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Mathieu Madénian, the French Armenian columnist, who escaped the
Charlie Hebdo attack
20:39, 08 Jan 2015
French Armenian comedian and columnist Mathieu Madénian escaped the
Wednesday attack on the French Charlie Hebdo magazine.
Mathieu Madénian, comedian and columnist at Charlie Hebdo since
September, attended "The new edition of Canal +" Wednesday afternoon.
Very moved after the attack that hit the magazine that morning, he
shared his impressions, the Huffington Post reports.
"Every Wednesday, we met at 10 am for brainstorming, it's a way to
drink. But this morning I sent a message to Charb (Charlie Hebdo
editor killed in the attack) at 9 am to tell him that I would not come
because I take kings' cake next week, but do not worry, there is a
restaurant this weekend," said Madénian, one who narrowly escaped the
attack.
Of Armenian descent, Madénian grew up in Saleilles, a town in the
suburbs ofPerpignan, southern France, where he earned his scientific
baccalaureate with honours, then a university degree in criminology,
then became a lawyer. When he was 25 he left the law profession to
follow a career in comedy.
He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille where he performed
variousvoiceovers alongside Jean Dujardin and his wife Alexandra Lamy.
He then wrote several one-man shows staged by Kader Aoun, many of
which were performed at the thétre du Point-Virgule.
>From September 2010 has been a part of the French television
showVivement dimanche prochain, presented by Michel Drucker. Since
September he has been doing a column at Charlie Hebdo every week.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/01/08/mathieu-madenian-the-french-armenian-columnist-who-escaped-the-charlie-hebdo-attack/
Charlie Hebdo attack
20:39, 08 Jan 2015
French Armenian comedian and columnist Mathieu Madénian escaped the
Wednesday attack on the French Charlie Hebdo magazine.
Mathieu Madénian, comedian and columnist at Charlie Hebdo since
September, attended "The new edition of Canal +" Wednesday afternoon.
Very moved after the attack that hit the magazine that morning, he
shared his impressions, the Huffington Post reports.
"Every Wednesday, we met at 10 am for brainstorming, it's a way to
drink. But this morning I sent a message to Charb (Charlie Hebdo
editor killed in the attack) at 9 am to tell him that I would not come
because I take kings' cake next week, but do not worry, there is a
restaurant this weekend," said Madénian, one who narrowly escaped the
attack.
Of Armenian descent, Madénian grew up in Saleilles, a town in the
suburbs ofPerpignan, southern France, where he earned his scientific
baccalaureate with honours, then a university degree in criminology,
then became a lawyer. When he was 25 he left the law profession to
follow a career in comedy.
He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille where he performed
variousvoiceovers alongside Jean Dujardin and his wife Alexandra Lamy.
He then wrote several one-man shows staged by Kader Aoun, many of
which were performed at the thétre du Point-Virgule.
>From September 2010 has been a part of the French television
showVivement dimanche prochain, presented by Michel Drucker. Since
September he has been doing a column at Charlie Hebdo every week.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/01/08/mathieu-madenian-the-french-armenian-columnist-who-escaped-the-charlie-hebdo-attack/