Martin Petit (born September 24, 1968 in Laval,

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, Canada) is a

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comedian and

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. Creator and star of the Sit-com Les Pêcheurs (2012-2017) on Ici Radio-Canada. Known for his one-man shows, Grandeur Nature, Humour libre, Martin Petit et le micro de feu, all of them won best comedy show at Les Olivier comedy award in Montreal. He is a former member of The Bizarroides. He won a

Genie Award for Best Screenplay The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the Gen ...

, for '' Starbuck''. He co-wrote the American Remake of ''Starbuck'' with director

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External links

Martin Petit website
* 1968 births Living people Canadian male film actors Comedians from Quebec Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Male actors from Quebec Writers from Quebec People from Laval, Quebec {{Canada-comedian-stub