Pierre Légaré

Pierre Légaré (2 June 1949 – 5 October 2021) was a Canadian humorist, writer, and psychologist.

Pierre Légaré was born on 2 June 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He received a degree in psychology from the Université de Sherbrooke and practiced as a psychologist before entering comedy in the late 1970s. He wrote for theater, television, and radio. His first solo comedy special, Recherchez Légaré, was released in 1989. He received a Guinness world record for Mots de tête, the "shortest broadcast in the world". Légaré died in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu on 5 October 2021.