Comedian Jamel Debbouze Mourns Loss of Jamel Comedy Club Star Wahid Bouzidi

Touched by the passing of Wahid Bouzidi, Jamel Debbouze felt the need to pay him a poignant tribute. "Thank you for all the emotions you gave us. I will never forget our fits of laughter and your generosity. WAHID was a being of rare humanity. You will be missed, my brother. I think of your wife and your family. Rest in peace, my brother," he wrote on Instagram on Sunday evening.

Wahid Bouzidi had participated many times in the Jamel Comedy Club, which made him known to the general public. Several personalities, including Camille Lellouche, Leïla Bekhti, Bernard Montiel, Arthur or Cyril Hanouna, paid a well-deserved tribute to the comedian.

Wahid Bouzidi had been rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after suffering a stroke. He remained in a deep coma until Sunday, when his death was announced. On Friday, his tour manager, Ludo, had not given reassuring news about his health.

The Franco-Algerian comedian had suffered a first stroke in 2021 that had severely affected him. It was only three months later that he was able to get back on stage. He talked about his health problems in a recent one-man show called "Wahid".