{{Short description|Swiss comedian and actor (1951–2026)}} {{Infobox person | name = Alain Monney | image = Aristide Padygros.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Monney with folk group {{ill|Aristide Padygros|fr}} in 1978 | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1951|12|12}} | birth_place = Carouge, Switzerland | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2026|01|22|1951|12|12}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Comedian <br/> Actor | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Alain Monney''' (12 December 1951 – 22 January 2026) was a Swiss comedian and actor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barras|first=François|date=23 January 2026|title=Fini de rire, l’ex-«Carabine FM» et «Pique-Meurons» Alain Monney est mort|url=https://www.24heures.ch/alain-monney-le-comedien-genevois-est-decede-a-74-ans-311158445614|trans-title= |work=24 heures|language=French|location= |publisher= |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref>
== Biography == A founding member of the folk group {{ill|Aristide Padygros|fr}}, his first comedic acts were with RTS Couleur 3 in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.couleur30.ch/?a=64|title=Couleur 3|work=Radio Télévision Suisse|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114443/http://www.couleur30.ch/?a=64|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref> His most popular radio show was ''{{ill|Carabine FM|fr}}'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rts.ch/archives/2011/emission/carabine-fm-25004133.html|title=Carabine FM|work=Radio Télévision Suisse|language=French}}</ref> though he also created the television series ''{{ill|Les Pique-Meurons|fr}}''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pointfavre.ch/evenement/les-pique-meurons/|title=Les Pique Meurons|work=Point Favre|language=French}}</ref> In 2010, he co-wrote the crime series ''{{ill|L'Heure du secret|fr}}''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.ch/emissions/series/toutes-les-series/4087345-l-heure-du-secret.html|title=L'Heure du secret|work=Radio Télévision Suisse|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031910/http://www.rts.ch/emissions/series/toutes-les-series/4087345-l-heure-du-secret.html|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>
Monney died from a brain tumour on 22 January 2026, at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=23 January 2026|title=Décès de l'humoriste et comédien genevois Alain Monney à l'âge de 74 ans|url=https://www.rts.ch/info/culture/spectacles/2026/article/deces-d-alain-monney-figure-emblematique-de-l-humour-romand-a-la-rts-29127693.html|trans-title= |work=Radio Télévision Suisse|language=French|location= |publisher= |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{imdb name|0598345}} * {{discogs artist|Alain Monney}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Monney, Alain}} Category:1951 births Category:2026 deaths Category:Swiss male comedians Category:20th-century Swiss comedians Category:20th-century Swiss actors Category:21st-century Swiss actors