“I realized that in 2026 I will be 50 years old, and I will have a 25-year career. It seems to me that all the peaks of my life have been achieved.” Philippe Laprise wanted to leave Upstairs with the fifth solo exhibition of his career, which he will officially launch next spring.
It's time to sum up Philippe Laprise. As he realized that 2026 would mark two major milestones for him, the comedian thought back to his youth when his future seemed less rosy.
“Neither those around me nor the teachers I met gave me the impression that I was going to go far in life,” he says.
Having at that time undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), young Philip repeated the classes three times. “I had behavior problems. No one seemed to speak the same language as me.”
Black sheep in the family
With a brother who was an accountant, a sister who was a teacher, and another brother who was an occupational therapist who almost went into medicine, Philip often felt like the black sheep of his family. “I was late at everything. When I was young, I was more of a pile of trouble than a guy who was going to succeed.”
To help him later, his parents and brother even found an unexpected Plan B for him. “They admitted it to me a year and a half ago,” says Philip, who will reveal the details of this unexpected alternative solution in his new solo exhibition.
Naming his fifth creation Philippe Laprise aboveThus, the comedian wants to solve the problems he has faced in life, sometimes against all odds. “People will discover a much more assertive and less reserved Philippe Laprise,” he says. I think that’s me in everyday life.”
While the show may change in the coming months – he has over two hours of material and wants to cut it down to 1 hour 20 minutes – Philip has numbers in which he expresses his hatred of walking, socializing and therapy.
Poster for Philippe Laprise’s new show “At the Top.”
Photo courtesy of Entourage
Adventure Get me out of here
In the team, he surrounded himself with Nicolas Boucher (script editing) and authors Pascal Mailloux, Julien Tapp, Sebastien Ouellet and Magali Saint-Vincent. “We're still a great bunch.”
In the production, the position remains unfilled. Vincent Gratton, responsible for his fourth solo, Why nottoo busy with the series Anti-gangism. “I told him, ‘That’s it, would you rather arrest criminals than come and help me? Well done!” laughs Philip.
In recent years, some comedians who have participated in Celebrity Big Brother made figures about this experience. Philippe Laprise is considering doing the same with Get me out of here!
“But the question is whether it’s worth it, because two years have already passed. [le tournage de l’émission]he said. I still think we'll touch on this because Get me out of here! this is one of those changes in my life where i decided to put myself in danger and shake up all the shit i had inside. And all this to find out what is hidden inside me in dangerous and dangerous trials with bugs.”
- Listen to Philippe Laprise's interview on The Mario Dumont Show on QUB Radio and Television, simulcast on 99.5 FM Montreal:
Everything changed with the help of drugs
The comedian, who has always been involved in the fight against ADHD with the Philippe Laprise Foundation, admits that his life changed in 2015 when he began taking medication for his disorder. “It gave me the opportunity to be more focused and work better as a team,” he said. […] On a human level, with my kids and my girlfriend, I am much less impulsive and hyperactive.
He noted that creating his show became easier because he was on medication. “I'm much more efficient than before. When I have an idea, I can write it down on a piece of paper so I don't forget. It's also easier to study my writing using the notes the authors give me.”
- See the full interview with Philippe Laprise in Salut Bonjour above.
Philippe Laprise will be at trainingUpstairs this fall and winter. He will officially present his show on May 15–16, 2026 at the Pierre-Mercury in Montreal and May 22, 2026 at the Albert-Rousseau in Quebec City. For all dates: philippelaprise.com.
