almost three million times, comedian Sylvain Fergot sets foot in the flat, supported by tens of thousands of people, targeting the most prominent stand-up scene of the capital. A rare initiative that breaks the omerta that reigns in the middle of laughter.
In a video published on social networks, comedian Sylvain Fergot denounces the lack of remuneration and the toxic management practiced in this institution of the Parisian stand-up. The officials denounce a "clash of com".
Since the publication of a video on Wednesday by comedy player Sylvain Fergot, viewed more than three million times, testimonies have multiplied to denounce the practices of the biggest comedy club in France, the Paname Art Café in Paris.
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