Fabrice Éboué

Fabrice Eboue, born on 7 June 1977 in Maisons-Alfort (Val-de-Marne), is a French humorist, director, actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. Born in Maisons-Alfort, he was raised in Vincennes and then in Nogent-sur-Marne. His father, a gynaecologist-obstetrician, is of Cameroonian origin, and his mother is French with Norman roots. He was part of the Val-de-Marnais collective Splifton and took part in its first mixtape, Embauche pour la debauche, released in 1999, rapping under the pseudonym Mr. Faf.

The year 2006 marked a turning point: he was part of the group of young humorists chosen by Jamel Debbouze to form the Jamel Comedy Club, and was a member of the troupe until 2008, alongside Frederic Chau, Amelle Chahbi, Blanche Gardin and Thomas N'Gijol, among others. From 2008 to 2014 he was regularly a columnist on On va s'gener, the program of Laurent Ruquier on Europe 1. In October 2010 he co-directed with Lionel Steketee and Thomas N'Gijol his first film, Case depart, a comedy about slavery, in which he was also one of the main actors and co-screenwriter; it was the biggest box-office success of this comic duo's career.

He continued as a screenwriter and director with films including Le Crocodile du Botswanga (2014) and CoeXister (2016). He was nominated for the Moliere de l'humour for his third solo show, Plus rien a perdre, losing to the winner Blanche Gardin. In late 2021 he presented his fourth feature film as director, Barbaque. In 2025 he directed a film shot as a mockumentary, Gerald le Conquerant, and in 2026 he toured France with his fifth show: SolitudeS. In his private life, from 2007 to 2018 he was the partner of the actress and humorist Amelle Chahbi, with whom he had a son named Nael on 15 January 2015.