Laurent Baffie

Laurent Baffie

Born: April 18, 1958
in Montreuil-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
Laurent Baffie (born 18 April 1958 in Montreuil) is a French author, short film director and humorist.

Baffie (often only called by his last name) is famous for his funny hidden cameras, sense of repartee, biting humour as well as musical and animal culture.

His 2005 play TOC TOC (which alludes to OCD) was translated into Spanish by Julián Quintanilla in 2010 and has been a box office hit in Spain, where it has been on stage for eight seasons and more than 1500 shows, in Argentina where it ran for nine years and was viewed by more than 1.7 million people, and in Mexico where more than 1000 shows were performed.

Son of a battered wife, Laurent Baffie gave up school in Year 9 ("classe de 4ème"), to start an accountant training before moving to theatre. He started earning money as an extra in the variety shows of Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier.

From 1985, he wrote skits, notably for Jean-Marie Bigard in the show La Classe on France 3. Since then, he has always participated in the writing the shows of his friend.

In 1990, he created and presented the show Vas-y, fais-nous rire on Fun Radio. He also took part of Philippe Bouvard's show, Les Grosses Têtes. In 1993, he presented a show called Ze Baffie Show on Skyrock, with the help of one of his friends back then, Jarlot. In 1999, he created C'est quoi ce bordel on Europe 2.

From 9 September 2007 until 3 July 2011, he again worked as a radio presenter, this time on Europe 1. The show, which was broadcast every Sunday between 11 and noon, reused some concepts from C'est quoi ce bordel?. Its title changed every week during the first years (Coloscopie, Demain, c'est mardi, C'était mieux dimanche dernier, Papy fait de la résistance, Vous êtes bien sur RTL, Julie, droguée, prostituée et fière de l'être, Baffie est un sale con, Taisez-vous Elkabbach, Ma vieille chatte perd ses poils, etc.) before changing to its final name C'est quoi ce bordel. He was always with Julie from Europe 1. In his Sunday show, he used samples, on which Julie recorded sentences, using off the wall humour, as well as the famous sentence from Édouard Balladur "je vous demande de vous arrêter" (I ask you to stop). He also uses jingle samples of Europe 1 and other radios and adverts, which he uses for phone pranks. In June 2011, he announced he had been laid off, the radio station imputing it to economic reasons. His last show was broadcast on 3 July 2011. He was replaced by Marion Ruggieri with her show called Il n'y en a que pour elle.

Baffie came back on the radio on 25 September 2011 on Rire et Chansons where he restarted his show C'est quoi ce bordel? which had already been on Europe 2, then Europe 1. On 14 January 2013, he announced he had been laid off from Rire et Chansons. In 2013, he joined Philippe Bouvard's team in the show Grosses Têtes. He stayed in this show even after Laurent Ruquier arrived in 2014.

Source: Article "Laurent Baffie" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies for Laurent Baffie...

214, rue de Rivoli : Le dîner spécial 20 ans
Title: 214, rue de Rivoli : Le dîner spécial 20 ans
Released: December 16, 2023
Type: Movie
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Baffie se pose des questions
Title: Baffie se pose des questions
Character: Laurent Baffie
Released: November 6, 2023
Type: Movie
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Chauves, la revanche
Title: Chauves, la revanche
Character: Self
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
They take over on the fields of sport and show business. For a few years, bald people took a sensational revenge. But they had to impose themselves as they usually are targets of jokes in popular culture. For now, they show their baldness in broad daylight, or simply are comfortable with their difference. An intimate revolution, related by those who lived it.
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Title: Samedi Sébastien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 17, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Un bon moment
Released: January 12, 2020
Type: TV
Kyan Khojandi and Bruno Muschio (Navo) host different guests each week to spend A Good Time.
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Title: La Grosse Rigolade !
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 2020
Type: TV
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Jean-Marie fête Bigard
Title: Jean-Marie fête Bigard
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 2019
Type: Movie
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Baffie Président
Title: Baffie Président
Released: May 6, 2017
Type: Movie
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Sans filtre
Title: Sans filtre
Released: December 22, 2015
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Title: Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Released: December 13, 2014
Type: Movie
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Départ immédiat
Title: Départ immédiat
Character: Self
Released: December 23, 2012
Type: Movie
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Les Bonobos
Title: Les Bonobos
Released: October 15, 2012
Type: Movie
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Title: Bref
Character: Laurent Baffie
Released: August 29, 2011
Type: TV
Short videos showing typical funny moments in French life, depicting way of life, being, laughing, habits, and using slang vocabulary. Specially recommended for Parisians and / or people who lived there.
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Laurent Baffie est un sale gosse
Title: Laurent Baffie est un sale gosse
Released: April 4, 2011
Type: Movie
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Title: Panique dans l'oreillette
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2008
Type: TV
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Title: N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: TV
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Days of Darkness
Title: Days of Darkness
Character: Laurent Baffie
Released: September 26, 2007
Type: Movie
Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an active imagination of sexual conquest, but his only real feelings come when he visits his aged mother, whose health is failing. When his wife leaves abruptly to work in Toronto, Jean-Marc sets out to reorder things with his daughters, his social life, and at work. In a world that at best is a farce, does he stand a chance?
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Title: Salut les Terriens !
Character: Self (guest)
Released: November 4, 2006
Type: TV
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Title: Salut les Terriens !
Character: Self (columnist)
Released: November 4, 2006
Type: TV
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The Car Keys
Title: The Car Keys
Character: Laurent
Released: December 10, 2003
Type: Movie
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...
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Title: Burger Quiz
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 2001
Type: TV
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Sexe, magouilles et culture générale
Title: Sexe, magouilles et culture générale
Released: June 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Franck Petit, an unscrupulous and vulgar producer, has been in charge of "Culture pour tous", a very popular game show, for years. But for some time now, the ratings have been dropping significantly. Paulette is responsible for this, a contestant who has been winning for eighteen weeks and who no longer appeals to viewers, whether they are housewives, teenagers or even young dynamic executives. A solution is needed to solve the problem: eliminate her. To achieve this, Frank Petit decides to use all means, even the most vile, hoping to impose, instead, the young and sultry Cindy.
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Les Guignols de l'info - L’Exclusive des 10 ans des Guignols
Title: Les Guignols de l'info - L’Exclusive des 10 ans des Guignols
Character: Self
Released: February 19, 1999
Type: Movie
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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The Target
Title: The Target
Character: Le rédacteur TV
Released: April 23, 1997
Type: Movie
A young French sailor falls in love with a Russian tourist during a passion-filled three-day furlough, but is whisked away for a months worth of submarine duty before he can learn her last name and Moscow address. When he is finally freed again, he embarks upon a search for his lost love. Unfortunately, while his aim is true, his timing is off. His first stop is the broadcast headquarters of a major television network. He arrives shortly before the place blasted apart by a bomb. Later, he goes to the apartment of a noted talk-show host in hopes of receiving air-time during which he will plead for information concerning his lost love. But things don't come out as planned for somehow, the sailor ends up considered the prime suspect in the bombing while the real-life terrorist and his cohort, who happen to be in the same apartment building in hopes of knocking off a crooked judge.
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Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Title: Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Released: March 8, 1995
Type: Movie
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Title: Fort Boyard
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: TV
A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.
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Title: Numéro un
Character: Self
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: TV
A French variety show.