Almost six years after the death of Taulier, it is still with emotion that Laurent Gerra evokes him. The comedian was a guest on the show Sunday focus on RTL on Sunday October 29, 2023. He took the opportunity to talk about his friendship with Johnny Hallyday. “I think we were quite complicit. He quickly realized that I was not doing this with the intention of harming his career” said Laurent Gerra. “Johnny was a very cultured, very intelligent person. I think you can’t do this job without having intelligence, instinct and culture. He had all three, he was a phenomenon.” Currently on tour with Eddy Mitchell, difficult for the comedian not to think of Johnny. “We talk about it since I’m currently filming with Eddy Mitchell, we also have this bond. We talk about it often and it’s true that we miss Johnny.”
He almost caused an argument between Eddy Mitchell and Johnny Hallyday
Moreover, in January 2022, Laurent Gerra told Tele-Leisure the dump he had almost made. The comedian called Eddy Mitchell by pretending to be the Taulier. Eddy Mitchell had completely fallen for it and the two artists had almost quarreled ! “Ah yes, I remember this story, it was very funny. The height of it was the surprise of Eddy who said to me: ‘I was fooled! Yet since the time I have known Johnny… ‘He couldn’t believe it’ Laurent Gerra then told us. Today, if Johnny Hallyday is no longer there, Laurent Gerra is still friends with Eddy Mitchell. A friendship that has already lasted for several years, as he had mentioned to Télé-Loisirs. “In addition to a common friendship with Johnny Hallyday, we share the same taste for literature, cinema, good food. Every time I invite him to a show, he responds. He comes to my shows, I attend to his family. And we have a good laugh together.” The two friends are still united today, and united in the face of the loss of their friend.