Rachid Badouri (born October 16, 1976 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian comedian.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Awards
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Biography

Badouri was born to immigrants of Moroccan Berber origin. He studied at College Montmorency in Laval, Quebec where he had his first experience on stage. In 1999, he had a major appearance at Just for Laughs (Juste pour rire) festival in Montreal with a presentation about immigration. He also appeared in a number of comedic adverti*ts in Quebec media (television, radio, print media).

In October 2007, he launched his first one-man show en*led Arrête ton cinéma! .

Awards

• 1999: Craven A award joined with École Nationale de l'Humour and third place in Just For Laughs gala
• 2005: Revelation of the Year at Just for Laughs festival
• 2006: Discovery of the Year at the Oliviers gala
• 2008: Performance of the Year at the Oliviers gala
• 2009: Double platinum for number of tickets sold in 18 months in Quebec (above 100,000 tickets)

References

External links

• Rachid Badouri site
• Just for Laughs Rachid Badouri site