Le clown est triste

Jan 24, 2024

0h 44m

★ 0.0

Overview

This documentary attempts to understand why so many comedians experience mental health issues, a condition that stands in stark contrast to their profession. Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: these are the heavy subjects they dare to tackle on stage. Cathy Gauthier, Coco Belliveau, Jean-François Mercier, Mario Jean, Maude Landry, Preach and Simon Gouache testify.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Crave

Le clown est triste Trailers

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Cast

Self

Jean-François Mercier

Self

Cathy Gauthier

Self

Coco Belliveau

Self

Louise Richer

Self

Mario Jean

Self

Maude Landry

Self

Simon Gouache

Self

Erich Preach

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Yvon Deschamps

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Matte

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

P-A Méthot

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Phil Roy

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