Comedian Maxine Clerge also known as Pe Maximo

November 8, 2013 7:51 PM

Maxime Clerge or Pe Maximo is undoubtedly the most talented but underrated comedian that Haiti has ever produced. He is well known for stand-up comedy routine where he exhibits his superb ability to mimic the voice impressions of many famous personalities especially people like President Jean Bertrand Aristide, Alexandre Bonifas, Leslie Francois Manigat, Emmanuel Charlemagne and Mr. Reynold Georges.

Pè Maximo - Jean Bertrand Aristide

Last year in an interview with Guerrier Aluc, a correspondent from Tripotage magazine, he revealed many untold stories of his life which we never knew before. Pe Maximo was born at Les Cayes in Haiti but grew up at the capital city Port au Prince where he started doing comedy in a local literary club in the late 1980. He started to perform in theatre and stand up later there. Presently he lives with his daughter and girlfriend Delmas. Besides being a comedian, he has many other identities-- a successful family man, a former student of ENARTS and a graduate student from the University of Haiti School of Law and Economics. Although he never pursued any of them in professional career but worked briefly in a law firm in Port au Prince.

Pè Maximo - Boniface Alexandre

Pe Maximo never dreamed of choosing comedy as a profession. He loved comic acts and started to watch whether he can do it really. Since then twenty years have been passed and he is still continuing doing that. Maxine now guesses this can be called a job that he is doing to pay bills for last twenty years. He believed that his performance had been greatly influenced by the works of great comedians like Papa Pierre, Languichate Debordus and two French comedians Roland Magdane and Yves Lecoque.

Pe Maximo nos hommes politiques a Boston

Presently he is taking part in different programs on Radio Caraibes on the Platform Rigolo where he played the popular role of 'Pere Kongo' in "Matin Caraibes". This show was an instant success. Moreover, he had another popular show on Telemax: "Pe Maximo and Madan Keloke."

Pe Maximo & Mme Keloke - food for the rich

When Maxim was asked by the interviewer whether his different voice impressions come naturally, he replied, "It is like a gift that comes naturally but requires practice to perfect". He loves to compose own scripts and take time to prepare for performance. He is grateful to his fans for allowing him to share his thoughts.

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