Olivier de Benoist

Olivier de Benoist is a French comedian and actor from Reims, known for his deadpan elegance and teasing humour often aimed at the clichés of coupledom and family life. After starting out on Parisian stages, he gained attention on the show On n’demande qu’à en rire, where his portrayal of an overwhelmed husband and clumsy father won over audiences with self-mockery and feigned arrogance. His style relies on finely crafted writing, a deliberately macho tone and an ease of speech reflecting his training as a lawyer. On stage, in shows such as Fournisseur d’excès, Très très haut débit and Le petit dernier, he moves between satire and tenderness, offering an amused portrait of human relationships through everyday situations. On radio and television he cultivates the same mischievous spirit and the ability to make people laugh without vulgarity. Olivier de Benoist embodies a revisited, elegant and rhythmic old-school humour in which charm and bad faith become formidable comic weapons.