Writing

Michel Choquette

Born

1938-03-14 (88)

Place of birth

Montreal, Canada

Known for

Writing

Credits

5 titles

IMDb profile

Michel Choquette (born March 14, 1938) is a Canadian humorist who has written for print, for television and for film, and a comedian who has performed for television. He attended Selwyn House School and did his undergraduate studies at Sir George Williams University. Afterwards, he studied for a master's degree in archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, but did not graduate. In 1959 he created a record called "Songs of Murray Bay", which made fun of a summer resort town on the St. Lawrence which was widely popular locally. Because of this song, Choquette, at age 22, caught the interest of Cambridge-based musical satirist Tom Lehrer. Along with Peter Elbling, Choquette was half of t…

Known for

8.0

This lively satire uses animation and a pseudo-documentary style to depict Canada's search for a national identity. The National Scream explains, amongst other elements of Canadiana, how and why the beaver became the country's symbol.

La fièvre du castor

1980

3.5

The misadventures of three students in medical school.

Stitches

1985

3.0

This is people hanging around a lemonade stand but instead of lemons it’s mangos. This isn’t some lyrical expression of their aimless, longing-filled youth. At Mangoshake, alternate perspectives of angst will collide—with that a chance at some humility and actual connection.