The Brit who’s making the French laugh….at themselves.
By France24
14 October 2021 |
7:40 am
He's been sending up the French as an English man in Paris for a good few years now - and they LOVE it.The British comedian’s YouTube videos have been viewed more than 20 million times. His show ‘So British ou Presque’ is on tour around France starting at Paris' Grand Rex. It's in English, half in French. Paul Taylor speaks to Eve Jackson about the clichés or differences between Brits and the French.
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