List of Quebec comedians
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Comics
- Jean-Michel Anctil
- Rachid BadouriRachid BadouriRachid Badouri is a Canadian comedian.He studied at College Montmorency in Laval, Quebec where he had his first experience on stage. In 1999, he had a major appearance at Just for Laughs festival in Montreal with a presentation about immigration...
- Alexandre Barrette
- Michel BarretteMichel BarretteMichel Barrette is a television and movie actor, television and radio host and stand-up comedian. He played in various roles in Quebec movies and television shows since 1982.-Profile:...
- Marc Boilard
- Bruno Blanchet
- Normand BrathwaiteNormand BrathwaiteNormand Brathwaite is a Quebec comedian, movie and television actor, radio and television host and musician. He is known for hosting variety televisions shows for over 10 years, including Piment Fort as well as the Montreal radio morning show Yé trop de bonne heure on CKOI-FM for 15 years...
- Julie Caron
- Michel CourtemancheMichel CourtemancheMichel Courtemanche is a Québécois comedian and actor. He has drawn hundreds of thousands to his one-man shows in Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland....
- Yvon DeschampsYvon DeschampsYvon Deschamps, CQ is a Quebec author, actor, comedian and producer best known for his monologues. His social-commentary-tinged humour propelled him to prominence in Quebec popular culture in the 1970s and 1980s...
- Clémence Desrochers
- Lise Dion
- Cathy GauthierCathy GauthierCathy Gauthier is a Canadian curler and broadcaster.Gauthier, who was the long time second for Connie Laliberte, last played the lead position on the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts championship team of Jennifer Jones. Gauthier also won two championships with Laliberte in 1992 and 1995, before...
- Patrick Groulx
- Olivier Guimond
- Louis-José HoudeLouis-José HoudeLouis-José Houde is a French-Canadian comedian, who mostly does stand-up comedy and also has his own TV show. Recently Houde has broken into acting in feature films, such as the 2006 hit movie, Bon Cop, Bad Cop and the 2009 hit movie De père en flic...
- Patrick HuardPatrick HuardPatrick Huard is a Quebecer actor and comedian.-Feature films:* 1997: J’en suis* 1997: Les Boys* 1998: Les Boys II* 2000: La vie après l’amour* 2000: Stardom* 2001: Les Boys III...
- Mario JeanMario JeanMario Jean , is a stand up comedian and movie and television actor from Quebec, Canada.He is currently the star of a series based on his life, La Vie Rêvée de Mario Jean . It airs on Télévision de Radio-Canada, the French division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
- Anthony KavanaghAnthony KavanaghAnthony KAVANAGH is a Canadian stand up comedian, actor, singer, tv host. After a successful career on the francophone stand-up scene in Quebec, he became a major star in France, where he is now a popular television host.- Early life :Anthony Kavanagh was born to Haitian parents on September 26,...
- Mado Lamothe
- Bruno LandryBruno LandryBruno Landry is a Québécois comedian and humorist. He was part of the humor group Rock et Belles Oreilles from 1981 to 1995.-External links:...
- Gilles LatulippeGilles LatulippeGilles Latulippe is a Québécois actor, comedian and theatre director and manager. Latulippe is a central figure in the history of comic theatre in Quebec. In 1998, he was named Quebec's favorite actor by the daily tabloid Le Journal de Montréal.-Career:In the late 1950s, Latulippe joined Yvon...
- JiCi Lauzon
- Pierre Légaré
- Daniel Lemire
- Guy A. LepageGuy A. LepageGuy A. Lepage is a Canadian comedian turned producer.-Career:Lepage was one of the five founding members of the Quebec comedy group Rock et Belles Oreilles , and remained with the group from 1981 to 1995.Lepage became a media mogul and...
- Dominique Lévesque
- Norm MacdonaldNorm MacDonaldNorman Gene "Norm" Macdonald is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is best known for his five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which included anchoring Weekend Update for three years...
- Peter Macleod
- Pauline Martin
- Martin Matte
- Claudine MercierClaudine MercierClaudine Mercier is a Québécoise comedian, singer, actress and impressionist.Mercier began her performing career in the early-80’s singing with the a cappella vocal group Artishows for several years, and with Canadian singer Norman Iceberg...
- Claude Meunier
- Dominique MichelDominique MichelDominique Michel, OC, CQ is a Quebec comedian, actress, singer and artist.- Biography :...
- François Morency
- Louis Morissette
- Michel Mpambara
- Guy Nantel
- Michel NoëlMichel NoëlMichel Noël, born Jean-Noel Croteau was a Quebec actor most famous for his character of Capitaine Bonhomme.He appeared in many TV series, and also recorded and sold records.- Filmography :...
- Laurent PaquinLaurent PaquinLaurent Paquin was born September 21, 1971 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is a comedian and radio personality from Quebec.- Bibliography :Laurent Paquin has hosted several galas for the Just for laughs festival in Montreal. He also played in the comedy musical Chicago presented at the Casino de...
- Jean-Marc Parent
- Yves P. PelletierYves P. PelletierYves P. Pelletier is a Canadian film director, actor and comedian....
- Alex Perron
- François PérusseFrançois PérusseFrançois Pérusse is a Québécois comedian and musician famous for his radio sketches featuring puns and absurd humor. His best-known sketches are from the series Les 2 minutes du peuple...
- La Poune
- Peter J. Radomski
- Caroline RheaCaroline RheaCaroline Gilchrist Rhea is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress who was the original host of the reality television show The Biggest Loser on NBC until she was replaced by Alison Sweeney after the end of the third season...
- Stéphane RousseauStéphane RousseauStéphane Rousseau is a Québécois actor and comedian. He starred in the Academy Award winning film The Barbarian Invasions . He has also been in Asterix at the Olympic Games...
- Andre Sauve
- Andrew Searles
- Ghislain Taschereau
- Dany Turcotte
- Mike Ward
- Devon Cleversey
Comedy groups
- Les Bleu Poudre
- Bowser and BlueBowser and BlueGeorge Bowser and Rick Blue, better known as Bowser and Blue, are a musical duo from Quebec, Canada who write and perform comedic songs...
- Les Chick'n Swell
- Crampe en masseCrampe en masseCrampe en masse is a Québécois comedy duo composed of Mathieu Gratton and Ghyslain Dufresne active from 1998 to 2005.-Biography:Their second album Roule-toi par terre has sold more than 15 000 copies and won 2000 Félix Award for Humoristic album of the year.-Discography:*Crampe en Masse*Roule-toi...
- Les Cyniques
- Ding et Dong
- Le Groupe Sanguin
- Les Justiciers Masqués
- Les Mecs Comiques
- Rock et Belles OreillesRock et Belles OreillesRock et Belles Oreilles, often referred to as R.B.O., was a Québécois radio and television comedy group that was very popular in the essentially French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec during the 1980s. Its name was a pun on the name of the famous Hanna-Barbera blue dog character Huckleberry...
- Les ZapartistesLes ZapartistesLes Zapartistes are a group of Quebecois comedians in Canada, founded in 2001 and specialising in political humour. The group works live and for television, generally in the context of special events such as the annual Fête nationale du Québec as well as in various comedy programmes.It won a Prix...
See also
- Canadian humourCanadian humourCanadian humour is an integral part of the Canadian Identity. There are several traditions in Canadian humour in both English and French. While these traditions are distinct and at times very different, there are common themes that relate to Canadians' shared history and geopolitical situation in...
- List of Quebecers
- List of comedians
- List of Canadian Comedians
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...
- Just for LaughsJust for LaughsJust for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
- Samedi de rireSamedi de rireSamedi de rire was a sketch comedy show in Quebec that aired from 1985 to 1989. It is similar to the American Saturday Night Live. The acting roster included Yvon Deschamps and Normand Brathwaite...