Influence On Quebec Society
- "From Martin Matte to Patrick Huard, all of today's live comedians owe Yvon Deschamps."
- "From Martin Matte to Patrick Huard, many young comedians today see Deschamps as their spiritual father, the man who opened the doors to today's comedy movement. A little bit like Michel Tremblay in the theatre, who brought a new generation of playwrights into the world, Yvon Deschamps gave Quebec comedy its stamp of approval."
- C'est avec Yvon Deschamps que débute une nouvelle tradition d'humour au Québec qui se perpétue de nos jours avec un très grand nombre d'artistes de tous âges. Claude Meunier, un de nos plus talentueux humoristes, a dit de Deschamps qu'il est « un personnage historique qui a probablement le plus contribué à la réflexion sur la question nationale. C'est un personnage écouté, un éveilleur social et politique. » Un autre humoriste de talent, Pierre Légaré a écrit « Tous les humoristes québécois, sans exception, utilisent une ou plusieurs voies qu'a découvertes, tracées, ou pavées Yvon. »
- "He's a guy who could paint a wicked satirical portrait of our society, then laugh cruelly about our shortcomings. Deschamps said some outrageous things, and they went over because it was him, and we knew that coming from him, there was nothing mean or cruel about it." — Gilles Latulippe
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