Gérald Dahan resurfaces. Made famous for his prank calls by trapping personalities from the world of media and French politics – which earned him death threats – the French comedian, whose real name is Gérald Berthelot, has produced many successful sketches. Of I imitate therefore I am à Drop the masks at the Olympia passing by his last show There was a voice Molièrehe continues to brand the French with a hot iron for his humor both offbeat and a bit provocative.
Gérald Dahan: the renowned comedian is back on stage
Having disappeared from the radar screens for a long time, Gérald Dahan has more than one string to his bow. A great fan of jokes and sleight of hand, the French comedian was in charge of the show in 2013 And it amuses you!a moment of relaxation dedicated to laughter on RTL9. Every evening, the father of two girls invited comedians for 20 minutes of sketches. However, in recent years, he has hung up his radio presenter gloves to devote himself fully to imitation shows and political satire.
After prank calls which caused as much laughter as created controversy, the imitator continues to tread the boards of numerous theaters in France. On the show poster There was a voice Molièrefrom March 29 to May 31, 2026, the imitator tells the life of the famous French playwright through emblematic theater characters including Scapin, Tartuffe but also Alceste. The latter, central character of The Misanthrope, becomes an implicit reference to Emmanuel Macron.
From political commitment to association, there is only one step
The one who has never failed to show his appetite for politics through his imitations, was a candidate for the legislative elections in 2017 then in 2022, without being elected. In 2017, the day after Emmanuel Macron’s first election, he presented himself under the France Insoumise label in Hauts-de-Seine. Despite his notoriety, he did not manage to qualify for the second round of this election (only 8.3% of the vote), finally won in his constituency by Gabriel Attal. As a truly ambitious man, 5 years later, he tried his luck again. Contacted in 2022 by Jean-Luc Mélenchon in person to launch his candidacy, Gérald Dahan was a candidate in the legislative elections to represent LFI in Charente-Maritime, but did not qualify for the second round. In 2024, after the dissolution, he had not been chosen to run.
More recently, Gérald Dahan created a surprise by swapping politics to become sponsor of an association. Saturday May 16, in Paray-le-Monial, at the Sauvageot theater, the actor came to do his show. Invited to perform his iconic sketch I imitate therefore I am, by the association The Light for Baptistewhich seeks to shed light on the truth about the death of Baptiste Dupont, who died by drowning, Gérald Dahan did the immense honor of offering to be the godfather of the association. A beautiful proof of kindness and humanity.
