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List Of Quebec Comedians
This is a list of Québécois people, Quebecers who have performed as comedians on stage, on television, or on the radio. This list also includes Acadians, Acadian humorists and French Canadians, Franco-Canadian humorists who have mostly worked in Quebec. These humorists are marked with an asterisk (*). A * Marc-Antoine Audette (Justiciers masqués) B * Rachid Badouri * Alexandre Barrette * Michel Barrette * Michel Beaudet * Michel Beaudry * Emmanuel Bilodeau * Claude Blanchard * Bruno Blanchet * Anne-Élisabeth Bossé * Bowser and Blue * Pierre Brassard (Les Bleu Poudre) * Normand Brathwaite (Samedi de rire) * Benoît Brière C * Fabien Cloutier * Véronique Cloutier * Michel Côté (actor), Michel Côté (Broue) * Michel Courtemanche D * Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas * Clémence DesRochers * Yvon Deschamps * Jacques Desrosiers (Patof) * Véronic Dicaire* * Ding et Dong * Martin Drainville (Broue) * Sébastien Dubé (Les Denis Drolet) * André Ducharme (Rock et Belles Oreil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Québécois People
Quebecers or Quebeckers (''Québécois'' in French, and sometimes also in English) are people associated with Quebec. The term is most often used in reference to descendants of the French settlers in Quebec but it can also be used to describe people of any ethnicity who live in the province. Self-identification as Québécois became dominant starting in the 1960s; prior to this, the francophone people of Quebec mostly identified themselves as French Canadians and as ''Canadiens'' before anglophones started identifying as Canadians as well. A majority in the House of Commons of Canada in 2006 approved a motion tabled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, which stated that the Québécois are a nation within a united Canada.Michael M. Brescia, John C. Super. ''North America: an introduction''. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 2009. Pp. 72. Harper later elaborated that the motion's definition of Québécois relies on personal decisions to self-identify as Québécoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normand Brathwaite
Normand Brathwaite (born August 27, 1958) is a Quebec comedian, movie and television actor, radio and television host and musician. He is known for hosting television variety 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. He currently hosts CITE-FM's ''Mix 80'' on Saturdays 4-8pm since August 2011. Background After studying Theatre at Collège Lionel-Groulx, in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Brathwaite started to participate in theatrical plays in 1977 and played in 1981 the musical comedy show ''La Cage aux folles''. From 1979 to 1991, he participated in several television shows as an actor including ''Chez Denise'', ''L'Ingenieux Don Quichotte'', ''Peau de banane'' and ''Le 101 Ouest Avenue des Pins'' as well as minor roles in a few movies such as The Moderns and If Only during the late 1980s. His first role as a television host was in 1988 when he hosted for nearly six-year ''Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronic Dicaire
Véronic DiCaire (born in Embrun, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Franco-Ontarian singer and impressionist."Véronic Dicaire: la petite fille d'Embrun" '' Cyberpresse'' Biography She started her career in group ''Sens Unique'', and then had a role in , version of the musical ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patof
''Patof'' is a character in the highly successful Canadian children's television series ''Patofville''. He was portrayed by actor-comedian Jacques Desrosiers. Television, performances, and comics In January 1972, the clown Patof made his appearance in the series ''Le Cirque du Capitaine'' on the French-language Quebec television station CFTM-TV Channel 10. He hosted three different series: ''Patofville'', ''Patof raconte'', and ''Patof voyage''.Jacques Desrosiers, ''Millionnaire'' (1981). Retrieved 3 October 2011. Patof told jokes and stories characterized by puns and often ended his numbers by exclaiming "On m'applaudit!!!" (applaud me!!!) He had a successful recording career during the 1970s. Songs like "Patof Blou" (1972), "Patof le roi des clowns" (1972), "Patofville" (1973), "L'éléphant Tic-Tac" (1973), "La plus belle poupée du monde" (1973), "Bienvenue dans ma bottine" (1974), "Gros minou" (1975), and "Bonjour Patof" (1975) are among his greatest hits. Patof partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Desrosiers
Jacques Desrosiers (July 8, 1938 – June 11, 1996) was a Québécois Canadian singer and actor. Desrosiers was best known for playing the clown Patof in the Canadian television series ''Patofville''. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. Early career Son of the comic comedian Pierre Desrosiers and brother of singers André Fontaine and Édouard Desrosiers (Édouard would later become a politician), Jacques Desrosiers begins in 1956 as imitator and cabaret artist on CBC/Radio-Canada television. He soon presents his shows, mixing fanciful songs, parodies and imitations, in the cabarets of Quebec, particularly at the Montreal Casa Loma.Jacques Desrosiers, ''Millionnaire'' (1981). Retrieved December 23, 2011. Some of his parodies, such as ''La Java à Lumina'', ''Le Peddler'' and ''La Machine à laver'' make the hit parade. In 1963-1964 he participates in a review called ''Zéro de conduite'' with Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault and Donald Lautrec, then in Clémence DesRochers's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvon Deschamps
Yvon Deschamps (born July 31, 1935, in Montreal, Quebec) 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. A long time comedian and still active, Deschamps is now perceived as one of the greatest in Quebec history. Biography Beginnings Yvon Deschamps was born in Montreal's working-class Saint-Henri district. He left school in 1951, after Grade 11, and in 1953 found work in the record library at Radio-Canada's new television service. It was at Radio-Canada that Deschamps discovered the performing arts; after attending a boulevard theatre piece starring Georges Groulx and Denise Pelletier, he added a taste for the theatre, and enrolled in acting classes with François Rozet and Paul Buissonneau. He took the stage for the first time in 1957 at the , playing Pylade in a production of Jean Racine's'' Andromaque''. In 1959, Deschamps was par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clémence DesRochers
Clémence DesRochers OC (born 23 November 1933) is a Canadian actress, humourist, singer, and author. Life She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 23 November 1933. At the age of 17, she went to Montreal where she entered the normal school. She then attended the conservatoire d'art dramatique, and upon leaving the conservatory had a role in a Radio-Canada drama. In 2009 DesRochers received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, for her lifetime contribution to broadcasting. She is out as lesbian. In 2009, DesRochers was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ... in 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas
''Matthias & Maxime'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film written and directed by Xavier Dolan. It stars Dolan, Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier, Antoine Pilon, Adib Alkhalidey, Anne Dorval, Micheline Bernard, Marilyn Castonguay and Catherine Brunet. It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2019. It was released on 9 October 2019 by Les Films Séville. Plot Matthias (Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas) and Maxime (Xavier Dolan) are two lifelong friends in their late twenties living in Montreal. The motivated but uptight Matthias is a successful business worker with an attractive and caring girlfriend, Sarah, while the quieter, gentler Maxime is a bartender who spends time taking care of his abusive, alcoholic mother. Matthias is primed for a promotion at his job while Maxime is preparing to move to Australia for work opportunities. The two take a trip to the lakeside cabin of a wealthy friend, Rivette. Rivette's pushy sister, Erika, is a film st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Courtemanche
Michel Courtemanche (; born December 11, 1964) is a Canadian comedian and actor from Quebec, performing in Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland. Career His debut one-man show, ''A New Comic is Born'', ran for more than five hundred performances and earned him two Felix nominations. It was first performed in Montreal in 1989. His second, ''The New Adventures of Michel Courtemanche'', first performed in 1992, filled theatres in both North America and Europe and spawned his second international hit video (1993). Courtemanche has internationally sold out large theatres, and has inspired a hardcover comic book. Courtemanche appeared in ''Québécois'' films '' Nuit de Noces'' and ''Karmina 2'', and on the '' Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' television series, on American pay television channel Syfy. His style of comedy can be described as mime combined with sound effects, as he is most often seen interacting with invisible objects or even people and using his voice to comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Côté (actor)
Michel Côté (born June 25, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his performances in the films ''Cruising Bar'', '' Life After Love (La vie après l'amour)'' and ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'', the theatrical show ''Broue'' and the television series ''Omertà''. Career Côté taught introductory acting and improvisation at the Option Theatre in Ste. Therese until 1977. He subsequently cofounded a small theatre, Vogagements. In 1979 Côté began performing in the play ''Broue'' at the theatre; the play was intended to have a one-month run, but ended up being staged in many cities across Canada, and Cote continued to perform in all of the more than 2,000 presentations as late as 2008. Côté played the lead role in the film ''Cruising Bar'', and was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 1990. He also played the lead role in the film ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'', and won a Genie in the same category for this film in 2005. In 2008, he revived his ''Cruising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Cloutier
Véronique Cloutier (born December 31, 1974), also known as Véro, is a popular French Canadian TV and radio personality. She is the daughter of Guy Cloutier and the sister of Stéphanie Cloutier. She has hosted various programs on Radio-Canada, including '' La Fureur'', '' Véro'' and ''Paquet Voleur''. Her daily show ''Le Véro Show'' on Rythme FM is one of the most popular Quebec radio programs. Biography Career While in high school, Cloutier worked on the radio program ''Bonjour Champion'' on CKAC. She also worked on the campus radio station of the University of Montreal, CISM-FM, on the radio program ''Virus Chronique''. Her first television appearance was on the program ''Les mini-stars'' on the Quebec television network TVA in 1990. In September 1993, Cloutier attended a public audition for the television channel MusiquePlus and was offered a job with the channel. Various programs that she hosted included '' Combat des clips'', ''Le décompte MusiquePlus'' and ''Vox Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
