Pierre Légaré

Pierre Légaré (2 June 1949 – 5 October 2021) was a Canadian humourist, writer, and psychologist.

Pierre Légaré was born on 2 June 1949, in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He received a degree in psychology from the Université de Sherbrooke and practiced as a psychologist before entering comedy in the late 1970s. He wrote for theater, television, and radio. Légaré died in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu on 5 October 2021. His master's thesis initially focused on behavioral psychology. For ten years, he was a psychologist and consultant in the psychology of organizational development in schools

Some of his quotes, aphorisms, and witticisms were published in three volumes in the early 2000s. The first volume is titled "Mots de tête", a wordplay between headaches ("Maux de tête") and "Words from the head" referring to the intellect. They are broadcast in the form of capsules, also named "Mots de tête", lasting a few seconds, in Quebec on the TQS TV network "You are no longer in curative mode: you are in the palliative mode,” his doctor told him at the time.

In 2009, two years after this diagnosis, chemotherapy treatments and work on himself, Pierre Légaré agreed for the first time to speak publicly about his ordeal, on the program "Une pilule, une petite granule" on the Télé-Québec channel. He talked the following year on Josélito Michaud's show "On prend toujours un train pour la vie" (Radio-Canada) and "Tout le monde en parle" (Radio-Canada) with Guy A. Lepage.

These programs aroused a lot of reactions: the comedian spoke frankly about his experience of the disease and his questions about traditional medicine.

He died on 5 October 2021, at the age of 72 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

He was married to Danielle Légaré and had three children. The comedian had left the public life for fifteen years.

Works

Comedy shows

1989–1992 : Recherchez Légaré 1992–1995 : Légaré 2 1995–1997 : Guide de survie 1998–2000 : Rien 1999 : Les parlementeries

Books

2000 : Les Trois Premiers Coups 2001 : Mots de tête 2001 : Mots de tête persistants 2001 : Rien 2002 : Waiter! / c'est pas un siphon c'est mon frère 2003 : Mots de tête récurrents 2005 : Mots de tête incurables 2005 : Onze nouvelles humoritiques et autres recits plaisants (co-author) 2008 : Les parlementeries 2010 : Passe-bêtes et pense-partout (co-author)

Song lyrics

1978 : Quelle belle vie 1994 : Ça vient de loin (co-author)

Theater

1984–1985 : Waiter! C’est pas un siphon, c’est mon frère

Television

Samedi de rire 1999: Félix Award for show of the year, for his fourth stand-up show "Rien" 1999: Olivier for best text at Le Gala Les Olivier, a ceremony which honors Quebec's top comedians 1999: Olivier for best monologue 1999: Olivier for the best stand-up comedy show 1999: Guinness Book of Records for the world's shortest television show