Richardson Zéphir (born December 29, 1977) is a

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stand-up comedian and actor based in

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. He is best known for his participation in the television shows ''

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'' and '' LOL : qui rira le dernier ?''.

Biography

Born in Laval to immigrant parents from

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, Richardson Zéphir was educated at Odyssée-des-Jeunes and Horizon Jeunesse, where he discovered improvisation in childhood. He then continued his post-secondary studies in petrochemistry at Collège de Maisonneuve in Montreal, specializing in water purification, hydrocarbons, natural gases and chemical processes, while continuing to practice improvisation. With Ian Métayer, Zéphir collaborates in the creation and production of comedy shows under the banner Les Grands Burlesques. In 2004, he became co-owner of ''Terrasses Bonsecours''. In 2009, he received a call from the director of French-language programming at the Zoofest festival, who offered him the chance to participate in the first edition of the festival in July of the same year with his group ''Les Grands Burlesques''. Deciding to devote himself fully to comedy, he sold his shares in Terrasses Bonsecours. Subsequently, Zéphir regularly participated in comedy evenings and also hosted some of them in bars in Quebec. It was in 2016 that he was first noticed by winning the seventh edition of the comedy competition ''En route vers mon premier gala Juste pour rire''. Over the next few years, Zéphir made numerous television appearances, starring in several series such as ''Les Simone'', '' Trauma'', ''Faits divers'' and '' La Maison-Bleue.'' He participated several times in the end-of-year revue '' Bye Bye''. In 2021, he was in the first season of the Quebec adaptation of ''

''. He finished in fifth place, and won the audience award. More recently, in 2023, he participated in the first season of the Quebec adaptation of '' LOL : qui rira le dernier ?'' and won first place ex aequo with comedian Laurent Paquin. On May 10, 2023, he launched his first one-man-show entitled “Zéphir“.

Personal life

His wife, Farah Paul, is also a comedian.Alicia Bélanger-Bolduc
"Richardson Zéphir partage cette passion avec sa conjointe"
''7 Jours'', October 26, 2024.

Filmography

Television

* 2007: ''Les 4 coins'' * 2009: ''Gala Juste pour rire'' * 2011: ''Grand Rire Comédie Club'' * 2014: '' Trauma'' * 2014: ''Les gars des vues'' * 2014: ''En route vers mon premier Gala Juste pour rire'' * 2014: '' LOL :-)'' * 2015: ''Une histoire vraie'' * 2016: ''En route vers mon premier Gala Juste pour rire'' * 2016: ''

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'' * 2016: ''Les Simone'' * 2016: ''Les aventures du Pharmachien'' * 2017: ''Tourlou 2017'' * 2018: ''Faits Divers'' * 2018: '' Bye Bye 2018'' * 2020: ''Bye Bye 2020'' * 2020: '' Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime)'' * 2020-2022: '' La Maison-Bleue'' * 2021: ''Le bal Mammouth'' * 2021: ''

Caméra Café ''Caméra Café'' is a French-born format of comedy television series exported around the world. Two movie spin-offs have been made in France under the titles of ''Espace détente'' and ''Le Séminaire''. It was originally a French television show ...

'' * 2021: ''Punch Club'' * 2021: ''Club Soly'' * 2021: '' Gala de l'industrie des 36e Prix Gémeaux'' * 2021: ''

'' * 2021: '' LOL : Qui rira le dernier?'' * 2023: '' La Petite Vie'' (1 épisode) * 2024: ''

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'' : Fr. Moïse * 2025: ''STAT'': Floppy the Clown * 2025: ''Agence Brainsto''

Film

* 2018: ''My Intelligent Comedy (Les scènes fortuites)'' from Guillaume Lambert : fishmonger

Videoclip

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