"French comedian Michel Colucci, better known as Coluche, announces - for laughs - his candidacy for the 1981 French presidential elections."
François-Xavier Demaison
as Michel Colucci aka Coluche
Léa Drucker
as Véronique Colucci
Olivier Gourmet
as Jacques Betruger, impresario
Laurent Bateau
as Jean-Paul
Jean-Pierre Martins
as Romain Goupil
Alexandre Astier
as Jean-Marc Reiser
Denis Podalydès
as Jacques Attali
Valérie Crouzet
as Laurence
Serge Riaboukine
as Éric
Eric Defosse
as Maurice Tadjman
Gil Galliot
as Professor Choron
Frédéric Pellegeay
as RG agent
Pierre Alloggia
as Journalist at Château-Thierry
Clémence Aubry
as Nurse
Claude Barichasse
as Claude Blanchard
Anne Baudoux
as Journalist
Philippe Beautier
as Farmer
Grégoire Bonnet
Bernie Bonvoisin
as Jean-Claude
Guillaume Bouchède
as Transvestite candidate
Eric Bougnon
as Biker
Alain Cauchi
as Mayor of the South West
Bertrand Combe
Cyril Couton
as Joël
Frédéric Cuif
as Nerd
Oliver Cywie
as Child playing soccer
Luc-Antoine Diquéro
as Félix
Albert Dray
as René
Sonia Dufeu
as Known actress
Fred Epaud
as Aldo
Paulin Fodouop
as African journalist
Jeanne Ferron
as Unemployed woman
Christian Fromont
as Journalist at the PS headquarters
Michèle Garcia
as Exalted woman
Natacha Gerritsen
as Nathalie
Arnaud Gidoin
as Photographer of 'Lui'
Alexis Hénon
as Paul Archambaut
Éric Herson-Macarel
as PJ inspector
Christian Huitorel
Zélie Jobert
as Child discovered by René
Jérôme Le Paulmier
as Unemployed man
Bernadette Le Saché
as Monette
Gérard Lecaillon
as TF1 journalist
Gwénola de Luze
as Spaghetti girl
Claire Magnin
as Caretaker of the rue E. Bautroux
David Martins
Franck Mercadal
as Doctor
Jil Milan
as Civilian cop in the Trianon room
Philippe de Monts
Elsa Mollien
as Élisabeth
Amaury Blanchard
as Drummer of Coluche's group
Arsène Mosca
as Mustapha Joumblatt
Vincent Nemeth
as Director of Antenne 2
Jean-Luc Porraz
as Renneman
Frédéric Proust
as Brice Lalonde
Bob Boisadan
as Organist of Coluche's group
Patrice Pujol
Antoine Rodet
as Marius at 4
François Rollin
as Gérard Nicoud
Daphné Roulier
as Antenne 2 journalist
Eric Rulliat
as Jean-Louis, activist of the LCR
Lionel Sautet
Denis Sebbah
as Pierrot
Stéphan Wojtowicz
as Minister of the Interior
Alain Zef
Célyne Durand
as Friend of Coluche
Adeline Rebeillard
Estelle Simon
Emma de Caunes
as Nurse of the nursing home (uncredited)
Arnaud Klein
as Policeman (uncredited)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Georges Marchais
Michaël Laguens
Casting
Stéphane Zito
Eric Pech
Set Decoration
Bernadette Strassman
Costume Design
Jérôme Wiciak
Supervising Sound Editor
Catherine George
Key Makeup Artist
Antoine de Caunes
Director
Writer
Diastème
Jean-Michel Vaguelsy
Book
Philippe Boggio
Agnès Falque
Christophe Pinel
Editor
Thomas Anargyros
Producer
Ramon Pipin
Original Music Composer
Alain Veissier
Production Design
Thomas Hardmeier
Director of Photography
Edouard de Vésinne
Laurence Azouvy
Makeup Artist