Amelle Chahbi

Amelle Chahbi (born 21 August 1980 in Paris) is a French comedian, writer and director. Of Algerian and Moroccan descent, she trained at the school of the Théâtre international Béatrice Brou, with the ligue d'improvisation théâtrale de Paris, and at the Marais Dance Centre. She began performing comedy at the open stages held at the Théâtre Trévise and at the Café Oscar in Paris, and was the opening act for performances by Jamel Debbouze and Tomer Sisley.

Chahbi appeared on the Comédie+ channel and caught the public eye when she began appearing on Canal+ as Miss Météo. She appeared regularly on Jamel Comedy Club, and in 2010 became part of the cast of the television show Ce soir avec Arthur, which she left in 2012; she also appeared on Vendredi tout est permis avec Arthur. Her acting credits include a small role in the 2002 comedy Hypnotized and Hysterical, the voice of Chloé in the French version of Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2009), and roles in The Barons (2009), Le Crocodile du Botswanga (2014), and Coexister (2017).

In 2014, Chahbi directed her first film, Amour sur place ou à emporter, based on her own script for the play of the same name, the stage version of which had played to sold-out audiences. From 2007 to 2018 she was in a relationship with the actor and comedian Fabrice Éboué; they had a son named Nael, born on 15 January 2015, and Éboué announced their separation on 1 December 2018.