Dédé opened at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris on 10 November 1921, almost exactly three years after Christiné's hit Phi-Phi, and although Dédé did not manage that long a run, this was mainly due to a change of theatre.
A film adaptation of the piece was released in 1935, starring Albert Préjean and Danielle Darrieux.