Anthony Kavanagh - Happy (tournée)

Anthony Kavanagh’s Happy tournée at Radiant-Bellevue

At Radiant-Bellevue, we are thrilled to welcome Anthony Kavanagh with his new show Happy, a date on the much-anticipated Happy tournée. From the vantage point of our stage and foyer, we see how audiences gather long before curtain time when a magnetic live performer is in town, and Kavanagh is exactly that—a master of timing, a powerhouse of generosity, and an artist whose comedic energy fills every corner of the room. Our venue’s sightlines and crisp sound are built for comedy, and our team shapes the evening so that punchlines land with clarity and spontaneous moments can flourish. With a crowd that spans generations, the effervescence around Happy is tangible: people come to laugh, to recognize themselves in the stories, and to leave a little lighter. For us, programming this evening is about creating the ideal frame for Kavanagh’s blend of storytelling, physical humor, and music-infused bits, and ensuring Radiant-Bellevue becomes a warm, responsive partner to his live pulse. This is an artist whose rapport with the public is immediate; in our hall, that intimacy grows with every beat, every callback, and every shared glance.

An artist in motion: current projects and familiar screens

Anthony Kavanagh’s momentum is unmistakable, and Happy arrives at Radiant-Bellevue as the next chapter of a career that keeps expanding across stage, screen, and studio. Beyond his acclaimed touring work—audiences still fondly cite the benchmark of Showman—he remains a recognizable voice and face in popular culture. As a voice actor, he brought Marty the zebra to life in the French version of Madagascar and embodied the charismatic demigod Maui in Vaiana: La Légende du bout du monde, performances that showcased his musicality, warmth, and comic precision. On air, he continues to turn heads in audience-favorite formats: recent TV and radio appearances on Vendredi tout est permis and Les Grosses Têtes keep him close to the public between tour stops, with the quicksilver improvisation and good-natured banter that fans love. What we observe from our programming vantage point is an artist who feeds his stage craft with these parallel adventures: the vocal range honed in animation, the agility nurtured in live broadcast, the connection refined every time he tests a line on a new crowd. Happy distills that experience into a show that’s both meticulously paced and joyfully open to the unexpected, meeting audiences where they are right now.

From our stage at Radiant-Bellevue, Happy plays like a joyful investigation of what lifts us up. Kavanagh moves seamlessly between sharp observational comedy and the generous physicality that has become a signature, riffing on the little human contradictions that unite a room full of strangers. Expect deft cultural crossovers drawn from his Québécois and European lives, a bilingual wink or two, and topical detours into our hyperconnected habits. The show’s rhythm is nimble: a story that blooms into a full-blown bit, a musical flourish that punctuates a punchline, a glance that becomes a running joke. Because our hall is engineered for clarity, you’ll catch the micro-expressions that turn a good gag into a memorable one, and because our lighting rig is tuned to the acoustics, the dynamic shifts in tone—tender, teasing, and euphoric—land exactly as intended. Happy isn’t merely a succession of jokes; it’s an evening that constructs a shared mood, something we can feel in the foyer after the curtain call. Anchored by the charismatic presence that made Showman a reference point and enriched by the broadcast readiness you’ve seen on Vendredi tout est permis and heard on Les Grosses Têtes, Anthony Kavanagh’s Happy at Radiant-Bellevue is built to be lived in the moment: generous audience interplay, sparkling timing, and that contagious sense—so rare and so welcome—that laughter is an energy we create together.