Clem Monchalin - Sur Un Coup De Tête

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Clem Monchalin with Sur un coup de tête

At Le Boui-Boui, we love giving the stage to artists who turn life’s small detonations into big laughs, and Clem Monchalin does exactly that. Sur un coup de tête arrives in our intimate room as a fresh, quick-footed hour that mirrors the impulsive choices so many of us make in the city, on the metro, at work, or when we swear we’ll never text again—and then do. Over recent months, Clem has sharpened an unmistakably conversational voice, moving from playful confession to razor-edged observation in a heartbeat. Audiences who follow her online will recognize that bright, elastic timing from recent short-form pieces such as Le SMS de 2h17 and Premier Date, Dernier Métro, which have resonated for the way they capture awkward modern rituals with both tenderness and a gleeful sense of mischief. On our stage, that energy expands and breathes, drawing the crowd into a shared complicity that feels tailor-made for Le Boui-Boui’s close quarters.

Sur un coup de tête plays like a comic field guide to those spur-of-the-moment decisions that rewrite an entire week: saying yes to the wrong invitation, saying no to the right person, buying the gadget you’ll learn to love later, or making a vow to be “a new you” starting Monday. Clem navigates this territory with an eye for patterns and a delight in derailment, switching between stories, quick-fire tags, and lightly absurd detours. The set is punctuated with recurring motifs familiar from her recent bits—think Le Caddie Qui Grince, where a supermarket aisle becomes an emotional minefield, or La Conversation Miroir, a playful riff on how we involuntarily become the people we’re trying to impress. What we admire from the wings is the way Clem invites the room to participate without putting anyone on the spot: a raised eyebrow, a shared sigh, a conspiratorial grin. The writing rewards attention, but the performance rewards presence; it’s a live-wire exchange that makes each night unique to the audience in front of her.

The live experience at Le Boui-Boui

Our venue thrives on immediacy, and Sur un coup de tête is engineered for that connection. With the artist just a few steps away, every hesitation and headlong plunge becomes visible, which suits Clem’s playful risk-taking and agile crowd-reading. We’ve watched the hour evolve in recent test runs, where new transitions slid in seamlessly and callbacks landed with the satisfying click of a well-made lock. Fans who have discovered Clem through her recent appearances in conversation-driven formats like Micro Ouvert and À Contre-Pied will recognize the same candor and precision here, but the stage lets her stretch into longer arcs and sharper payoffs. The Le Boui-Boui team tunes the room for crisp intelligibility and a warm, enveloping feel, so even the subtlest aside carries. If you know our house, you know we like momentum: doors open smoothly, the bar keeps things light, and the line of sight is clear from every seat. It’s the ideal frame for a performer who builds a collective rhythm and then—sur un coup de tête—shifts gear to find a new laugh where no one expected it.