Michel Courtemanche

Michel Courtemanche born December 11 1964 in Laval Quebec Canada is a Québécois comedian and actor He has drawn hundreds of thousands to his oneman shows in Quebec France Belgium and Switzerland His debut oneman show A New Comic is Born ran for more than five hundred performances and earned him two Felix nominations His second The New Adventures of Michel Courtemanche filled theatres in both North America and Europe and spawned his second international hit video Courtemanche has internationally sold out enormous houses usually reserved for rock stars although such shows are quite commonplace for comedians in Quebec He has even inspired a popular oneofakind hardcover comic book He has starred in Québécois films La Nuit de Noces and Karmina 2 and on the Secret Adventures of Jules Verne television series on the Sci Fi Channel United States His style of comedy can be best summed up as mime combined with sound effects as he is most often seen interacting with invisible objects or even people and using his voice to complete the scene He is also particularly good at making remarkable grimaces