Élie and Dieudonné

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Élie and Dieudonné (French: Élie et Dieudonné), was a French comedic duo composed of Élie Semoun and Dieudonné M'bala M'bala. The duo was productive from 1990 until their dissolution in 1997, after which each has continued to perform separately.

Élie Semoun is a French comedian, actor, director, writer and singer of Moroccan origin.

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, generally known by his stage name Dieudonné, is a French comedian, actor and political activist. His father is from Cameroon, his mother from France. He has been accused of and convicted for hate speech, advocating terrorism and slander in Belgium and in France.

They separated in 1997 due to artistic and financial disputes, shortly after filming their only feature film together, Le Clone , and shortly before it was released. They had a brief reunion in late 2002 in Thierry Ardisson's Tout le monde en parle .^[1] However, many controversies pitted the two former friends against one another after 2005. After several reconciliations, Semoun eventually halted any possibility of a reconciliation and reformation of the duo when he learned that Dieudonné had chosen Jean-Marie Le Pen to be the godfather of one of his daughters.^[2]^[3]

Thierry Ardisson, is a French television producer and host and a movie producer.

Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French politician who served as President of the National Front from 1972 to 2011. A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004, he had previously been elected to the same position between 1984 and 2003. He also served as Honorary President of the National Front from 2011 to 2018.

Performances

Theater

1991–1993: Élie et Dieudonné^[4]
1996: Élie et Dieudonné en garde à vue

Television

1993: L'Avis des bêtes. Une certaine idée de la France

Film

1998: Le Clone , directed by Fabio Conversi

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References

↑ LES RETROUVAILLES D'ELIE SEMOUN ET DE DIEUDONNÉ
↑ " Là je crois que ça suffit maintenant! Cette fois c'est fini et bien fini avec Dieudonné. Certains évoquaient la reformation de notre duo, mais je dois vous dire que c'est clairement hors de question! C'est fini... (RTL, 17 juillet 2008)
↑ Elie Semoun : "Dieudonné est antisémite, il ne demandera jamais pardon !"
↑ (Le Quotidien de Paris)

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[1] LES RETROUVAILLES D'ELIE SEMOUN ET DE DIEUDONNÉ

[2] " Là je crois que ça suffit maintenant! Cette fois c'est fini et bien fini avec Dieudonné. Certains évoquaient la reformation de notre duo, mais je dois vous dire que c'est clairement hors de question! C'est fini... (RTL, 17 juillet 2008)

[3] Elie Semoun : "Dieudonné est antisémite, il ne demandera jamais pardon !"

[4] (Le Quotidien de Paris)