Laurent Baffie

Biography

Laurent Baffie (born 18 April 1958 in Montreuil) is a French author, short film director and humorist. 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. His 2005 play TOC TOC (which alludes to OCD) was translated into Spanish by Julián Quintanilla in 2010 and has been a box office hit in Spain, where it has been on stage for eight seasons and more than 1500 shows, in Argentina where it ran for nine years and was viewed by more than 1.7 million people, and in Mexico where more than 1000 shows were performed. Son of a battered wife, Laurent Baffie gave up school in Year 9 ("classe de 4ème"), to start an accountant training before moving to theatre. He started earning money as an extra in the variety shows of Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier. From 1985, he wrote skits, notably for Jean-Marie Bigard in the show La Classe on France 3. Since then, he has always participated in the writing the shows of his friend. 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. In 1993, he presented a sh…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Bref (2011) — Laurent Baffie
2. The Car Keys (2003) — Laurent
3. Days of Darkness (2007) — Laurent Baffie
4. Fort Boyard (1990) — Self
5. Burger Quiz (2001) — Self
6. Quotidien (2016) — Self - Guest
7. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
8. Who Wants to Win Millions? (2000) — Self - Contestant
9. The Target (1997) — Le rédacteur TV
10. Sans filtre (2015)
11. Laurent Baffie est un sale gosse (2011) — Self
12. Les Bonobos (2012)
13. La face cachée de l'homme en noir (2025) — Self (Thierry Ardisson's friend) : Interviewed
14. Salut les Terriens ! (2006) — Self - Columnist
15. Panique dans l'oreillette (2008) — Self
16. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self - Panelist
17. On n'est pas couché (2006) — Self - Guest
18. N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels (2008) — Self
19. C à vous (2009) — Self - Guest
20. Sexe, magouilles et culture générale (2001) — JP, warm up act
21. Les Guignols, les 10 premières années (1999) — Self
22. Samedi Sébastien (2021) — Self - Guest
23. Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
24. Baffie Président (2017) — Self
25. Numéro un (1975) — Self
26. Chauves, la revanche (2023) — Self
27. Jean-Marie fête Bigard (2019) — Self
28. 214, rue de Rivoli : Le dîner spécial 20 ans (2023) — Self
29. Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique (1995)
30. Un bon moment (2020) — Self - Guest
31. La Grosse Rigolade ! (2020) — Self
32. Open Bar (2014) — Self (Host)
33. LEGEND (2023)
34. Départ immédiat (2012) — Self
35. Baffie se pose des questions (2023) — Self
36. Baffie, le Sniper de la République (2024) — Self (archive footage)
37. Vox Populi (2024)
38. Chez Lolo (2025)
39. A Boire et à Manger (2024) — Self - Host
40. Qui peut nous battre ? (2022) — Self - Animal Expert

Directed

1. The Car Keys (2003) — Director
2. TOC TOC (2008) — Director
3. Sans filtre (2015) — Director
4. Laurent Baffie est un sale gosse (2011) — Director
5. Un point c'est tout ! (2009) — Director
6. Sexe, magouilles et culture générale (2001) — Director
7. Baffie Président (2017) — Director
8. Hot Dog — Director
9. Open Bar (2014) — Director
10. Jacques Daniel (2016) — Director
11. Baffie se pose des questions (2023) — Director