Rock et Belles Oreilles (RBO) was a Canadian radio, television and stage comedy group that was very popular in the primarily French-speaking Canadian province of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

during the 1980s and 1990s. Its name was a pun on the name of the famous

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blue dog character

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(" Roquet Belles Oreilles" in French). The group was formed in 1981, with the original lineup consisting of

Guy A. Lepage Guy A. Lepage (; born Guy Antoine Lepage, August 30, 1960) is a Canadian comedian, actor, talk-show host, and producer. Career Lepage was one of the five founding members of the Quebec comedy group ''Rock et Belles Oreilles'' (which also include ...

Yves P. Pelletier Yves P. Pelletier (born January 15, 1961) (also credited as Yves Pelletier) is a Canadian film director, actor and comedian. Born in Laval, Quebec, Pelletier first began to work for the comedy troupe "Rock et Belles Oreilles" (R.B.O.) from the ...

, Bruno E. Landry, André G. Ducharme,

Richard Z. Sirois Richard Z. Sirois (born 19 July 1956) is a French-speaking Canadian radio and television comedian. He was born in Matane, Quebec. His family moved with him to Montreal when he was six years old. Comedy Sirois was included in the lineups of Les ...

and

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. Sirois left the group in 1987, and Francke left in 1992. The group separated in 1995.

References

External links

Official website
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