French Comedian Gad Elmaleh Headlines the Irvine Improv

With three sold out US tours including a sellout performance at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in NYC, Gad has proven that laughter transcends all cultural and language barriers. When Gad takes the stage his audience instantaneously senses his confidence and command of the room. His animated physicality and expressive delivery illuminates the stage and invokes boisterous sounds of laughter wherever he performs.

Why would a comedian make the conscience decision to go from filling stadiums in France to playing clubs in America? Gad says, “As a joke and as an exaggerated impression of Americans, I say ‘I need to challenge myself.’ But to be honest with you, it’s true.” Motivated by beginning a new chapter in his career and the excitement of breaking through to the American audience.  In September 2015 Elmaleh was inspired to craft “Oh My Gad,” a stand-up show entirely in English. The show is built upon the jokes that made him famous overseas and includes new observations from a foreigner adapting to life in the United States. Gad has worked obsessively to translate his show to English.  He has not only taken on the enormous task of speaking a new language fluently, but of using it with the timing, nuance and syntax required to deliver a great stand-up comedy show. 

Gad has earned considerable acclaim with appearances on; CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” TBS’s “Conan,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” “Nightly Show” and was featured on Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars.” He has also been heard on such radio shows as; PRI’s “The World” and WNYC’s Brian Lehrer, along with profiles in “Vanity Fair,” “The New York Times,” “Wall Street Journal,” “The Los Angeles Times” and “The New Yorker.”

Elmaleh has amassed an immense social media following garnering over 6.55 million Twitter followers @gadelmaleh along with his 4.8 million Facebook followers at https://www.facebook.com/gadelmaleh/.

Watch Gad on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (December 2016)

http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/PRgpHJU8xiteA0cJe7d6LS1TPJpQc1Y4/gad-elmaleh-performs-stand-up/

Conan:   http://teamcoco.com/search?q=Gad%20Elmaleh%20

Upcoming Tour Dates:

4/20-22 Irvine Improv

5/12-14 Tampa Improv

6/23-25 Levity Live West Nyack, NY

7/7-9 Levity Live Oxnard, CA