Alain Chabat to announce shock retirement from comedy?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on March 31, 2025

Chabat created a stir on Sunday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Chabat fans. Speculation had been rife that the French comedian best known for his roles in Chouchou, Didier or The City of Fear, is about to announce his retirement from comedy, at age 66, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 31/03/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a comedian isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a comedian-actor-director-screenwriter-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouAlain

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouAlain was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.