Ahmed Sylla born 10 March 1990 is a French comedian and actor In 2017 he received acclaim for his role in the film The Climb Syllas family originates from Senegal He grew up on the Dervallières housing estate in Nantes and started to like theatre and comedy motivated by his family who got him started Sylla draws inspiration from leading French figures Louis de Funès Raymond Devos and Coluche as well as Canadian artists such as Michel Courtemanche and Jim Carrey whose humour is based on their body language In 2010 he joined the Samba Show and performed in prestigious concert halls such as the Casino de Paris and the Bobino theatre In 2011 he went to a casting for the Laurent Ruquiers TV show On ndemande quà en rire literally all we ask is to laugh on France 2 French channel After being selected first as Ahmed Sarko he found his feet He achieved celebrity in France by creating scenarios where he dresses up as crazy characters In 2012 he presented his first oneman show A mes délires In 2016 he toured a new oneman show Ahmed Sylla avec un grand A Source Article Ahmed Sylla from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30