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Garihanna Jean-Louis
Born (1989-09-20) September 20, 1989 (age 35)
Montréal, Québec
NationalityHaitian-Canadian
EducationUnveristé de Montréal - l'École nationale de l'humour
Notable workLes Traces du Passé (2014) - Traits d’humour (2016) - Bye-Bye (2020) - Montreux Comedy (2023)
AwardsArtist of the Year at Zoofest (2022) - Prix Gémeaux (2021) - Public Choice Award at Gala Dynastie (2020) - Revelation of the Year at the Festival International du Rire Lol Fest Haïti (2017 and 2018)

Garihanna Jean-Louis (born September 20, 1989)[1] is a Haitian-Canadian writer, comedian and actress.[2] Most notably known as the first and only Black female comedian to graduate from l’École nationale de l’humour in Montreal, Québec, Canada.[3]

Early life

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Born in Montreal in 1989, Garihanna Jean-Louis went back and forth between Montreal and Haiti for most of her early life.[3]

At age 5, she moved to Haiti.[3]

At age 15, she returned to Montreal without her family due to the political instability,[3] namely the 2004 Haitian coup d'état.

Still a teenager, Jean-Louis went back to Haiti after becoming frustrated with all the prejudices she faced.[3]

At age 18, her mother and sister were kidnapped.[3] This kidnapping lasted 3 days and was by a perpetrator that the family knew.[3] They ended up being unharmed, but the ordeal was enough to have her parents force her to go back to Montreal permanently.[3]

Education

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Garihanna Jean-Louis got her bachelor’s degree in economics[4] and criminology[5] from the Université de Montréal.[5] After being in the workforce for a couple years, she then went on to get a scholarship and degree from l’École nationale de l’humour in 2017.[5]

Career

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Police cadet

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After graduating from the Université de Montréal, she went on to work as a cadet with Montreal’s police force, SPVM.[3]

Actress

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In 2013, she quit her job with the SPVM and moved back to Haiti after her father's sudden death.[3] In Haiti, she actively pursued a career in acting.[1] Garihanna Jean-Louis began acting at 5 in a professional theater company in Haiti.[3] But, in 2013, she fully embraced her love of theatre, teaching at middle schools in Port-au-Prince.[3]

Comedian

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In 2015, her sister encouraged her to attend a Quebec comedy workshop, where she performed a skit about her dual culture and was selected to present that number at the gala Ha Ha Haïti in Montreal.[5] Just two hours before the show, the director of l'École nationale de l'humour, Louise Richer, offered her a scholarship on the spot to study comedy.[3] Jean-Louis quickly accepted, uprooting her life and going back once and for all to Canada.[5] This snap decision marked history, making her the first and only Black female comedian to graduate from this institution since its creation in 1988.[6]

Garihanna Jean-Louis went on to have a career doing comedy galas, TV shows, and a movie.[4] Now, she and her sister lead workshops in acting and comedy to promote inclusivity and inspire young people from marginalized backgrounds.[1]

Awards

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  • Artist of the Year at Zoofest in 202.[7]
  • The Prix Gémeaux in 2021[7]
  • Public Choice Award at Gala Dynastie in 2020[7]
  • Revelation of the Year at the Festival International du Rire Lol Fest Haïti in 2017 and 2018[7]

Filmography

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Film

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  • Les Traces du Passé (2014)[8]

Television

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  • Bye-Bye (2020)[9]

Comedy galas

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  • Traits d’humour (2016)[10]
  • Montreux Comedy (2023)[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Garihanna Jean Louis, l'humoriste à saveur mangue-érable". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  2. ^ "Garihanna Jean-Louis | Actress, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Goujard, Clothilde (2018-02-22). "Former Montreal police cadet becomes first black woman to graduate from Quebec school for comedians | Canada's National Observer: Climate News". www.nationalobserver.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  4. ^ a b "Garihanna Jean-Louis". Les Audacieuses. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. ^ a b c d e Ici Radio Canada (2021). "Garihanna Jean-Louis : être une femme noire en humour". Radio Canada.
  6. ^ "Nos diplômés depuis 1988". École nationale de l'humour. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  7. ^ a b c d "Les animateurs". gala dynastie.
  8. ^ Vincent, Samuel (2014-07-10), Les Traces du Passé (Drama), Léonard Dorcélus Cétoute, Garihanna Jean-Louis, Jam Productions, retrieved 2024-10-30
  9. ^ Bye-Bye (Comedy), Dominique Michel, Patrice L'Ecuyer, Pierre Brassard, CBC Radio Canada, Echo Media, L'Équipe Spectra, 1968-12-31, retrieved 2024-10-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ^ Trait d'humour (Comedy), Mike Beaudoin, Linda Bouchard, Les Grandes Crues, Agence ComediHa, 2016-09-09, retrieved 2024-10-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ^ Montreux Comedy (Comedy), Arnaud Tsamère, Verino, Éric Antoine, 2009-11-06, retrieved 2024-10-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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