In another episode of Ici et maintenant, Pénélope McQuade shows up at a hospital to meet a nurse called Alexia. Even though Alexia works as a nurse, it’s always been her dream to become a comedian (humoriste).
Pénélope gives Alexia the chance to work with comedians François Massicotte and Geneviève Gagnon to write a sketch (écrire un sketch) and to present it on stage in front of an audience. Alexia nervously accepts.
Alexia admits that she’s never had the guts to become a comedian. She tells the host Pénélope that it takes guts to become one: ça prend du guts.
Alexia finally meets comedian Geneviève Gagnon to work on a sketch with her. Geneviève tells Alexia just how great the experience of writing a sketch and presenting it will be for her (and everybody involved):
Tu vas capoter, là! On va tripper, là!
Roughly, capoter in this context is to be ecstatic with happiness, and tripper is to have a whole lot of fun. Geneviève is telling Alexia that she’s going to be overcome with emotion and that they’re going to have a lot of fun during the whole experience.
[Quote from Ici et maintenant, season 1, episode 5, Radio-Canada, Montreal, 11 February 2012.]
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