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 as Journalist

Bernie Bonvoisin as Jean-Claude

Guillaume Bouchède as Transvestite candidate

Eric Bougnon as Biker

Alain Cauchi as Mayor of the South West

Bertrand Combe as Journalist

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 as Journalist

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 as Farmer

Franck Mercadal as Doctor

Jil Milan as Civilian cop in the Trianon room

Philippe de Monts as Journalist

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 as Nerd

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 as Journalist

Denis Sebbah as Pierrot

Stéphan Wojtowicz as Minister of the Interior

Alain Zef as Biker

Célyne Durand as Friend of Coluche

Adeline Rebeillard as Journalist

Estelle Simon as Journalist

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 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)