Guy Mongrain
Guy Mongrain (April 21, 1953) is a Canadian game show host and former reporter. He is mostly known to host several popular Quebec television games on the network TVA for the past 20 years.
Mongrain started his media career as a news radio anchor in 1977 and made his television debut in 1981 he was a contributor to several shows on TVA including Midi Soleil, Bonjour matin and Samedi magazine.[1] Mongrain hosted a quiz game for the first time in 1987 when hosting Quebec a la carte which has a quiz game related to Quebec tourism. He hosted the show for less than a year while it ended in 1988. Then he would later host Charivari for over four years until 1992. He would later host Fort Boyard from 1994 to 2001 as well as Vingt-et-un which lasted only one season. Since 1993, he is the host of the Loto-Quebec televised lottery game La Poule aux oeufs d'or.
For over 12 years from 1991 to 2004, he was also the host of the TVA morning show Salut Bonjour which included news, editorials, entertainment and various guests and special events.
He also had minor cameo appearances in several television series including Sous les jacquettes in 2005 and Taxi 0-22 in 2007.
In popular culture, Guy Mongrain is known for being a poor joker. Guy Mongrain's jokes are known for not being funny, and he is often the only one to laugh to his own jokes. In an episode of "Salut, Bonjour!", he was once remotely talking to a weather girl who was outside. Mongrain talked to her and the girl asked him "Are you talking to me?". He responded "No, I'm talking to the trees all around you.".