About François Pérusse
Francois Perusse (born October 8, 1960) is a Quebecois comedian and musician famous for his radio sketches featuring puns and absurd humour. His best-known sketches are from the series Les 2 minutes du peuple. He was born to Charlotte and Adelard Perusse. At 12 he made his debut in local radio, and by age 17 he was playing as a bassist in bands with his older brother Marc.
Les 2 minutes du peuple first aired in August 1990 on CKOI-FM as part of the program Y'e trop d'bonne heure. After a little over a year, a compilation of his best sketches and songs was released, L'Album du peuple - Tome 1, which has sold more than 80,000 copies. Perusse released nine more Albums du peuple in the main series, plus two albums in France and a spinoff titled L'Album pirate. Les 2 minutes du peuple made its debut in France in autumn 1995 on Europe 2 radio, with Perusse changing his accent and vocabulary to imitate European French. He moved into television on February 8, 1999 with Le JourNul de Francois Perusse, a satirical news program.
A great Beatles fan, he was hired by the Cirque du Soleil to work on the show The Beatles: LOVE in Las Vegas. He received three Ruban d'or from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in the humour category. In 2022, he had his first significant film role in his entire career, playing Alain Lamothe in the film Niagara.
Videos (3,352)
Videos 2,209 to 2,232 of 3,352.
0:52Le JourNul – Chrétien-Clark – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.6K views
6:27Les 2 minutes du peuple – Spécial Radio communautaire – François Pérusse
12.6K views
0:51Le JourNul -- Budget provincial -- François Pérusse (Québec)
12.6K views
0:51Le JourNul – Le recensement 2001 – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:51Le JourNul – Oscar le sac – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:51Le JourNul - La censure -- François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:52Le JourNul – Camionneurs – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:35François Pérusse - Le « Short » de la semaine – La guitare – (FR)
12.5K views
0:51Le JourNul - Festival de la météo -- François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:52Le JourNul – Médecins – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:52Le JourNul – Surplus et Expos – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:52Le JourNul – Surplus caché – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
1:32Rumeur courante – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
2:05Les 2 minutes du peuple - Apicerie - Spinach - François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:51Le JourNul – Bogue de l’an 2000 – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
2:20Les 2 minutes du peuple – Arcand - Applebaum – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.5K views
0:53Le JourNul – Olympiques 2000 – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.4K views
0:36François Pérusse – Le « Short » de la semaine – Instructeur de ski – (QC)
12.4K views
1:45Les 2 minutes du peuple – 15 août 2016 – François Pérusse
12.4K views
2:57Extrait de l’Album du peuple – Tome 1 - François Pérusse
12.4K views
0:51Le JourNul - La morue -- François Pérusse (Québec)
12.4K views
0:54OPÉRATION DANSE MAL !
12.4K views
0:52François Pérusse – Le « Short » de la semaine – Roger et Caroline – Le boulot – (QC)
12.4K views
0:52Le JourNul – Sommet 2 – François Pérusse (Québec)
12.4K viewsGuest appearances (3)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring François Pérusse.
Guest appearances 1 to 3 of 3.
1:47:28François Pérusse et Korine Côté
Mike Ward
193.8K views
1:56:40Lisa Leblanc et François Pérusse
Mike Ward
112.2K views
1:31:44Avec son Sam François Pérusse
Sam Breton
37.8K viewsChannels on this page: Mike Ward, Sam Breton
Frequently asked questions
When was Francois Perusse born?
He was born on October 8, 1960. He is a Quebecois comedian and musician.
What is Francois Perusse best known for?
He is famous for his radio sketches featuring puns and absurd humour, with his best-known sketches coming from the series Les 2 minutes du peuple.
When did Les 2 minutes du peuple first air?
Les 2 minutes du peuple first aired in August 1990 on CKOI-FM as part of the program Y'e trop d'bonne heure. It made its debut in France in autumn 1995 on Europe 2 radio.
What awards has Francois Perusse received?
He received three Ruban d'or from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in the humour category.
What was Francois Perusse's first significant film role?
In 2022 he had his first significant film role in his entire career, playing Alain Lamothe in the film Niagara.
