[Atlantic Friend]

I don't know much about him, since I never appreciated his kind of humor. Here'w what I recall :

He once was part of a stand-in comedy duo with a guy named Elie (I don't know if Elie was Jewish, though), but they did not enjoy much success. They were one from a bunch of young comedians that tried to emulate their elders (and betters) such as Coluche or Les Inconnus (The Nobodies).

Six or seven years ago, he began to get political, and went for a solo career. Maybe the separation with Elie had something to do with his new political inclinations, by the way. He announces his intention to participate to some elections (as Coluche had done in 1974 during the Presidential election). At that time, though, he was more focued on national issues, opposing France's National Front. He began to try putting some political flavor in his "comedy", which was lame as ever.

I had more or less lost sight on Dieudonne, until this story came up. I was a bit surprised, because while many comedians make fun of foreign leaders, in the Guignols or Spitting Image fashion, they keep a light tone. On that issue, my money is that Dieudonne tries to compensate for his utter lack of talent by playing the vulgarity and outrageous offences...

[AmishDude]

AF,

Thanks for the reply. I am amazed at your English proficiency. I tried to translate the French myself, but it's rusty.

My guess is that he's trying to find a niche. It's easy to bash FN, but now I guess he has to kick it up a notch.