Malik Bentalha ( ar, مالك بن طلحة ; born 1 March 1989 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze) is a French humorist and actor of Algerian and Moroccan descent. He does stand-up comedy and has appeared in some films.

Early life

Malik Bentalha studied at the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent. The school is located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; f ...

during one year, from 2007 to 2008. After that, he did sketches in Parisian café-théâtre, as the .

Career

In 2010, after

Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze (; ar, جمال دبوز, Jamāl Dabūz; born 18 June 1975) is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat in ...

noticed him, Malik Bentalha integrated the ''

Jamel Comedy Club ''Jamel Comedy Club'' is a French comedy show on the television station Canal+, produced and presented by the French actor/comedian Jamel Debbouze. It aims to highlight talented young comedians, who each get roughly 5 minutes in on stage with ...

'' and later on served as the opening act for Debbouze's tour, ''Tout sur Jamel'', for two years. One day, he met

Gad Elmaleh Gad Elmaleh ( ar, جاد المالح, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who achieved fame in France, Morocco and the United States. He is best known in the French-speaking wor ...

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who asked him to do the opening act for his show at the Palais des Sports the following day. That same year, he was a part of ''Le meilleur de Paris fait sa comédie'' on

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. In 2011 he had a chronicle, ''Télé Délire'', on ', a radio program hosted by

Jean-Marc Morandini Jean-Marc Morandini (; born 5 August 1965) is a French television host. Morandini was born in Marseille. In 1985, aged 20, he became the youngest TV announcer in France. He worked for channel ''La Cinq'', before creating and animating the program ...

. At first, he did it with

Mathieu Madénian __NOTOC__ Mathieu Madénian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist. Life and career Madénian was born in Perpignan, southern France. He is of Armenian and German descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburb ...

and since September 2011 with . In 2014, he joined

Cyril Hanouna Cyril Valéry Isaac Hanouna (; ar, سيريل فاليري إسحاق حنونة, link=no; born 23 September 1974) is a French radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer, singer and occasional actor and comedian of Tunis ...

in his radio program ''

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'' on

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, with

Valérie Bénaïm Valerie Benaim (; ar, فاليري بنعيم; born 30 August 1969) is a Moroccan-born French journalist, columnist, writer, TV Presenter and radio host. Personal life She was born in Casablanca, Morocco. In 2012, she joined the team of the T ...

. Since 2010, he has been touring with his first

one man show A solo performance, sometimes referred to as a one-man show or one-woman show, features a single person telling a story for an audience, typically for the purpose of entertainment. This type of performance comes in many varieties, including auto ...

, ''Malik Bentalha se la raconte'', directed by

Alex Lutz Alex Lutz (born 24 August 1978) is a French actor, comedian and director. He is best known for his role of Catherine in ''La revue de presse de Catherine et Liliane'' in '' Le Petit Journal''. Theater He has worked with comedians like Malik Ben ...

. In December 2014, a DVD was released. In January 2015, W9 broadcast a live session of the one man show, followed by a TV report, ''Malik se raconte''. In 2015, he is going to film ''Pattaya'', a

Franck Gastambide Franck Gastambide (; born 31 October 1978) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He became famous in 2009 after creating the first web series from Canal+, ''Kaïra Shopping'', which was later shown on television and adapted ...

film in which he'll have one of the main roles. He is a godfather for the

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Filmography

Television

Guest

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bentalha, Malik 1981 births French humorists French people of Algerian descent French people of Moroccan descent French stand-up comedians 21st-century French male actors People from Bagnols-sur-Cèze Living people Cours Florent alumni