Arnaud Tsamere
Tsamere's television career began when he presented the weather forecast on Canal+. From 2010, he became well known for appearing on France 2's sketch comedy show On n'demande qu'à en rire—and its short-lived spin-off the ONDAR Show—after he was discovered by Laurent Ruquier; he often performed sketches with Jérémy Ferrari. He also plays Captain Sport Extrême in the comedy science fiction programme Hero Corp. In 2014, he hosted TMC's Canapé Quiz; he has also appeared on various French talk, sports and game shows. Tsamere has acted in several films, including the short Being Homer Simpson with Philippe Peythieu and Véronique Augereau, and Fonzy, a 2013 adaptation of Starbuck.
Tsamere's paternal grandparents are from Guipavas, and his father is Breton. He was born in Bordeaux, but grew up in Versailles, Rocquencourt and Trappes, in the Yvelines department. His father was a general in the French Air Force who was awarded the Legion of Honour, and his mother a housewife, whom he has described as "the best in her domain". He has two brothers. He describes himself as having had a "strict upbringing".
Speaking about his early life and its relation to his surreal comic style, Tsamere said: "I grew up in a very comfortable environment. I wanted for nothing; serious things never happened to me in life. I have never been a victim of injustice, so I have nothing to protest. I don't have any particular origins which would be interesting to talk about. ... So, I do absurd stuff because I don't want to talk about other things."
After getting his baccalauréat, he studied law at university, where he discovered an improvisational match in his first year and "fell in love" with the performance. In 1998, he obtained a master's degree in business law and later got a job working in export sales. However, he realised that he "could no longer live without the stage", and on the advice of his friend Arnaud Joyet and Déclic Théâtre co-founder Alain Degois, quit his job and launched his career as a comedian.
After quitting his previous job, Tsamere took part in the Déclic Théâtre improvisation group under its co-founder Alain "Papy" Degois, who he said "pushed me, gave me confidence, coddled me [and] got me to act in plays and improvisation matches". Between 2003 and 2005, he played the baron Christian de Neuvillette in an adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Château de Gizeux with the theatre group La Pastière, to which he was introduced by Degois. ...
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Filmography (68 Appearances)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Q d'Or 2026
Gala du Festival du Rire de Liège : L'Enquête de Gérémy Crédeville
Le sens de l'humour
Ferrari, Tsamere, Lecaplain : La Tournée du Trio
Ferrari Tsamère Lecaplain : Le trio en direct au cinéma
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 10ème édition
Sixty-nine
Mon voisin nu
Camille & images en hebdo
Arnaud Tsamere : 2 mariages & 1 enterrement
La Joconde
Sur place ou à emporter ?
Les Bodin's chez les Belges
Montreux Comedy Festival 2022 - La piste aux étoiles de Bérengère Krief
The Unexpected Getaway
100 % logique : La réponse est sous vos yeux
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 9ème édition
Visitors
Festival du rire de Liège : les 10 ans
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 8ème édition
Premiers pas, mon premier gala télé
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 7ème édition
Ça Va Tacler
Le Point Virgule fait l'Olympia - 12e édition
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2018 - Carte Blanche Aux Chevaliers Du Fiel
Téva Comedy Show
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 5ème édition
Festival International du Rire de Liège 2017
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 3ème édition
Arnaud Tsamere - Confidences sur pas mal de trucs plus ou moins confidentiels
Quotidien
Amanda
Pandas in the Mist
Montreux Comedy Festival 2015 - #hyperconnecté
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015
The Crazy Evening of Palmashow 2
Struck
Top Gear France
Montreux Comedy Festival 2014 - La Boum
Open Bar
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 1ère édition
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Montreux Comedy Festival 2013 - Gala de clôture
Fonzy
Le Dézapping du Before
Montreux Comedy Festival 2013 - Best Of
Being Homer Simpson
Claudia Tagbo - Grand Gala de l'Humour
Arnaud Tsamere - Chose Promise
Laurent Ruquier, on ne demande qu'à le connaître
Montreux Comedy Festival 2012 - Carte blanche à Jérémy Ferrari & Arnaud Tsamere
Palmashow - L'émission
On n'demande qu'à en rire au casino de Paris
Le sketch le plus long du monde
Vendredi, tout est permis
Eric Antoine & Friends décoiffent Montreux
Au bistro du coin
On n'demande qu'à en rire
C à vous
Le Comique
Hero Corp
Off Prime
On n'est pas couché
Star Academy
The Apartment
Fort Boyard
Une Famille en Or