Paul Taylor (born 11 October 1986 in London) is a British/Irish comedian who performs mostly in France.
Taylor moved to Paris in 2009 and he began stand-up in 2013. He is known in France for his television series on Canal+, What the Fuck France, What's Up France? and Stereotrip. He performed his first stand-up show #Franglais from 2016 to 2018 and his second show, So British (ou presque), debuted on 18 October 2019 in Paris.
Between the ages of 2 and 4, Taylor lived in Geneva with his English father and Irish mother. He then lived in France until he was 9, which explains his ability to speak French without an English accent. He returned to England when his parents separated.
Taylor studied languages at university and is fluent in French and Spanish. He then worked for Apple in sales. After three years, he started working as an international trainer for the brand. He moved to Paris at 23. As he said in his show #Franglais, when he quit working at Apple he did not apply for any unemployment benefits, which is quite unusual in France.
While at university, Taylor was an extra in The Oxford Murders. What made him known to a larger audience, though, was the online video La Bise (referring to the cheek kisses used as a greeting in France). The video, which was promoting a night of English language humor in Paris, was uploaded on 1 January 2016, and now has more than 3 million views. Filmed in a sequence shot, La Bise mocked this French tradition, and served as a model for Taylor's show What the Fuck France? episodes.
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