Villars-les-Dombes. At the Musicales du Parc, Laurent Gerra sits down to eat

Twenty-four hours after the loss of confidence in the Prime Minister and his government before the National Assembly, and while awaiting the name of his successor at Matignon – which was not long in coming – the news has never been so complicit with Laurent Gerra.

The Bresse comedian, in front of a prestigious audience of guests, first and foremost Georges Blanc, gave it his all on the stage of the Musicales, transformed into a Lyonnais bouchon for the occasion. A caustic observer of political life, Gerra sat down to deliver the final notes, the updated witticisms of his 2025-2026 tour. With his share of discoveries, dictated by the present moment, like this forced departure of Bayrou "after nine months of gestation," a phrase tested that very morning in his column on RTL.

The entire staff took a beating, from Nicolas Sarkozy, "ringed like chickens," to Emmanuel Macron, also caught in the comic's net. All the way to the inimitable François Hollande, "who came on his own," and his plethora of vocal "guest stars" throughout this spicy feast.

From Luchini to Brassens, via Polnareff, Bruel, Grand Corps Malade, Étienne Daho, Bernard Lavilliers, Francis Cabrel, Eddy Mitchell, Julien Clerc, etc. To the figures of the small and big screen, from Léon Zitrone to Pascal Praud, Laurent Ruquier, Benjamin Castaldi, from Colombo to Rambo. Always bawdy, never vulgar. But very rich, like Paul Bocuse's butter and cream cuisine.

In the end, the bill is steep, and everyone is picking up the tab. Especially on the left, especially the Greens, especially Sandrine Rousseau. But "it's just love," as Patrick Sébastien would say.