Chicandier Et Mathou Cann - Interdit Au Public

Espace Gerson welcomes Chicandier et Mathou

At Espace Gerson, we relish artists who turn intimacy into electricity, and that is precisely why we are thrilled to welcome Chicandier et Mathou with Cann: Interdit au public. The duo’s offbeat chemistry has been honed in clubs like ours, where timing lives and dies by a raised eyebrow or a perfectly placed silence. Their recent creative streak has been impossible to miss: Chicandier’s viral origin story through L’Apéro de Chicandier keeps fueling new ideas, while the momentum gathered during his touring chapter with Un jour sans faim has clearly sharpened his pen for duets. Together, the pair lean into bold, contemporary subjects with a taste for mock-heroic storytelling, tight cross-talk, and the kind of irreverence that feels tailor-made for a 100% live room. Around Lyon, audiences know how rare it is to catch their material at close range; here, you will hear new angles, brand-new punchlines, and the unfiltered laughter that only happens when performers and public can look each other in the eye.

About Cann: Interdit au public at Espace Gerson

Cann: Interdit au public is a mischievous title for a show that revels in letting the audience in on everything that is supposedly off-limits. Expect a two-handed rollercoaster: bursts of stand-up, brisk character switch-ups, and sharp, collaborative sketches where Chicandier’s bulldozer charm meets Mathou’s deadpan precision. The duo toys with the codes of glittering festivals and backstage disasters—think inflated egos, catastrophically honest interviews, and production “geniuses” who can’t find the on-switch—before veering into slices of everyday life where the punchlines hit even harder. In our room, the laughter ricochets: a confessional aside lands like a conspiratorial whisper; a sudden escalation becomes a shared riot. The pleasure is not only in what they say but how they say it—pauses, gazes, and physical details that get lost in big auditoriums become laugh detonators here. For longtime followers of L’Apéro de Chicandier and fans who discovered the duo format through Chicandier et son Mathou clips, Cann: Interdit au public reveals a new layer: a brisk, contemporary comedy engine built for live combustion, calibrated to surprise even those who think they know all their tricks.

As a Lyon institution dedicated to comedy in its purest state, Espace Gerson is the ideal cockpit for this kind of high-precision mischief. Our stage is close enough to hear the crackle of improvisation, and that proximity matters: the duo can turn a spontaneous crowd reaction into a brand-new thread, then weave it seamlessly back into the show. We keep the experience simple and warm—arrive early to settle in, share a pre-show drink, and feel the room’s energy rise. Our team loves artists who test limits without losing the audience, and Chicandier et Mathou do exactly that: they taunt propriety, but they never let go of the joy. Cann: Interdit au public is a rare chance to watch their material breathe at human scale, in the heart of the city, with every seat close to the action. Book your seats now and come see why this duo thrives where comedy is most alive: face to face, here at Espace Gerson.