Richard Z. Sirois
Richard Z. Sirois (born 19 July 1956) is a French-speaking Canadian radio and television comedian. He was born in Matane, Quebec. His family moved with him to Montreal when he was six years old.
Comedy
[edit]Sirois was included in the lineups of Les Bleu Poudre and (until 1987) Rock et Belles Oreilles. Rock et Belles Oreilles started in 1981 as a radio show on Montreal-based a French-speaking community radio station CIBL-FM 101.5 and evolved into a group of comedians who produced sketches for television and stage performances. Les Bleu Poudre hosted a TV show called 100 Limite on Télévision Quatre-Saisons from 1988 to 1992.[1] Sirois cohosted a number of radio shows on CKOI-FM 96.9 in Montreal, including Les Midis Fous in the early 1990s with Mike Bossy, Anthony Kavanagh, François Massicotte, Pierre Verville and André Robitaille,[2] and Les Cerveaux de l'info with the comedy duo Masked Avengers.[3] He also hosted a syndicated radio program, Electric Avenue, which is produced by Kréaction Media[4] and airs on francophone radio stations in Quebec and Ontario.
Music commentary
[edit]In the wake of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, he left Villeray, Montreal and moved back to his hometown of Matane. Since then he has published daily commentaries about music records on the social media.[5] From October 2021 to July 2022, he hosted a radio show called Les Vinyles de A à Z on Arsenal Media.[6] In March 2022, he authored a book called Le vinyle de l'insomniaque.[7]
Politics
[edit]Sirois ran as the Rhinoceros Party candidate for Hochelaga—Maisonneuve in the 1984 Canadian federal election. He finished fourth with 1,847 votes (5.7%).
As of 2021, he is active with the Parti Québécois committee of Matane-Matapédia.[8]
His father Yvon Sirois (1930-2018) was assistant general manager of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce in the 1960s,[9][10] ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Matane in the 1972 Canadian federal election and served as the party's general manager in Quebec.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]Sirois has three children.[citation needed]
From 1931 until 1995, his paternal grandfather Victor Sirois (1901-1977) and then his aunt Yvonne Sirois (1930-2018) ran a professional photo studio in Matane.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Jacques Beauchamp, La folle aventure de Rock et Belles Oreilles, Radio-Canada, June 19, 2020
- ^ Guylain Jean, Richard Z. Sirois rend hommage à Mike Bossy, Mon Témiscouata, April 15, 2022
- ^ Nathalie Petrowski, Les cerveaux de l'info: les Justiciers politisés, La Presse, September 6, 2008
- ^ "°°::Kréaction média::°°". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ Stéphanie Morin, Ma vie en vinyles, La Presse, July 29, 2021
- ^ Les Vinyles de A à Z avec Richard Z. Sirois, Arsenal Media
- ^ Sylvain Cormier, Avec «Le vinyle de l’insomniaque», Richard Z. Sirois raconte sa vie, disques à l’appui, Le Devoir, March 5, 2022
- ^ Jean-François Brassard, Richard Z. Sirois donne des nouvelles de sa famille et de sa nouvelle vie à Matane, 7 Jours, April 9, 2021
- ^ La Presse, 22 October 1960, page 47
- ^ Lac-Etchemin : la Chambre de commerce se dissocie de celle du Québec, La Presse, 19 August 1968, page 33
- ^ Gilles Gariépy, Les Conservateurs du Québec ont bâti une machine électorale bien à eux, La Presse, 10 May 1972
- ^ François Trépanier, La Gaspésie va rester aux libéraux; lutte serrée dans Gaspé et Rimouski, La Presse, 14 October 1972
- ^ Dominique Fortier, Incursion dans l'ancien studio du photographe matanais Victor Sirois, L'Avantage Gaspésien, October 3, 2020
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