Armed with a face and body that mould like rubber to explode in cartoonish affect, Giraud de-codes Parisians’ inner worlds and how they try to cope in the City of Lights and Love ever drowning in tourists. We learn how to dress, shop, take a taxi or board the Metro, and even how to shave our pubic hair if we want to truly please a French man. Oh La La we now know is open to any meaning, depending on the context.
With the trained eye you expect of fast-thinking magicians, Giraud cherrypicks the audience members whom he will show how to strut into a disco or curse. It’s all in good cheer— we feel it. In just an hour we become a family hailing from all corners to enjoy his show— UK, America, China, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Poland, Italy, etc. Some audience members feel so cozy that they begin asking Giraud questions about Parisians that you might ask your favorite cousin or uncle, like why Parisian men have such a hard time making an emotional commitment. You too may think that his best caricatures are of Americans, based on his years of living in Miami working in a top notch French restaurant.
