Boredom has often come to tickle little Yanic Truesdale. Luckily, the comedian’s childhood, who performs in French here and in English in the United States, was dotted with uplifting moments thanks to several TV stars of the 1970s. Bond 50 years in the past.
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Yanic, what children’s programs have marked you?
There are a lot of them because I still watched a lot of TV: Sol et Gobelet, The Green Mouse, The Major Plum Pudding, Fanfreluche, Bobino, The Ribouldingue…
What did you like about these shows?
I like the characters a lot and they were very colorful, exuberant, larger than life and happy characters. I was going to dive into fantasy, into an imaginary world to escape mine for a bit. I was an only child and I was very bored. Having access to imaginary, colorful and fun friends took me out of my reality.
It was also freedom TV, right?
Yes, completely. Fanfreluche opened a book and for me, being told a story and getting into the book was magical… In my child’s eyes, it worked so well! With her, I was in another world.
When you were young, did you watch TV in English?
Not at all. As a child, I did not speak English. It rather happened when I moved with my grandparents, at 13 or 14 years old. Even though she was French-speaking, for some reason that I don’t know, my grandmother never watched TV in French; it was always in English. I started watching TV with her, but since she was an elderly person, she didn’t watch children’s shows. It was a whole universe and an American culture that I discovered through her. In a way, it was also fascinating…
Is this one of your fondest childhood TV memories?
My fondest TV memories are a mix of the shows I named – which are linked to childhood and the imagination – and the time spent watching TV in English with my grandmother whom I loved so much. It was also magical because I could connect with her. As I didn’t speak English, she translated the dialogues for me and shared the highlights with me.
Is there a character who influenced you to become the actor you are?
No, because I never wanted to become an actor. It’s a coincidence. I had never thought of that before I was offered to audition at 17. But I was fascinated by Sol’s language, his way of expressing himself, of playing with words. It was almost poetic and I didn’t really have access to that […] For me, it was a bit like an entry into the power of language, words and images. It tickled my imagination. (laughs)
Yanic Truesdale stars in the comedy’s third and final season Guys, whose 10 episodes have just been uploaded on HERE All V Extra.