Mona de Grenoble

Alexandre Aussant, known by her stage name Mona de Grenoble, is a Canadian drag queen from Montreal, Quebec.[1] She was the winner of the third season of Big Brother Célébrités.[2]

Originally from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,[1] Aussant performs in a camp drag style, with her performances based on stand-up comedy rather than dancing or lip-syncing.[3]

In 2019, she launched Provocante, a bi-weekly stand-up comedy night, at Cabaret Mado.[4] In 2022, she premiered Mes Premières Chaleurs, her first full-length solo comedy show, at Montreal's Zoofest for emerging comedians.[5]

On September 18, 2022, Mona de Grenoble, Barbada de Barbades and Rita Baga presented an award at the Prix Gémeaux ceremony, and introduced Gisèle Lullaby, the third season winner of Canada's Drag Race, to announce the winner.[6] Mona was also a contributor to Marie-Lyne Joncas's Noovo talk show Le Fabuleux Printemps de Marie-Lyne.[7]

In 2023, Mona appeared as a contestant in season 2 of Le maître du jeu, the Quebec adaptation of UK panel show Taskmaster[8] and won the season.

In March 2024, Mona won the Discovery of the Year Award at the Gala Les Olivier [fr].[9]

In November 2024, Mona launched a solo comedy tour titled "De la poudre aux yeux" in the province of Quebec, which is scheduled to run for two years. As of November 22, the show had sold over 25,000 tickets.[10] Canadian Newspaper, La Presse, reviewed the show and described the ending of the show as "one of the best five minutes of comedy in 2024."[11]

Mona also hosted the pre-broadcast artisans gala for the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in December of 2024.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Bruno Lapointe, "Drag-queens du Québec: «J’ai toujours fait ce que j’avais envie de faire», dit Mona de Grenoble". Le Journal de Montréal, August 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Léa Harvey, "Mona de Grenoble couronnée à Big Brother Célébrités". Le Soleil, April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Samuel Daigle-Garneau, "Le « rêve de ti-cul » de Mona de Grenoble". La Presse, December 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Virginie Chauvette, "Provocante! : une nouvelle soirée d'humour débarque au Cabaret Mado". Nightlife, June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Frédérique De Simone, "Dompter ses «premières chaleurs» avec Mona". Le Journal de Montréal, July 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Caroline Bertrand, "Les drags brillent sur la scène des Gémeaux". Métro, September 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Marie-Josée R. Roy, "«Le fabuleux printemps de Marie-Lyne»: un cocktail juste assez sucré". Métro, April 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Sur Noovo: une 2e saison pour le «Maître du jeu»" (in French). Journal de Montréal. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Mona de Grenoble : Découverte de l'année et lapsus coquet". 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ MULTIMÉDIA, Qui fait Quoi / Lien (2024-11-22). "Mona de Grenoble franchit le cap des 25 000 billets vendus pour « De la poudre aux yeux »". Qui fait Quoi / Lien MULTIMÉDIA (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  11. ^ Tardif, Dominic (November 20, 2024). "Critique de De la poudre aux yeux: Mona de Grenoble, un vrai mâle alpha". La Presse (in French) – via www.lapresse.ca.
  12. ^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2024". CTVM, October 8, 2024.


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