Malik Bentalha
| Malik Bentalha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
March 1, 1989 Bagnols-sur-Cèze Gard France |
| Residence | Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Ethnicity |
Algerian Moroccan |
| Education | Cours Florent |
| Occupation | Humorist |
| Notable work | Jamel Comedy Club |
| Home town | Laudun-l'Ardoise |
| Religion | Muslim[1] |
Malik Bentalha (born March 1, 1981 at Bagnols-sur-Cèze) is a French humorist and actor from Algerian and Moroccan ancestry. He does stand-up comedy and has appeared in some films.
Early life
Malik Bentalha studied at the Cours Florent during one year, from 2007 to 2008. After that, he did sketches in Parisian café-théâtre, as the Théâtre du Point-Virgule.
Career
In 2010, after Jamel Debbouze noticed him, Malik Bentalha integrated the Jamel Comedy Club and later on served as the opening act for Debbouze's tour, Tout sur Jamel, for two years.[2] One day, he met Gad Elmaleh at Montmartre who asked him to do the opening act for his show at the Palais des Sports the following day. That same year, he was a part of Le meilleur de Paris fait sa comédie on France 2.
In 2011 he had a chronicle, Télé Délire, on Le Grand Direct, a radio program hosted by Jean-Marc Morandini. At first, he did it with Mathieu Madénian and since September 2011 with Benjamin Josse. In 2014, he joined Cyril Hanouna in his radio program Les pieds dans le plat on Europe 1, with Valérie Bénaïm.
Since 2010, he has been touring with his first one man show, Malik Bentalha se la raconte, directed by Alex Lutz. In December 2014, a DVD was released. In January 2015, W9 broadcast a live session of the one man show,[3] followed by a TV report, Malik se raconte.
In 2015, he is going to film Pattaya, a Franck Gastambide film in which he'll have one of the main roles.[4]
He is a godfather for the Theodora Children's Charity.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Day I Saw Your Heart | A comedian | Jennifer Devoldère | |
| Insoupçonnable | Policeman | Benoît d'Aubert | TV Movie | |
| 2013 | Eyjafjallajökull | Cécile's friend | Alexandre Coffre | |
| Né quelque part | Kikim | Mohamed Hamidi | ||
| Scènes de ménages | Patrick | Francis Duquet | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Le débarquement | Renaud Le Van Kim | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| 2015 | Robin des bois, la véritable histoire | Friar Tuck | Anthony Marciano | |
| 2016 | Pattaya | Krimo | Franck Gastambide | |
| La vache | The young commuter | Mohamed Hamidi (2) | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2014 | Jamel Comedy Club | Canal+ | Regular |
| 2010 | Le meilleur de Paris fait sa comédie | France 2 | Television special |
| 2012 | Stand Up TV | Comédie+ | |
| 2013, 2014 | Marrakech du rire | M6 | Humour festival Television special |
| 2013 | La Parenthèse inattendue | France 2 | |
| 2014 | N'oubliez pas les paroles! | With Élodie Gossuin Contestant | |
| L'Œuf ou la Poule ? | D8 | Season 2, episode 1 Contestant | |
| Qui veut gagner des millions ? | TF1 | With Ramzy Bédia Contestant | |
| 2015 | Malik Bentalha se la Raconte | W9 | One man show Live from the Bataclan |
| Malik se raconte | TV report | ||
| CQFD ! Ce qu'il fallait détourner | D8 |
Guest
| Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011, 2015 | Le Grand Journal | Canal+ | Talk show |
| 2011, 2014 | Vivement dimanche | France 2 | |
| 2013-2015 | Touche pas à mon poste! | D8 | Talk show Guest several times |
| Le Grand 8 | |||
| 2014 | Vendredi tout est permis | TF1 | Regular |
| Salut les Terriens ! | Canal+ | Talk show | |
| 2015 | Le 19:45 | M6 | News broadcasting |
| C'est au programme | France 2 | ||
| Le Before du Grand Journal | Canal+ |
References
- ↑ Philippe Vandel (January 22, 2015). "Malik Bentalha: "Fier d'être français et musulman"". franceinfo.fr (in French). France Info. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ Benjamin Locoge (December 29, 2014). "Malik Bentalha ne se la raconte plus". parismarch.com (in French). Paris Match. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ Fabien Morin (January 27, 2015). "Malik Bentalha : "Ma vie est une improvisation !"". lefigaro.fr (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- 1 2 Boris Tampigny (January 28, 2015). "Malik Bentalha : "Quand j'ai débuté, je me croyais invincible"". metronews.fr (in French). Metro. Retrieved February 22, 2015.