Nicolas Bedos

Nicolas Simon Bedos (; born 21 April 1979) is a French comedian, writer, director and actor.

The son of Guy Bedos, he became known in 2004 as a playwright. In 2013, he joined Laurent Ruquier's late-night On n'est pas couché television talk show as a satirist, which he left two years later. His first film, Mr. & Mrs. Adelman, premiered in 2017. On 22 October 2024, a Paris court sentenced Bedos to one in year in jail, with six months suspended, and required addiction and psychological therapy after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two women in 2023.

Filmography As actor

As filmmaker Year Title Role Notes 2006 Sortie de scène WriterTV movie 2009 Folie douce WriterTV movie 2010 Ni reprise, ni échangée WriterTV movie 2011 Bouquet final WriterTV movie 2012 The Players Writer 2013 Love Is in the Air Writer 2015 Encore heureux Writer 2017 Mr & Mme Adelman Director, writer, composer Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film 2019 La Belle Époque Director, writer, composer Nominated—César Award for Best Director 2021 OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique Noire Director, writer, composer Cameo appearance 2022 Masquerade Director, writer, composer 2023 Alphonse Director, writer TV series (6 episodes)

Theatre Year Title Notes 2004 Sortie de scène Nominated—Molière de la meilleure pièce de création 2007 Eva 2009 Le Voyage de Victor 2010 Promenade de santé

Columnist

Publication Year Title 2009–2010 L'Officiel August 2011 – April 2013 Marianne August 2013 – June 2013 Elle

Television Year TitleSeptember 2010 – May 2011 Semaine critique !November 2012 Vous trouvez ça normal ?!September 2013 – June 2015 On n'est pas couché

Radio Year Title November 2009 – June 2010La Semaine Mythomane (Ouï FM)

Legal convictions Public insults and drunk driving In March 2011, he spoke on French TV about two nights he spent in police custody. During his testimony, he called the policemen from these nights "odious cops". He also talked about all policemen in general and used the terms "IQ of a dead octopus" or "morons, thugs in uniform, scum who have fallen to the good side". The Minister of the Interior (France) filed a complaint, and Bedos was convicted in 2012 to a 2000 euros fine by the Paris criminal court for public insults towards the police. In 2014, he was sentenced to three months in prison and a 750 euro fine for drunk driving, insulting and threatening to kill police officers after falling off his scooter.

Conviction for sexual assault In 2023, he was released from police custody for sexual assault on a 25-year-old woman in a nightclub. He was also summoned to court for sexual harassment committed in 2018. His trial is scheduled for 26 September 2024. On 22 October 2024, he was sentenced to 1 year in jail. The actor denied being a sexual aggressor but talked instead of an "onerous friendliness" mixed with alcoholism. He was the first actor in France sentenced to jail for sexual offenses.