Background
Badouri was born to immigrants of Moroccan Riffian origin.
Badouri was born to immigrants of Moroccan Riffian origin.
He studied at College Montmorency in Laval, Quebec where he had his first experience on stage.
In 1999, he had a major appearance at Just for Laughs (Juste pour rire) festival in Montreal with a presentation about immigration. He also appeared in a number of comedic advertisements in Quebec media (television, radio, print media). In October 2007, he launched his first one man show entitled Arrête ton cinéma!.
1999: Craven A award joined with École Nationale de l"Humour and third place in Just Foreign Laughs gala 2005: Revelation of the Year at Just for Laughs festival 2006: Discovery of the Year at the Oliviers gala 2008: Performance of the Year at the Oliviers gala 2009: Double platinum for number of tickets sold in 18 months in Quebec (above 100,000 tickets).
