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In a sweet moment of his career, he announced that he will return to Vigo in early June to reaffirm that his only limit is what makes the public laugh
Miguel Lago (Vigo, 1981) returns home. He will do so on June 3 at the Afundación Theater in the city of olive trees to which the comedian says he always wants to return. Send the interview from Madrid with a spark and a touch of self-sufficiency.
— Television, theater… are in a sweet moment.
— Yes, fortunately there is a lot of demand for work and it is a great joy that they have it. I am very happy.
— You always go a little to the limit, at a time when it seems that everyone wants to limit humor.
— A comedian has an obligation to always be on the line, as close as possible. There should be a line that doesn’t cross, but a comedian is better the closer he is to that line. I am on it permanently, in a constant balance exercise. There are times when one leg slips and I cross it. And there are those who do not accept it. But then the noise stops and the joke remains.
– What is important.
—I have a strong argument and it is the only reality: my goal is to make people laugh. I may be wrong sometimes, of course, but you won’t find my statement, seriously, going against anyone. In the field of humor, you will find jokes for everyone and everything.
“Is there anything or anyone you never mess with?”
— Not really, because everything is subject to being funny and analyzed with humor. The only thing I didn’t make humor about was what I didn’t manage to focus on or what I didn’t find funny. For example, I don’t make dirty jokes. The dirty comedy, as the Americans call it, that’s not the genre I deal with. I don’t normally joke about illness either, but for the rest… why not? My only limit is laughter. If it makes you laugh, fine; If it doesn’t make you laugh, it’s not worth it. And that’s where the topic ends.
— Would you say that in general we have all become more boring to be more correct?
— No, it happens that we pay a lot of attention to the opinions of others. And we have confused freedom of expression with the need to express opinions. And you don’t have to think about everything all the time. Before, a comedian would make a joke on television and, if someone got angry, he had to write a letter and send it in the mail. Now, thanks to tools like Twitter, any fool with a cell phone can comment on whatever they want. The problem is that he has no attitude, insults, attacks, harasses… And, sometimes, the press also copies it.
—When did you realize that you could make a living as a comedian?
-Soon. As soon as I got on stage for the first time and saw people laughing, I realized there was something there. I was 18 years old. I haven’t worked on anything else. And, although it is not right to say so, I consider that the path I followed without a sponsor and with few opportunities is very worthy. I broke a lot of stones, stepped on a lot of bars, and that led me to fill up on kin. I’m very happy, because I’m funny. I’m not an actor, I’m a comedian and specifically a comedian stand upto which I will always devote myself.
But it also does other things.
— All my audiovisual projects depend on my going out to the theater. They are sacred. The rest is a supplement.
— You played the king, Alfonso XIII in “Las chicas del cable”. Surely the crown made it easier for him.
“Well, it’s true that when they say ‘Action!’ and you’re the king and everyone treats you like a king, it’s so much fun. But the biggest gift that those four or five shoots gave me was sharing scenes with Concha Velasco. It was one of the turning points in my career, I can say that I worked with Concho Velasco. And I brag about the love we have for each other. We still send each other WhatsApp from time to time.
—The suit is a house brand for you. Do you feel comfortable on it or is it just a professional instrument?
— I look very handsome, really, and that complements the speech. Create an image that is iconic. What I’ve achieved is that another comedian puts on a suit and they tell him what Miguel Lago is all about. The audience who sell out tickets to see me in the theater, one of the things they look forward to is seeing Miguel come today.
— You have four children.
– I have four children.
—And a foundation to help children in the Dominican Republic.
— After adopting our fourth child, Robinson, who is Dominican and had to live there for four months to complete the process, the Lago family opened their eyes to the harsh reality of Dominican childhood. That is why, upon returning to Spain, we opened a foundation that already has a registered name and we are waiting for the MUP to give us a CIF so that we can do financial business. It’s a family project.
— Celtic or Dépor?
– What a question! From Celtic, man! How will I do from Deportivo, who do you think I am? I love pro football, ha ha. That’s the only football I watch, Celta.
— Describe yourself in four words.
— Loyal, witty, adventurous and daring.
He spends his free time…
– With music.
— Listening to it, creating it…
“I would like to create one.” To listen to her. That’s what I like the most. And as much as possible, do some sport.
— Do you know how to make a potato omelette?
“And excellent.”
— If you were reborn and had a choice between being very handsome or very funny, which would you choose?
—[categórico] Very handsome. Now that I have both characteristics, how handsome I am opens more doors for me. You live much better if you are handsome. That’s the reality.
“Her favorite place.”
– I live. I go a lot less than I’d like, but every time I go, I enjoy every minute.
-A song.
“Anyone since Sir Elton John.”
“The most important thing in life?”
-Health.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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