Dave Morissette launches David with January rodage
dave morissette is moving from sports commentary to the stage. The TVA Sports commentator said his first one-man show, David, will begin its rodage in January next year.
He laid out the tone in plain terms: "Je veux que ça soit drôle, mais je veux que ça soit une soirée avec Dave Morissette." That frame tells audiences what this project is trying to be — a personal set built around his own voice rather than a character or a sports-panel routine.
Shawinigan to Baie-Comeau
"On parle d'anecdotes de Shawinigan, de hockey, et de comment un gars de Baie-Comeau est parti pour réaliser son rêve de jouer un jour dans la Ligue nationale, en passant par les médias." Morissette said the show will move through those subjects, which gives David a clear spine: regional memory, hockey, and the media path that carried him into public life.
He also said media material will be part of the show, which keeps the project from becoming a standard sports anecdote package. That mix makes the debut broader than a retired-athlete talk night and closer to a live storytelling set built from the career he already has and the one he is now adding.
Lagacé Interview Friday
Friday’s conversation with Patrick Lagacé is the first public marker of how Morissette is introducing the project. He said, "Je veux qu'on ait du plaisir ensemble." The wording points to a show designed for shared energy, not distance, and that matters for an artist entering a new format in front of an audience that already knows him from television.
"Je voulais avoir la meilleure équipe possible, je n’ai pas peur dans la vie de prendre des risques, donc là, je suis parti et je n’ai pas le choix." That is the friction point in the move: he is taking on a first one-man show while also acknowledging the risk that comes with leaving a familiar role for a live format where pacing, timing, and audience reaction are immediate.
January Next Year
The January start gives Morissette a runway to shape David before it reaches the public. For anyone who follows him from TVA Sports, the practical change is simple: the next version of his public career will not just be commentary. It will ask whether his stories from Shawinigan, hockey, Baie-Comeau, and the media can carry a room on their own.
