Jean-Philippe Janssens

Jean-Philippe Janssens, known as Jeanfi Janssens or Jeanfi, is a French humorist, born on 8 December 1973 in Maubeuge (Nord). He lived afterwards in the village of Beaufort, in the same department. He has a brother, Alexandre (who died in July 1999), and two sisters, including Evelyne who has a degenerative illness. In 2006 he took part as a contestant in the game A prendre ou a laisser hosted by Arthur on TF1, representing the Nord-Pas-de-Calais and eventually winning 150,000 euros (shared with a viewer).

In January 2015, Jean-Philippe Janssens decided to take unpaid leave from his job as a steward at Air France to launch a career as a humorist under the pseudonym Jeanfi. His preferred topics on stage are his parents, his northern origins, his homosexuality and that of his sister Evelyne, and the amusing anecdotes experienced in his job as a steward. Since October 2016 he has been part of la bande a Ruquier in the program Les Grosses Tetes on RTL. In 2017 he made his film debut, acting with Dany Boon in the film La Ch'tite famille. On 1 December 2017 he began a series of performances of his show JeanFi decolle on the stage of the Alhambra, in Paris.

In autumn 2018 he took part in the ninth season of Danse avec les stars on TF1, alongside the dancer Marie Denigot, finishing sixth in the competition. In May 2025 he took part in season 7 of Mask Singer under the Ostrich costume. His solo shows include Jeanfi au Sol et en Vol (2014), Jeanfi Decolle (2017) and Jeanfi Janssens tombe du ciel (2024). He also took part in theatre plays such as Que la meilleure gagne ! and Un couple magique by Laurent Ruquier.