Hired as an employee in the Finance Ministry, he became chief deputy. Afflicted with a delicate health and inclined to sadness, he was nevertheless one of the most joyful poets of his time, singing the wine he could not drink and brightening his refrains with names of desserts which his stomach almost forbade him to touch. The ease of his verse had him nicknamed "the
Panard of the XIXth ".
He was a predecessor of
Désaugiers and
Béranger. Several of his songs were long popular as that which has for title and chorus Plus on est de fous, plus on rit.
Les Bustes, ou Arlequin sculpteur, comedy in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 7 March 1795
Les Deux Jocrisses, ou le Commerce à l'eau,
vaudeville in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 3 January 1796
Nicodème à Paris, ou la Décade et le Dimanche, vaudeville in 1 act, with J. Rouhier-Deschamps, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 24 January 1796
Médard, fils de Gros-Jean, parodie d'Oscar, fils d'Ossian, in 2 acts, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 23 June 1796
Nicaise,
opéra comique in 1 act, arranged with arias, music by
Jean-Joseph Vadé, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 27 June 1796
Coco-Ricco, folie-vaudeville in 1 act, Paris,
Théâtre d'Émulation, 14 April 1797
La Nouvelle cacophonie, ou Faites donc aussi la paix,
impromptu pacifique in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 4 May 1797
Le Dîner d'un héros, trait historique in 1 act, in prose,
extravaganza, music, songs and dances, with J. Rouhier-Deschamps, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 24 January 1798
Le Val-de-Vire, ou le Berceau du vaudeville, divertissement in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 7 June 1799
Gilles aéronaute, ou l'Amérique n'est pas loin, comédie-parade, in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with
Jean-Michel-Pascal Buhan and
Noël Aubin, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 24 July 1799
Piron à Beaune, ânerie anecdotique in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 26 August 1799
Vadé à la Grenouillère, folie poissarde in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 9 September 1799
La Journée de Saint-Cloud, ou le 19 Brumaire, divertissement-vaudeville in 1 act and in prose, with
François-Pierre-Auguste Léger and
René de Chazet, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 14 November 1799
Garrick double, ou les Deux acteurs anglais, comedy in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 14 February 1800
Cri-cri, ou le Mitron de la rue de l'Ourcine, folie-grivoise in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 25 November 1800
La Revue de l'an huit, suite de la Revue de l'an six, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with
Michel Dieulafoy and René de Chazet, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 28 November 1800
Philippe le Savoyard, ou l'Origine des ponts-neufs, divertissement in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with René de Chazet and Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 5 January 1801
M. Seringa, ou la Fleur des apothicaires, parade in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, théâtre des Variétés, 31 May 1802
Marmontel, comedy in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Tournay and
Pierre-Ange Vieillard, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 23 August 1802
Clémence-Isaure, ou les Jeux floraux, divertissement in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 23 June 1803
Cassandre-Agamemnon et Colombine-Cassandre, parody of Agamemnon, in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with
Desfontaines-Lavallée and
Pierre-Yves Barré, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 December 1803
Les Pépinières de Vitry, ou le Premier de mai, divertissement in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Jean-Baptiste Radet, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 1 May 1804
Le Bouffe et le Tailleur, opéra-bouffon in 1 act, with Pierre Villiers, music by
Pierre Gaveaux, Paris,
Théâtre des Variétés, 21 June 1804
L'Intrigue dans la hotte, vaudeville in 1 act, with
Antoine Simonnin, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 8 February 1806
Le Mariage de Charles Collé, ou la Tête à perruque, vaudeville n 1 act, with Nicolas Brazier and Antoine Simonnin, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 18 October 1809
Le Valet sans maître, ou la Comédie sans dénouement, bluette in less than 1 act, in prose, mingled with
couplets, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 28 July 1810
Qui l'aura ? ou l'Impromptu de village, divertissement presented to H.R.H. the Duke of Gaëte, ministre des Finances, le jour de la fête de Mme Marie Hévin, 15 August 1813
M. Beldam, ou la Femme sans le vouloir, comedy i1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 25 September 1816
M. Mouton, ou la Journée mystérieuse, vaudeville in 1 act, with
Paul de Kock, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 1 October 1818
Le Duel et le déjeuner, ou les Comédiens joués, comédie-anecdote in 1 act and in prose, mingled with couplets, with Paul Ledoux, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 22 September 1818
Armand Gouffé et les tonneliers de Beaune, collection of poems, 1885
Varia
L'Esprit du Caveau, ou Choix de chansons et pièces fugitives de Collé, Piron, Gallet, Favart, L'Attaignant, etc., précédé d'une notice historique par Armand Gouffé, 2 vol., 1805
Hired as an employee in the Finance Ministry, he became chief deputy. Afflicted with a delicate health and inclined to sadness, he was nevertheless one of the most joyful poets of his time, singing the wine he could not drink and brightening his refrains with names of desserts which his stomach almost forbade him to touch. The ease of his verse had him nicknamed "the
Panard of the XIXth ".
He was a predecessor of
Désaugiers and
Béranger. Several of his songs were long popular as that which has for title and chorus Plus on est de fous, plus on rit.
Les Bustes, ou Arlequin sculpteur, comedy in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 7 March 1795
Les Deux Jocrisses, ou le Commerce à l'eau,
vaudeville in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 3 January 1796
Nicodème à Paris, ou la Décade et le Dimanche, vaudeville in 1 act, with J. Rouhier-Deschamps, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 24 January 1796
Médard, fils de Gros-Jean, parodie d'Oscar, fils d'Ossian, in 2 acts, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 23 June 1796
Nicaise,
opéra comique in 1 act, arranged with arias, music by
Jean-Joseph Vadé, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 27 June 1796
Coco-Ricco, folie-vaudeville in 1 act, Paris,
Théâtre d'Émulation, 14 April 1797
La Nouvelle cacophonie, ou Faites donc aussi la paix,
impromptu pacifique in 1 act, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 4 May 1797
Le Dîner d'un héros, trait historique in 1 act, in prose,
extravaganza, music, songs and dances, with J. Rouhier-Deschamps, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 24 January 1798
Le Val-de-Vire, ou le Berceau du vaudeville, divertissement in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 7 June 1799
Gilles aéronaute, ou l'Amérique n'est pas loin, comédie-parade, in 1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with
Jean-Michel-Pascal Buhan and
Noël Aubin, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 24 July 1799
Piron à Beaune, ânerie anecdotique in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 26 August 1799
Vadé à la Grenouillère, folie poissarde in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 9 September 1799
La Journée de Saint-Cloud, ou le 19 Brumaire, divertissement-vaudeville in 1 act and in prose, with
François-Pierre-Auguste Léger and
René de Chazet, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 14 November 1799
Garrick double, ou les Deux acteurs anglais, comedy in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Troubadours, 14 February 1800
Cri-cri, ou le Mitron de la rue de l'Ourcine, folie-grivoise in 1 act and in vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 25 November 1800
La Revue de l'an huit, suite de la Revue de l'an six, comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, with
Michel Dieulafoy and René de Chazet, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 28 November 1800
Philippe le Savoyard, ou l'Origine des ponts-neufs, divertissement in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with René de Chazet and Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 5 January 1801
M. Seringa, ou la Fleur des apothicaires, parade in 1 act and in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, théâtre des Variétés, 31 May 1802
Marmontel, comedy in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Tournay and
Pierre-Ange Vieillard, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 23 August 1802
Clémence-Isaure, ou les Jeux floraux, divertissement in 1 act and in prose mingled with vaudevilles, with Georges Duval, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 23 June 1803
Cassandre-Agamemnon et Colombine-Cassandre, parody of Agamemnon, in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with
Desfontaines-Lavallée and
Pierre-Yves Barré, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 2 December 1803
Les Pépinières de Vitry, ou le Premier de mai, divertissement in 1 act, in prose, mingled with vaudevilles, with Jean-Baptiste Radet, Paris, Théâtre du Vaudeville, 1 May 1804
Le Bouffe et le Tailleur, opéra-bouffon in 1 act, with Pierre Villiers, music by
Pierre Gaveaux, Paris,
Théâtre des Variétés, 21 June 1804
L'Intrigue dans la hotte, vaudeville in 1 act, with
Antoine Simonnin, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 8 February 1806
Le Mariage de Charles Collé, ou la Tête à perruque, vaudeville n 1 act, with Nicolas Brazier and Antoine Simonnin, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 18 October 1809
Le Valet sans maître, ou la Comédie sans dénouement, bluette in less than 1 act, in prose, mingled with
couplets, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 28 July 1810
Qui l'aura ? ou l'Impromptu de village, divertissement presented to H.R.H. the Duke of Gaëte, ministre des Finances, le jour de la fête de Mme Marie Hévin, 15 August 1813
M. Beldam, ou la Femme sans le vouloir, comedy i1 act, mingled with vaudevilles, with Pierre Villiers, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 25 September 1816
M. Mouton, ou la Journée mystérieuse, vaudeville in 1 act, with
Paul de Kock, Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté, 1 October 1818
Le Duel et le déjeuner, ou les Comédiens joués, comédie-anecdote in 1 act and in prose, mingled with couplets, with Paul Ledoux, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 22 September 1818
Armand Gouffé et les tonneliers de Beaune, collection of poems, 1885
Varia
L'Esprit du Caveau, ou Choix de chansons et pièces fugitives de Collé, Piron, Gallet, Favart, L'Attaignant, etc., précédé d'une notice historique par Armand Gouffé, 2 vol., 1805