In April 2023, comedian Blanche Gardin threw a wrench in the pond by sharing on Facebook the reasons which pushed him to refuse to participate in the Amazon Prime show, “LOL: whoever laughs, gets out!” The comedian and godmother of the Abbé Pierre foundation said: “I would be embarrassed to the core (not to say it would really hurt my ass) to be paid 200,000 euros for a day’s work even if I lose at your game, when the charity of my choice wins, her, 50,000 euros, that is to say 4 times less, and even then, only if I win“.
The salaries of the participants caused controversy
Faced with the scandal that this message had launched, and after the hunt for big fees of which the actors of season 3 had been the targets (Jonathan Cohen, Leïla Bekhti, Virginie Efira, François Damiens, Gad Elmaleh, Pierre Niney, etc.), the production made a big decision. This October 26, 2023, “LOL: whoever shouts, comes out!” a Halloween special is coming to Amazon Prime. The first 3 episodes arrived this Thursday, the last two will be posted online on Thursday November 2, 2023.
The amount paid to the winner’s association has tripled
And if there is still radio silence on the amount of salaries paid to the actors who are candidates (Camille Lellouche, Gérard Darmon, Bérengère Krief, Kyan Khojandi, Ahmed Sylla, Audrey Fleurot, Fadily Camara and Hakim Jemili), the production has inflated the amount granted to the association defended by the winner. It goes from 50,000 to 150,000 euros, as reported by our colleagues from Le Parisien. And added: “Consequence of the controversy? We imagine that yes, even if it is silent and tight-lipped on the side of the platform”.
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