Michel Lauzière (born 1954) is a
Canadian comedian
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known for his bizarre visual standup acts. Lauziere began performing in 1975 in a duo called les foubrac. Since then Lauziere has performed his one-man show to an estimated 1 billion viewers on five continents.
One famous performance was done for the
Late Show with David Letterman
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. Lauziere rollerbladed through a closed street, playing
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...
's
Toreador Song
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on
tuned wine bottles.
Lauziere had a recurring role on the
Super Dave Osborne Show and he also performed on the 2007
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
References
External links
michellauziere.com*
Living people
1954 births
Canadian stand-up comedians
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