Richardson Zéphir (born December 29, 1977) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor based in Montreal, Quebec.Christian Saint-Pierre, "Richardson Zéphir, né pour la scène". Le Devoir, May 12, 2022. He is known for his participation in the television shows Big Brother Célébrités and LOL : qui rira le dernier ?.
Biography Born in Laval to immigrant parents from Haiti,Bélizaire Raphaël, "Richardson Zéphir revient avec Punch Créole, cocktail d’humour et culture". Courrier Laval, January 22, 2025. Richardson Zéphir was educated at Odyssée-des-Jeunes and Horizon Jeunesse, where he discovered improvisation in childhood.Raphaël Gendron-Martin, "Les sept vies de Richardson Zéphir". Le Journal de Montréal, April 30, 2022. He then continued his post-secondary studies in petrochemistry at the 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, including 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 Big Brother Célébrités."Richardson Zéphir, la véritable découverte de Big Brother célébrités". Ici Radio-Canada Première, June 19, 2021. 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 girlfriend, 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: Just for Laughs Gags 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 2021: Punch Club 2021: Club Soly 2021: Gala de l'industrie des 36e Prix Gémeaux 2021: Big Brother Célébrités 2021: LOL : Qui rira le dernier? 2023: La Petite Vie (1 épisode) 2024: Lakay Nou : Fr. Moïse 2024: Le maître du jeu (Contestant, season 3) 2025: STAT: Floppy the Clown 2025: Agence Brainsto
Film 2018: My Intelligent Comedy (Les scènes fortuites) from Guillaume Lambert : fishmonger
Music videos 2011: Titanium by David Guetta: Soldier
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