"Job : humoriste" : vécu de la professionnalisation de l'humoriste québécois francophone
This exploratory and empirical research focuses on the professionalization experience of the francophone comedian in Quebec. The theoretical and scientific resources on the subject being scarce, Glaser and Strauss’ Grounded Theory (1967) will allow us to use and compare our field data so that we can check them against each other and establish a theoretical framework on the job of comedian. We also examined Bergson’s study of laughter. According to him, laughter can have a social function and it is also a universal language that allows everyone to recognize themselves and be part of a whole. From a methodological point of view, we interviewed eight Quebec comedians, seven men and one woman, young and old, whether they have studied at the École nationale de l’humour or not, but with the common feature of humor being their livelihood. Following these interviews, we decided to ask the Director of the École nationale de l’humour, Louise Richer, because every comedian has a special relationship with the institution. Interviews, of a semi-structured type, were carried out in a chronological form, connected to a set of questions on the theme of professionalization. The data were collected and transcribed (verbatim) with a sound recording. Making humor is an unconventional profession in which every comedian is left to himself, but where quickly he creates a kind of microcosm around himself so he can move and act independently. Adolescence, the École nationale de l’humour and the Quebec cultural context will be essential elements to their professionalization.
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