Naïm (humoriste)

Naim, born Lamine Lezghad on February 24, 1980, in Algiers, Algeria, is a French-Algerian comedian and actor. Born to an Algerian father and a French mother, he grew up in Algiers before moving to France in 1990 and settling in Nimes. He trained as an engineer, graduating from the Ecole nationale superieure d'ingenieurs de Limoges in 2004, while also performing improvisational theater with the university troupe Theatre de la Balise.

In 2005, he moved to Paris to pursue acting and comedy training. He gained national recognition after joining the France 2 talent show On n'demande qu'a en rire, hosted by Laurent Ruquier, starting in December 2010. His first solo stage show, Impeccable, premiered in 2012 at the Theatre Le Temple in Paris and mixed self-deprecating, absurdist humor with a fictionalized retelling of his own life story. Since his 2018 show Naim, he has performed under that name as a stage persona, moving toward a more political and socially engaged comedic style.