Marie-Mai describes herself as a girl of challenges, so when she was approached to host a comedy gala at ComediHa! Fest-Québec, next summer, refusing was not an option.
• Read also: Gala ComediHa!: a first for Michel Courtemanche
“The more I do animation, the more I like to try different things”, launches with her legendary enthusiasm the one who finds herself in the 2022 cohort of animators from ComediHa! alongside Michel Courtemanche, Anthony Kavanagh, Michel Charrette, Laurent Paquin, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé and Guillaume Pineault.
After holding the helm of Big Brother Celebrities for two seasons, at Noovo, Marie-Mai has now given herself the mission of making people laugh on stage, a first for her, it goes without saying.
Although she will pilot a gala focused on varieties, on August 16, the singer-host is preparing a stand-up number.
“That’s where we want to try to go, without looking like someone trying to be a comedian because clearly, it’s not my job. It’s awkward to see someone trying to be funny and it doesn’t work,” emphasizes Marie-Mai.
In the same breath, she also assures that she really does not plan to reorient herself in humor, let us take it for granted.
Impress
It was director Jean-François Blais who thought of Marie-Mai to host a gala.
“It will be faithful to who I am”, affirms the one who wants to “impress”.
“I want people to recognize me, but I also want to go places where people don’t expect me. I want to be self-deprecating, I don’t take myself seriously. My only reason for saying yes to a show like this is to get excited. »
The identity of its guests will be announced later. For musical artists, Marie-Mai says she has suggested people whose presence will have “its raison d’être”. In humor, she says she trusts the team to find the right guests.
She doesn’t forget the music
Despite appearances, his animation projects do not prevent him from making music. She even plans to celebrate her 20-year career in 2023. An album is in the works. She says she already has twenty songs in the bank.
“A TV project like Big Brother, it’s one day a week. That leaves me all the other days to write, do some studio work. I’ve been working on it for a little over a year now,” she reveals.