Jean-Sébastien Girard

Pillar of La Soirée est encore jeune (ICI Radio-Canada Première), Jean-Sébastien Girardhas a unique and irresistible personality. His caustic humor, his sharp sense of reparteeand his offbeat references make him an unparalleled host.
In 2017, he added stage performance to his wide set of skills, triumphing in the showPrédictions 2017 (Just for Laughs) alongside JP Wauthier, Olivier Niquet, Fred Savardand Fabien Cloutier. In the summer of 2018, we saw him in another Just for Laughs Gala,hosted by The Denis Drolet.
Jean-Sébastien has also made a name for himself over the years through original projectshe created or co-created: the evenings JSG Reçoit at the Rendez-vous du cinémaquébécois, the show Les Bronzés font de la radio (ICI RC Première) and the podcast Vosvedettes sur le grill (Première Plus). He has collaborated on the shows Les Échangistes,Entrée Principale, Votre beau programme (ICI Radio-Canada TV), C’est juste de la TV(ICI ARTV), not to mention Mr Truc, the character he created for the show L’après-midiporte conseil (ICI RC Première)!
His experiences as an actor and researcher make him a real chameleon. After his actingstudies, he worked as a researcher and columnist for a dozen years at Radio-Canada(CBC). He is an attentive interviewer and always a relevant observer. His references arenurtured by years of cultural bulimia, ranging from trashy TV to classic repertoire, frompop to classical music and dance.
Nominated several times at the Oliviers and Gémeaux Galas, in 2016, he brings home theOlivier for Best Humorous Sketch (for his “recipe Mac n'Cheetos”!). In 2017, he alsowins the Gémeaux Award in the category Best Writing in Comedy for the show La soiréeest encore jeune.
As part of the show Esprit Critique on ICI ARTV, he continues to receive variousconfidences from guest artists with Le questionnaire de Jean-Sebastien. He is one of theregular collaborators on the late-night talk show Bonsoir Bonsoir on ICI Radio-CanadaTV(CBC) and hosts the summer show JS Tendresse on ICI Musique station.