Jean Gracieux (1575–1634), known as (Nicolas) Deslauriers in comedy and Bruscambille in farce, was a comedian at the Hôtel de Bourgogne theatre in Paris during the early 17th century.
In his facetious prologue, Bruscambille, never fails to do it again: the public at the Hôtel de Bourgogne anticipate the appearance of the comedian with farce that [...] delicately opens the mouth as wide as the entrance to a banal oven.
[2] His works include:[3] These various pieces were compiled in the "Œuvres de Bruscambille" edited in Paris by David Gilles in 1619.
He chose the pseudonym, "Bruscambille" when performing farce, and that of "(Nicolas) Deslauriers" (or "Des Lauriers") for his comedy acts.
In the famous satirical novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne, the character of Bruscambille appears in the chapter XXXV of the vol.III, when Sterne describes the long noses of the family, remembering the prologue of a written text by Bruscambille on the topic, purchased with joy by the father of Tristram Shandi.