Fernand Raynaud

André Gustave Fernand Raynaud, best known as Fernand Raynaud (May 19, 1926 – September 28, 1973), was a French stand-up comic star, an actor and a singer.

Biography Fernand Raynaud was one of the most renowned standup comedians among French comic actors of the 1950s and 1960s. He began his career playing and singing in cabarets and music halls, then he gained popularity through performances broadcast on television. He's renowned for playing typical, average Frenchmen characters, especially the silly ones, making funny faces and using mime and slapstick humour. In 1973, Raynaud was killed in a car crash in Le Cheix, near Riom, France.

Sketch comedy Allô Tonton, pourquoi tu tousses ? Aux deux folles Avec deux croissants... J'm'amuse C'est étudié pour Heureux ! J'ai souffert dans ma jeunesse La 2 CV de ma sœur La bougie La chatte à ma sœur Le douanier La pipe à pépé La prévention routière La tasse de lait Le 22 à Asnières Le bègue Le bluff Le fromage de Hollande Le défilé militaire Le match de boxe Le paysan (Ç'a eut payé, Crésus) Le peintre et son modèle Le plombier Le réfrigérateur Le tailleur Le timbre à 0.25 F Les œufs cassés L'inspecteur des platanes Ma sœur s'est mariée Moi, mon truc c'est le vélo Ne me parle pas de Grenoble Restons Français Un certain temps Un mariage en grandes pompes Vive le camping Vlan, passe-moi l'éponge Zanzi Bar

Filmography Cinema 1955: La Bande à papa, directed by Guy Lefranc: Fernand Jérôme 1955: 33 tours et puis s'en vont, directed by Henri Champetier 1956: Fernand Cow-boy, directed by Guy Lefranc: Fernand Mignot 1956: La vie est belle, directed by Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault 1957: C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles, directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and Fernand Rivers 1957: Fernand clochard, directed by Pierre Chevalier: Fernand 1958: Happy Arenas, directed by Maurice de Canonge: Fernand Cyprien de Chalamond 1958: Le Sicilien, directed by Pierre Chevalier: Fernand 1959: Houla-houla, directed by Robert Darène: Fernand Martin 1959: Minute papillon, directed by Jean Lefèvre: Oscar 1959: La Marraine de Charley, directed by Pierre Chevalier: Charley Rivoire/Gabrielle de la Motte 1960: Le Mouton, directed by Pierre Chevalier: Fernand Castel 1961: Auguste directed by Pierre Chevalier: Auguste Roussel 1962: It's Not My Business, directed by Jean Boyer: Fernand Raynaud/Gaspard 1962: Nous irons à Deauville, directed by Francis Rigaud 1968: Salut Berthe!, directed by Guy Lefranc: Adrien Chautard 1969: The Auvergnat and the Bus, directed by Guy Lefranc: Julien Brulebois

Television 1961: La Belle Américaine, directed by Robert Dhéry 1967: Auguste, play directed by Raymond Castans, TV broadcasting.

Theatre 1958: Auguste, play directed by Raymond Castans, production by Jean Wall, Théâtre des Nouveautés 1962: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière, production by Jean-Pierre Darras, Théâtre Hébertot

Songs Fernand Raynaud sang the following songs, most of them written by Raymond Mamoudy and played by Marcel Rossi (piano player): Et v'lan passe moi l'éponge Avec l'ami bidasse Lena Telle qu'elle est