Jean-François Mercier

Acting

Jean-François Mercier

Born

1967-07-19 (59)

Place of birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known for

Acting

Credits

58 titles

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.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 12 titles

Harry: A Private Eye Documentary poster
5.6

A filming crew meets Harry Houde, a charismatic, yet polarizing and unethical private detective from Quebec City. After a few weeks, they all go to Gaspesia, where Harry hopes he can find a woman who has been missing for 5 years.

Harry: A Private Eye Documentary

2016

No artwork available
NR

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

2015

Juste Pour Rire 2017 - Gala Juste Engagé poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste Pour Rire 2017 - Gala Juste Engagé

2017

Jean-François Mercier: Subtil, sensible, touchant poster
NR

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

2017

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste pour rire 2016 - Laurent Paquin vs Cathy Gauthier

2016

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste pour rire 2016 - Rachid Badouri VS Éric Antoine

2016

Ego Trip poster
5.0

Talk show host Marc Morin is at a crossroads in his career and in his personal life. The ratings of his show are failing and he is losing touch with his family. In an effort to regain the love and respect of his audience, Marc’s agent decides to send him, against his will, on a humanitarian mission to Haiti. Nothing can prepare Marc for the journey on which he is about to embark.

Ego Trip

2015

Juste Pour Rire 2012 Le Party de Famille poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste Pour Rire 2012 Le Party de Famille

2012

Kanah D'ha poster
NR

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

2010

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste pour rire 2016 - Guillaume Wagner vs Guy Nantel

2016

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette

2016

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gala Bilan Nantel

2011

Series credits

Bonsoir bonsoir! poster
4.0

Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.

Bonsoir bonsoir!

2019

Tout le monde en parle poster
4.7

Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. 

Tout le monde en parle

2004

En mode Salvail poster
2.0

What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!

En mode Salvail

2013

La semaine des 4 Julie poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

La semaine des 4 Julie

2020

Les Enfants de la télé poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Les Enfants de la télé

2010

Le Tricheur poster
5.6

This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.

Le Tricheur

2012

On va se le dire poster
2.0

Host Sébastien Diaz, known for his curiosity, is interested in absolutely everything that's going on in the world. At the rate things are changing, every day brings surprising new trends, unusual developments and contradictory social movements. Sébastien is joined by regular contributors and invites various celebrities to talk about the hottest topics in this modern round table.

On va se le dire

2019

Des squelettes dans le placard poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Des squelettes dans le placard

2006

Silence, on joue! poster
3.6

In a friendly atmosphere, two teams consisting of two celebrities and a contestant face off in a variety of clever, fun games where they win points for their quick wit, powers of logic, and general knowledge.

Silence, on joue!

2015

Atomes crochus poster
NR

A hilarious game show in which two contestants and a panel of six stars attempt to fill in the "hole" left in a wacky sentence. The contestant who goes to the final game has a chance to walk away with the grand prize if they play in perfect symbiosis with a randomly selected star.

Atomes crochus

2010

Ménage à trois poster
NR

Annie-Soleil Proteau and Patrick Langlois spend an hour with a beloved and well-known figure to find out as much about them as possible and discover new aspects of their personality, in an entertaining mix of interviews and wackiness!

Ménage à trois

2014

C'est juste de la TV poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

C'est juste de la TV

2007

La fureur poster
5.0

A musical game show opposing two gender-segregated teams of celebrities.

La fureur

1998

Sucré salé poster
9.3

Patrice Bélanger and his team are here to give Quebecers a little boost to their lives with this show where fun and pleasure prevail. With a front row seat to events happening across the province, the show is the reference for summer culture. Above and beyond the artists featured, the show puts our entire province in the spotlight.

Sucré salé

2002

In Lieu of Flowers poster
1.0

A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.

In Lieu of Flowers

2012

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rousseau's Show

2018

Tic tac show poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tic tac show

2013

Question de jugement poster
NR

In this daily game show hosted Pierre Hébert, two contestants and the studio audience are asked to answer offbeat questions that play on people’s preconceived ideas and perceptions about four guest stars on the set.

Question de jugement

2021

Galas Juste Pour Rire poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Galas Juste Pour Rire

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No artwork available
2.0

Dany Turcotte invites celebrities to discover a small rural towns in unexpected and surprising ways. Events are carefully planned cater to the celebrity’s tastes, desires and passions.

La petite séduction

2006

Bye Bye poster
6.6

Broadcast on December 31st, Bye Bye is a comic year-in-review which consists of sketches that parody the political, cultural and social events of the past year.

Bye Bye

1968

1res fois poster
9.0

Two Quebec personalities candidly discuss the “firsts” that have marked their professional lives and shaped who they are both on and off camera. Our guests will also experience other unique “firsts” on the show. Emotions will run high as guests share personal secrets, reunite with long-lost friends, watch surprise variety numbers.

1res fois

2018

Les pêcheurs poster
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Les pêcheurs

2013

Ça fait la job poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ça fait la job

2021

Un gars, une fille poster
8.2

Un gars, une fille is the title of a Quebec comedy television series created by Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It is one of the most successful Quebec television shows, with a concept exported to more than thirty markets around the world. It is the first Québécois television program to be adapted in the United States.

Un gars, une fille

1997

Je viens vers toi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Je viens vers toi

2023

Marie-Claude poster
NR

Marie-Claude Barrette is at the helm of an all-new public affairs series. Recognized for her deep humanity, her sensitivity and her open-mindedness, she pursues her mission of providing audiences with helpful ways to deal with social issues, without taboos.

Marie-Claude

2021

Équipé pour rouler poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Équipé pour rouler

2007

Ceci n'est pas un talk show poster
NR

Three personalities compete to win the title of best guest of the evening. Antoine Vézina is the judge responsible for awarding players points that will designate a winner. The competitors make fun of the codes behind conventional talk shows during interviews, and take part in various challenges.

Ceci n'est pas un talk show

2019

Maripier! poster
10.0

Maripier Morin and her sidekick Martin Perizzolo welcome guests on the set on Z’s first talk show.

Maripier!

2016

La vraie nature poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La vraie nature

2017

Roast Battle : le grand duel poster
NR

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

2019

Roast Battle : le grand duel poster
NR

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

2019

Roast Battle : le grand duel poster
NR

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

2019

No artwork available
NR

A program that tackles major subjects – human, political, cultural, economic and ethical issues – and presents them in a debate format that encourages lively discussion.

Il va y avoir du sport

2004

L'ascenseur poster
NR

The elevator is therapy for a man trying to get to the top floor of an enormous skyscraper in the company of some of humanity’s most annoying specimens.

L'ascenseur

2016

Pour emporter poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pour emporter

2018

Ti-Mé Show poster
NR

Each week, in front of a fired-up audience, personalities from all areas come on Ti-Mé’s show for an hour of comedy and quirks. A variety show where interviews, sketches, musical performances and surprising presentations are intertwined. Ti-Mé is interested in everyone but is not impressed by anyone.

Ti-Mé Show

2015

Les imposteurs poster
NR

This new kind of show is a mix between a talk show, a game show and an improv performance! Rachid Badouri receives celebrity guests and asks them questions to which their answers could either be truthful or completely made up. At the end of each episode, the public must vote for their favorite impostor of the evening. The winner gets a cash prize to donate to a foundation of their choice.

Les imposteurs

2022

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The series features a host of Canadian Francophone comics. The result? Eight side-splitting comedy specials that showcase the richness and diversity of French-language humour from sea to sea!

D'un rire à l'autre

2015

Behind the camera