Background
Son of a battered wife, Laurent Baffie gives up school in Year 9 ("classe de 4ème"), to start an accountant training before moving to theatre.
Son of a battered wife, Laurent Baffie gives up school in Year 9 ("classe de 4ème"), to start an accountant training before moving to theatre.
Baffie (often only called by his last name) is famous for his funny hidden cameras, sense of repartee, biting humour as well as musical and animal culture. Childhood and the beginning of his career He starts earning money as an extra in the variety shows of Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier. Skits writer From 1985, he wrote skits, notably for Jean-Marie Bigard in the show Louisiana Classe on France 3.
Since then, he has always participated in the writing the shows of his friend.
Work on the radio In 1990, he created and presented the show Vas-y, fais-nous rire on Fun Radio. He also took part of Philippe Bouvard"s show, Les Grosses Têtes.
From 9 September 2007 until 3 July 2011, he again worked as a radio presenter, this time on Europe 1. He was always with Julie from Europe 1.
In his Sunday show, he used samples, on which Julie recorded sentences, using off the wall humour, as well as the famous sentence from Édouard Balladur "je vous demande de vous arrêter" (I ask you to stop).
He also uses jingle samples of Europe 1 and other radios and adverts, which he uses for phone pranks. In June 2011, he announced he had been laid off, the radio station imputing it to economic reasons. His last show was broadcast on 3 July 2011.
He was replaced by Marion Ruggieri with her show called Il n"y en a que pour elle.
On 14 January 2013 he announced he had been laid off from Rire et Chansons. In 2013, he joined Philippe Bouvard"s team in the show Grosses Têtes.
He stayed in this show even after Laurent Ruquier arrived in 2014.