Mathieu Madénian
About Mathieu Madénian
Mathieu Madenian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist. He was born in Perpignan and is of Armenian and German descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburbs of Perpignan, where he earned his scientific baccalaureate with honors, then received a degree in criminology and became a lawyer. At 25 he left his law profession to follow a career in comedy.
He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille, where he performed various voiceovers alongside Jean Dujardin and Alexandra Lamy, and went on to write several one-man shows staged by Kader Aoun, many of which were performed at the Theatre du Point-Virgule. He appeared in the second season of the Jamel Comedy Club in 2007 and worked as a columnist on numerous television programmes. Since September 2010 he has been part of Michel Drucker's show Vivement dimanche prochain, with a humor column alternating with Anne Roumanoff, Nicolas Canteloup and Eric Antoine.
On radio, his credits include Le Grand Direct des Medias with Jean-Marc Morandini on Europe 1 (2010-2011) and Faites entrer l'invite on Europe 1 from September 2011. On 7 January 2015 Madenian did not go to work and escaped the shooting at the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. His film work includes Les Gazelles (2014), Roommates Wanted (2016), and Marseille (2016), and he appeared as Castain in the 2019 series Infidele.
Videos (73)
Videos 49 to 72 of 73.
1:16LE CLASSICO - Episode 08 - Entre les lignes
14.2K views
0:55LE CLASSICO - Episode 10 - Le huit clos
14K views
0:49LE CLASSICO - Episode 17 - Tournée générale
14K views
1:08LE CLASSICO - Episode 13 - Pas assez bourré
13.7K views
0:57LE CLASSICO - Episode 16 - T'es pour Lyon ou Bordeaux ?
13.7K views
0:58LE CLASSICO - Episode 06 - Le malheur des uns
13.6K views
0:29Toi aussi ces gens te fatiguent ?
13.1K views
0:59LE CLASSICO - Episode 11 - Le pari
12.7K views
0:22Toi aussi tu testes ?
11.9K views
5:43MATHIEU MADÉNIAN - Les stars du rire s'amusent - France 2 - Sept. 2011
10.4K views
1:07Toi aussi tu trouves ça « louche »…
9.8K views
0:13Toi aussi tu trouves ça dégueulasse
9.5K views
0:31Toi aussi tu trouves qu’il est vraiment nul ̇ran
9.2K views
0:09Toi aussi il te fait flipper
8.1K views
0:20Toi aussi tu as du mal à saisir…
6.8K views
1:54Mathieu Madenian - Extrait Trump
6.4K views
0:49Mathieu Madenian - Extrait Hollande
6.3K views
0:10Roland Garros
6.2K views
7:33Mathieu Madenian à Vaison la Romaine
6.2K views
6:58MATHIEU MADENIAN AU BATACLAN - 10 minutes avant de monter sur scène
5.8K views
0:12Toi aussi t'as pas eu de place ?
5.6K views
0:08Toi aussi tu sais ce que c'est ?
5.4K views
0:34Toi aussi des fois tu veux tout casser
4K views
0:42Chez toi aussi ça se passe comme ça?
3.6K viewsGuest appearances (6)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Mathieu Madénian.
Guest appearances 1 to 6 of 6.
1:40:03EP 4 - Mathieu Madenian, Fadily Camara, John Sulo, Adrien Arnoux, Seb Mellia - Podcast LIVE
Seb Mellia
868.5K views
1:03Mathieu Madénian face aux questions impossibles !
Laurent Baffie
217.5K views
1:03:33Chez Lolo - Virginie Hocq, Mathieu Madenian, Thomas VDB, Zize Dupanier
Laurent Baffie
89.6K views
1:12:58Coloscopie avec Mathieu Madénian
Laurent Baffie
85.8K views
0:38Chez Lolo - Virginie Hocq, Mathieu Madenian, Thomas VDB, Zize Dupanier
Laurent Baffie
17.1K views
0:51L'imbuzzable: Chagrin d'Amour avec Mathieu Madenian
Audrey Vernon
5.4K viewsChannels on this page: Seb Mellia, Laurent Baffie, Audrey Vernon
Frequently asked questions
Who is Mathieu Madenian?
Mathieu Madenian (born 23 July 1976 in Perpignan) is a French comedian, actor and columnist of Armenian and German descent.
What did Mathieu Madenian do before comedy?
He earned a degree in criminology and became a lawyer, but at 25 he left his law profession to follow a career in comedy.
How did Mathieu Madenian start in television?
He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille, performing voiceovers alongside Jean Dujardin and Alexandra Lamy, and later appeared in the Jamel Comedy Club in 2007.
What is Mathieu Madenian's connection to Charlie Hebdo?
On 7 January 2015 he did not go to work and escaped the shooting at the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
What films has Mathieu Madenian appeared in?
His film work includes Les Gazelles (2014), Roommates Wanted (2016), and Marseille (2016).
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