Acting
Jul 18, 1967
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-François Mercier
Acting
Biography
Jean-François Mercier (born July 19, 1967) is a comedian, screenwriter and television host from Quebec, Canada. He gained recognition through TV shows appearances in The Mike Ward Show in the early 2000s, where he played a recurring character known as The Frustrated Guy. Mercier later had his own one-man show, appeared several times at Montreal's French comedy festival Just For Laughs and was one of the screenwriters of TV show Les Bougon. He hosted a late-night talk show Un gars le soir at V.
Feature Films (17)
The documentary that will never see the light of day... Show-Bizniss was an ambitious adventure, meeting more than 75 artists and filming more than 125 cultural events. Unfortunately, in the absence of public and private funding or through crowdfunding, it was concluded that no one wanted to hear the artists talk (without filter) about the industry's cultur.
Show-Bizniss
This documentary attempts to understand why so many comedians experience mental health issues, a condition that stands in stark contrast to their profession. Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: these are the heavy subjects they dare to tackle on stage. Cathy Gauthier, Coco Belliveau, Jean-François Mercier, Mario Jean, Maude Landry, Preach and Simon Gouache testify.
Le clown est triste
Kanah D’ha est une saga comique de 85 minutes mettant en vedette le comédien Réal Béland dans un rôle de composition inédit, celui d’un Canadien né dans le corps d'un Indien des Indes. Kanah D’ha, le personnage principal, est devenu une star en Inde en interprétant de façon spontanée quelques-uns des grands succès de la chanson québécoise. C’est toutefois à la suite d’une erreur de jugement que notre personnage principal se fait chasser de son pays d’origine et décide d’immigrer au Canada. L’entrée au pays s’avère plus difficile que prévue...
Kanah D'ha
Subtle, sensitive and touching? Probably! Serene? Not quite. Hilarious? Absolutely! Jean-François is getting older and experience forces him to evolve. He is now aware of his own fragility. Jean-François Mercier seduces his audience with the vehemence that we know him to be. True to himself, he remains bold and sexy, while being more thoughtful. How to say? From now on, Jean-François turns his tongue seven times in your mouth before speaking.
Jean-François Mercier: Subtil, sensible, touchant
Television & Series (56)
In front of an audience, comedians face off in all-out comedy duels. Three Judges decide the fates of the 16 comedians, until only one is left. In this arena, every blow is allowed … especially the low ones!
Roast Battle : le grand duel
3 x rien shows the lives of Alex, Louis and Jean-François who, as they enter their thirties, do everything they can to step up and be counted…and sometimes fall flat on their faces in the attempt. A well-dosed mixture of reality and fiction in which these three comedians known as Les Mecs comiques describe the little inconsequential events of everyday life with biting wit. A living comedy of life that is funny and surprising and that describes the everyday existence of young adults through their real concerns, whether futile or existential!
