Jean-Marie Bigard on the verge of tears: the comedian stops himself from breaking down when talking about Christmas

Friday, December 20, 2024, Jean-Marie Bigard was invited to the set of the show Chez Jordan, on C8. On the verge of tears, the comedian was particularly moved by &eac;evoking Christmasël.

© C8 Jean-Marie Bigard on the set of the show Chez Jordan.

IN BRIEF

• Jean-Marie Bigard, French comedian, shares his Christmas memories and his thoughts on his childhood during the show Chez Jordan on C8, on December 20, 2024.
• He recalls with emotion the Christmases spent with his family, remembering childhood gifts and games, while expressing a regret for the holidays of yesteryear.
• Discover how Jean-Marie Bigard's childhood memories continue to influence his perception of the end-of-year holidays.

Father of three children, Sasha – born of his relationship with Claudia, a dancer of Brazilian origin from the Paradis Latin troupe – and the twins Jules and Bella – born from his union with Lola Marois – Jean-Marie Bigard lives the end-of-year celebrations with joy, discovering the amazed eyes of his children when they discover their Christmas presents under the tree. However, he misses the parties he had when he himself was a child.

Friday, December 20, 2024, on the set of the show Chez Jordan, on C8, the comedian declared at first: “My good old city of Troyes, the less I go there, the better I feel because the only place I'm going to go is to the cemetery. And that refreshes me too many problems so I prefer to leave the memories where they are”.

200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000

Jean-Marie Bigard: “I remember almost all of them the gifts”

Asked about the good Christmas memories he had before the disappearance of his parents, it was on the verge of tears that the 70-year-old comedian declared: “Ah yes! Only good memories before the tragedies! &At Christmas, çit was done with dad, mom, grandpa, grandma… And then I remember almost all the presents. There was in particular a car, an ambulance, a fire engine whose headlights came on”.

Upset, Jean-Marie Bigard added: “And the big game was to put under the tablecloth with the buffet and the things there were eat, to arrange things so that it would go all the way down so that it would be as dark as possible and to start our little cars whose headlights lit up the underside of the table. &Cthis was wonderful”. Asked about what he had kept from his parents, he then replied: “Love and love, nothing but love”.

Jean-Marie Bigard: “I had Santa's glass!”

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, on the set of Touche pas à mon poste, on C8, Lola Marois' husband had already spoken with emotion about his Christmas memories. &Agrave At the age of seven, he began to grow. se ask questions about the existence of Santa Claus. “I'm seven years old and Santa Claus for me is starting to smell a little like shit. I'm starting to have some of the old doubts. Christmas morning I go downstairs and tell my father, 'are you sure it was Santa Claus who brought all this ?'”, was he remembered.

So, his father had answered him: “He arrived in the middle of the night, it was so cold, that Dad offered him a small glass of drop. You see, that was my glass and that was Santa's”. Émoved, Jean-Marie Bigard remembered: “I spent the whole morning smelling the glass. I had Santa's glass! He had drunk from it you see! And so with this bullshit, I left for a year. Until I was 8, I believed in it hard as iron. I won't tell you the disappointment afterwards!”.