Anthony Bechtatou - Faites Du Bruit

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Anthony Bechtatou with Faites du bruit

At Le Boui-Boui, we love shows that transform our intimate room into a living, breathing instrument—so we are thrilled to host Anthony Bechtatou and his electrifying hour, Faites du bruit. From the moment the lights warm the brick and wood of our stage, his energy ricochets across the space, inviting the audience to become part of the rhythm. The title is a pledge and a playful dare, and Anthony delivers: he shapes laughter with tempo, silence with suspense, and applause with the precision of a conductor. Our venue is designed for this kind of closeness; you hear the quick intake of breath before a punchline, you feel the ripple when a surprised chuckle turns into a wave. Anthony thrives on that voltage. He leans into crowd-work with a generosity that makes each performance a one-night-only conversation—elastic, musical, and gloriously human, exactly the kind of encounter Le Boui-Boui was built to host.

The heart of Faites du bruit is the way Anthony composes humor out of everyday acoustics—text tones, doors that slam like drum fills, metros that hiss like cymbals. In this show, he strings together observational crescendos and playful role-switches, punctuating his stories with pitch-perfect imitations and quick-fire asides. Expect recurring bits he teases as “Mode Avion,” a riff on disconnecting to reconnect; “Le Voisin Percussion,” where the upstairs neighbor becomes an accidental drummer; and “Tram-Boum,” a rush-hour ballet of squeaks, beeps, and whispered apologies. A crowd-work segment often blossoms into “Qui fait du bruit?,” with the room crafting spontaneous choruses and handclap cadences, while “Silence, on rit” flips the tension of quiet into a comic set piece about the etiquette of laughter. Anthony’s timing is meticulous—he lets pauses breathe and turns the final beat of a joke into a call-and-response. This is stand-up that listens as much as it talks, a nimble, high-contact performance that feels tailor‑made for the immersive scale of our Lyon hideaway.

Artistic momentum and what to expect in Lyon

Anthony Bechtatou arrives at Le Boui-Boui in a distinctly creative moment, sharpening new material in clubs and layering fresh textures into his onstage voice. Recently, he’s been expanding the sonic palette of his set with compact, story-driven sketches that he now threads through Faites du bruit—pieces like “Notification Fatigue,” a ricochet of pings and priorities; “Quartier Libre,” a neighborhood portrait choreographed by door buzzers and scooter alarms; and callbacks that knit “Mode Avion” and “Tram-Boum” into a tight, satisfying arc. Audiences have responded to the momentum with palpable enthusiasm, the kind that starts in a chuckle and swells into a collective roar by the show’s last flourish. For us at Le Boui-Boui, this is precisely why we champion artists like Anthony: he builds community in the room, tests the elasticity of form, and leaves space for spontaneity without ever losing the backbone of a finely crafted hour. If you’ve followed his recent clips and short onstage experiments, you’ll recognize the seeds of these ideas here, elevated by the immediacy of a full house and the acoustic intimacy our venue provides. Come ready to clap, to answer back, to let the pulse of the room carry you—Faites du bruit is both an invitation and a celebration, and we’re proud to spark that celebration in Lyon.