Mariana Mazza (born 5 July 1990 in

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) is a Canadian comedian from Quebec of Uruguayan and Lebanese origin. She is also an actress, appearing notably in the films '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2'' in 2017, with among others Patrick Huard and

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, as well as in ''Father and Guns 2'' released the same year, starring

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and Michel Côté.

Comedy career

Mariana Mazza made her comedy debut on the stages of the Couscous Comedy Show and Le Grand Rire de Québec, among others. In 2013, she participated in ''En route vers mon premier gala'' ''Juste pour rire'' where she was among the four finalists, alongside Virginie Fortin, Phil Roy and Alex Douville. She then took part in the ''Avenir Lac Mégantic'' event and opened for the hypnotist Messmer at the

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in Paris and Peter MacLeod In 2014, she was crowned " Just for Laughs Festival Revelation", following her appearance at the S''exe opposé'' gala, hosted by Maxim Martin and

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. In 2017, she received the award for Comedian of the Year for her show ''Femme ta gueule''. In 2022, she published a book of memoirs, ''Montreal-Nord.''

Mazza/Fortin

In 2013, Mariana Mazza and Virginie Fortin presented their show ''Mazza/Fortin : chacun son show'', as part of Zoofest. It was after this success that the two comedians decided to join forces to create their "Two Women Show": ''Mazza/Fortin : 2 révélations, 1 incontournable''. The show premiered on May 1, 2014, at Théâtre Saint Denis.

Television

Mariana Mazza is a contributor to ''Alors on jase'' and also contributes to

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' ''Cliptoman'' program. In fall 2014, she hosted ''In chalet'' on the Unis channel. Since 2015, she has played Stéphanie in the sketch series MED, presented on VRAK. She is also a contributor to the daily show Code F. On May 1, 2016, she participated in the last episode of the season of '' Tout le monde en parle'' to present her first solo show. In a show from the fourth season of ''Les Pêcheurs'' released in October 2016, she plays herself as she is hit in the face by

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's fishing hook (it catches in her nostril). Most of the show takes place in the hospital, where she awaits the treatment required by this incident.

Filmography

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: '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2'' MC * 2017 : ''

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: ''Femme ta gueule, le film'' : ''herself'' *

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: '' Maria'' : Maria *

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: '' Lines of Escape'' : Sabina

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