Several comedy festivals were created in Quebec, including the festival Just for Laughs in Montreal, which enjoys an international reputation, and the "Grand Rire" festival of Québec, Gatineau and Sherbrooke. Several prominent Quebec artists and humorous groups are known nationally and internationally, such as Rose Ouellette (known as "La Poune"), Juliette Petrie, Stéphane Rousseau, François Pérusse, Gilles Latulippe, Yvon Deschamps, Marc Favreau (famous for his character of "Sol", a hobo clown), Michael Noël (and the character of "Capitaine Bonhomme"), Jacques Desrosiers (performer of the famous clown Patof), Serge Thériault and Claude Meunier (as "Ding et (and) Dong"), Les Grandes Gueules, Lise Dion, Jean-Michel Anctil, Martin Matte and Louis-José Houde, to name only a few. Some humorous programs are or were also popular such as "Cré Basile", "Le Zoo du Capitaine Bonhomme", "Lundi des Ha! Ha!" (Monday, Ha! Ha!), "Démons du midi" (Midday Devils), "La Petite Vie", "Les Bougon", and "The sketch show (Quebec version)". A famous show called "Bye-Bye", broadcast each year on December 31, was a funny way to review the year just completed and laugh about any news (political or not) that happened that year.