Pierre Desproges

Pierre Desproges

Pierre Desproges (9 May 1939 – 18 April 1988) was a French humorist. He was born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis. According to himself, he made no significant achievements before the age of 30. From 1967 to 1970, he worked as: life insurance salesman, opinion pool investigator, "lonely hearts" columnist, horse racing forecaster, and sales manager for a styrofoam beam company. From 1970 to 1976, he worked for the newspaper L'Aurore. Starting in 1975, he became a "reporter" on Le petit rapporteur (The Little Snitch), a satirical TV show hosted by Jacques Martin. He caught the public's attention with unconventional interviews of celebrities, among them novelists Françoise Sagan or Jean-Edern Hallier. He appeared for the first time on stage at the Olympia theater during a Thierry Le Luron show. Among other things, he became very famous for his Chroniques de la haine ordinaire (Chronicles of Ordinary Hatred), a 1986 radio show. In the 1980s, he appeared daily on Le tribunal des flagrants délires (a pun on the French term "flagrant délit" meaning red-handed), a comedy show where celebrities were judged in mock-trials. Desproges held the part of the prosecutor for more than two years, a part for which his verve, his scathing humour and his literary erudition were ideally suited. In 1982, he created La minute nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède, a series of shorts for TV, where he played an omniscient professor. He answered to metaphysical and nonsensical questions such as "How to make King Louis XVI fireproof?", proved that Beethoven was not deaf but stupid, and explained why the improbable encounter between the Venus de Milo and Saint Exupéry's 'Petit Prince' was a fiasco. Each episode ended with the catchphrase: "Étonnant, non?" ("Astonishing, isn't it?") In 1984, he had his first stand-up show at the Théâtre Fontaine. In 1986, his second stand-up, Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle was presented at the Théâtre Grévin. He started work on a third stand-up, and the drafts were ultimately published in 2010. In 1987, doctors discovered he had inoperable lung cancer in an advanced stage, and his relatives, in agreement with the doctors, decided to hide the condition from him, so he could spend his final days quietly. He died in 1988, from a disease he had bitterly laughed at time and time again, often saying "I won't have cancer: I'm against it". He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. His epitaph reads: "Pierre Desproges est mort d'un cancer, étonnant, non?" ("Pierre Desproges died of cancer, astonishing, isn't it?"). ... Source: Article "Pierre Desproges" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Pierre Desproges
  • Popularity: 2.501
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1939-05-09
  • Place of Birth: Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
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Pierre Desproges Movies

  • 1986
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    Pierre Desproges au théâtre Grévin

    Pierre Desproges au théâtre Grévin

    9.4 1986 HD

    Recorded at the Grévin Sketches Theater: Intro, The psychotic neurotic, The artist released, IQ 130, Keep Sakharov, The stacks, The hangers,...

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  • 1984
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    Pierre Desproges au théâtre Fontaine

    Pierre Desproges au théâtre Fontaine

    9 1984 HD

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  • 1981
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    Droit de Réponse

    Droit de Réponse

    10 1981 HD

    "Droit de Réponse" (Right of Reply) is a French debate program broadcast between December 12, 1981 and September 19, 1987 on the TF1 channel,...

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  • 1998
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    Desproges est vivant

    Desproges est vivant

    1 1998 HD

    It is with a semblance of chronology and to the rhythm of Antoine De Caunes' not unpleasant voice-over that we are told the story of this unusual...

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  • 1982
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    L'indispensable encyclopédie de monsieur Cyclopède

    L'indispensable encyclopédie de monsieur Cyclopède

    6 1982 HD

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  • 2022
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    Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70

    Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70

    6 2022 HD

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  • 1993
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    Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle

    Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle

    9 1993 HD

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  • 1985
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    Pierre Desproges - Tout seul en Scène

    Pierre Desproges - Tout seul en Scène

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2023
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    L'Âge d'or de la pub

    L'Âge d'or de la pub

    6.5 2023 HD

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  • 1981
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    Signé Furax

    Signé Furax

    4.7 1981 HD

    The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.

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  • 1970
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    Comiques de toujours (Vol. 3 & 4)

    Comiques de toujours (Vol. 3 & 4)

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2022
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    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    7.2 2022 HD

    In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first...

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  • 1983
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    Procès de Jean Carmet

    Procès de Jean Carmet

    7.5 1983 HD

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  • 2009
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    Le Tribunal Des Flagrants Délires

    Le Tribunal Des Flagrants Délires

    1 2009 HD

    Le Tribunal des flagrants délires was a comedy show where celebrities were judged in mock-trials. Desproges held the part of the prosecutor...

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  • 1982
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    Tribunal des flagrants délires : Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

    Tribunal des flagrants délires : Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Tribunal des flagrants délires : Jean-Marie Le Pen

    Tribunal des flagrants délires : Jean-Marie Le Pen

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1986
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    Triple sec

    Triple sec

    1 1986 HD

    A César award nominated short comedy.

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  • 2008
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    Pierre Desproges: Je ne suis pas n'importe qui...

    Pierre Desproges: Je ne suis pas n'importe qui...

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2018
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    Pierre Desproges, une plume dans le culte

    Pierre Desproges, une plume dans le culte

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2020
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    Les 60 ans du one-man-show

    Les 60 ans du one-man-show

    5 2020 HD

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  • 2009
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    Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

    Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1993
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    Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle

    Pierre Desproges se donne en spectacle

    9 1993 HD

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  • 2012
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    Savoir-vivre

    Savoir-vivre

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1982
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    Merci Bernard

    Merci Bernard

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1975
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    Le Petit Rapporteur

    Le Petit Rapporteur

    5.2 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    La Minute nécessaire de monsieur Cyclopède

    La Minute nécessaire de monsieur Cyclopède

    6 1982 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

    A French variety show.

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  • 2022
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    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    6.625 2022 HD

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  • 1976
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    Les Jeux de 20 heures

    Les Jeux de 20 heures

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

    Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975...

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1976
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    Minichronique

    Minichronique

    2 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Minichronique

    Minichronique

    2 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Minichronique

    Minichronique

    2 1976 HD

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