Benoît Delépine to announce shock retirement from comedy?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on May 1, 2025

Delépine created a stir on Wednesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Delépine fans. Speculation had been rife that the French comedian best known for Le Grand Soir or Mammuth, will announce his retirement from comedy, at age 66, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 01/05/2025 : 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 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.

#ThankYouBenoît

For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouBenoît 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.