Nora Hamzawi

For other uses, see Nora.
Nora Hamzawi
Born (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983
Cannes, France
Occupations
  • Humorist
  • actress
Websitenorahamzawi.fr

Nora Hamzawi (born 29 April 1983) is a French comedian, actress, writer and columnist. She first performed on stage in the late 2000s and later became known through radio and television appearances. Since the late 2010s, she has appeared regularly in French auteur films. She has also published several books.

Biography

Nora Hamzawi was born in Cannes and grew up in Paris. Her mother is of Syrian origin.[1] After obtaining a baccalauréat, she enrolled in law school but dropped out after three weeks. She then studied communication at IUT Paris Descartes and CELSA. During this period, she also attended Cours Florent and the Atelier Fanny Vallon.[2]

She went on stage in 2009 with her first one-woman show. She was revealed to the public the same year by the festival Just for Laughs from Nantes. She is also writer for the series Scènes de ménages on M6.

Between 2011 and 2012, Hamzawi appeared on On n'demande qu'à en rire, a comedy competition presented by Laurent Ruquier on France 2. Following this experience, she focused on developing her own stage projects.[3]

From 2013 to 2015, she performed in the short humorous segment Oh-Oh de Nora, broadcast as part of Le Before du Grand Journal on Canal+. From 2014, she was also a regular columnist on Le Grand Journal.

After being invited on the programme Quotidien on TMC in October, Hamzawi joined Yann Barthès' team on 1 December 2016. She hosted a recurring segment entitled Nora a la réponse, in which she responded to questions from children in a humorous tone.

In parallel, she worked as a radio columnist on France Inter from 2013 to 2017, first on On va tous y passer and later on La Bande originale.

Career

Shows alone on stage

Stage work

Hamzawi began performing solo shows in the late 2000s.

  • 2009: Nora One Woman Show, Théâtre Le Bout, Paris[4]
  • 2010: Le Show Inutile, Théâtre de La Loge, Paris[5]
  • 2012: Harmonie Hormonale, La Comédie des Trois Bornes, Paris
  • 2013–2018: Nora Hamzawi, touring show across France[6]

Since 2024, she has been performing a new solo show in Paris and on tour in France.[7]

Filmography

Cinema

Short films

  • 2010: L'Antivirus of Benoît Forgeard,[10] broadcast on France 2 on 27 Jun 2010[11]
  • 2011: Coloscopia of Benoît Forgeard, broadcast on France 2[12]
  • 2011: Les Secrets de l'invisible of Antonin Peretjatko

Television

Radio

Bibliography

Books

  • 30 ans (10 ans de thérapie), Mazarine, 2016. ISBN 978-2-86374-443-7
  • 35 ans (dont 15 avant Internet), Mazarine, 2021. ISBN 978-2-86374-498-7
  • Public imaginaire, Actes Sud, 2021. ISBN 978-2-330-15836-5 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: checksum (help)
  • Couple. Splendeurs et misères de la vie à deux, photographs by Stéphan Gladieu, Seuil, 2025. ISBN 978-2-021-56789-3 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: checksum (help)

Press

  • 2014–18: weekly column in Grazia: Dans la tête de Nora Hamzawi

Distinctions

Awards

  • 2012: Audience Award, Festival du rire de la Fontaine d’Argent, Aix-en-Provence
  • 2013: SACD Prize, L'Humour en Capitales Festival
  • 2017: SACEM Grand Prize for Humour
  • 2019: Swann d’Or for Best Female Revelation, Cabourg Film Festival, for Doubles vies

Nominations

References

  1. ^ "Nora Hamzawi rit juste". Cheek Magazine (in French). 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Hamzawi, Nora (29 October 2008). "Interview : Nora Hamzawi, (one woman) show girl" (Interview) (in French). Madmoizelle.
  3. ^ "Nora Hamzawi (Grand Journal) : Mon papa est mort quand j'avais un an". purepeople.com (in French). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ^ "au Théâtre Le Bout". parisetudiant.com (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ Papillard, Agnès (28 February 2010). "Nora à la Loge". savemybrain.net (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Un apéro avec Nora Hamzawi : « Rien ne m'angoisse plus que quelqu'un qui va toujours bien »". Le Monde (in French). 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Nora Hamzawi, la thérapie par le rire". Le Monde (in French). 25 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Mostra de Venise : les premières de Nora Hamzawi". Le Monde (in French). 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Le Bloc-notes de Jérôme Garcin : Pascal Bonitzer plein cadre". Le Monde (in French). 29 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Fiche de L'antivirus (2010)". IMDb (in French). Retrieved 10 Jan 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ^ "L'antivirus". Site de Benoit Forgeard (in French). Retrieved 10 Jan 2018.
  12. ^ "Fiche de Coloscopia (2011)". IMDb (in French). Retrieved 10 Jan 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ "Fiche de scènes de ménage". Groupe M6 (in French). Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 10 Jan 2018.
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