Chicandier Et Mathou Cann - Interdit Au Public

Welcoming Chicandier et Mathou to Espace Gerson

At Espace Gerson, we take pride in hosting artists whose voices capture the pulse of the moment, and few contemporary comedic duos embody that energy better than Chicandier et Mathou. Lyon is their natural playground, and our intimate stage in the heart of the city is tailor-made for their combustible mix of camaraderie, irony, and quick-fire punchlines. Many spectators discovered them through the web phenomenon Chicandier et son Mathou, where their friendship and off-the-cuff riffs forged a style that feels both raw and meticulously engineered for laughter. As their recent stage outings have shown, the duo has only sharpened its rhythm, transforming everyday scenes—late-night counter talk, office absurdities, family “negotiations,” and the eternal French debate over what counts as good taste—into a cascade of comic snapshots. We are delighted to welcome them to our venue, where the proximity between artists and audience enhances the live impact of their unfiltered humor and lets every aside, raised eyebrow, and throwaway line land exactly as intended.

About Cann Interdit au Public at Espace Gerson

The show Cann Interdit au Public arrives at Espace Gerson with the promise of a full-bodied evening that blends two-man stand-up, sketch energy, and the kind of improvisational mischief that has made the duo’s reputation. The title hints at a gleeful tension with propriety: they dance on the line between the forbidden and the irresistibly human, translating the small transgressions of daily life into a theatrical celebration of excess and empathy. On our stage, their chemistry becomes the engine of the night—Chicandier’s deliciously larger-than-life persona sparring with Mathou’s sly counterpoint, building a rhythm that is equal parts banter and confession. Expect stories that pivot from the café terrace to the family table at lightning speed, digs at modern etiquette (and the lack thereof), and the kind of audience interplay that thrives in the close quarters of Espace Gerson. Technical frills are kept to a minimum because the duo’s timing is the real staging: pauses that become punchlines, callbacks that detonate minutes later, and riffs that react to the room in real time. From the first round of laughter, Cann Interdit au Public is designed to feel tailor-made for Lyon and for a venue like ours, where every seat is close enough to catch the sparkle of complicity.

As a venue, we also love to spotlight what makes our guests’ artistic news feel current. In recent months, the pair has continued to cultivate their audience with fresh material shaped by the same irreverent DNA that built their fanbase online, notably through Chicandier et son Mathou, while bringing that energy back to the stage with renewed confidence. This ongoing dialogue between screen and theater gives Cann Interdit au Public its bite: sketches born in the wild of social feeds get expanded here, refined by the live feedback loop that only a room like Espace Gerson can provide. The result is a set that feels hand-crafted for the night—scene after scene where a shared look becomes a running gag, where the sudden turn of a phrase becomes a communal burst of laughter. For those who have followed their trajectory, the evening is an invitation to experience the duo’s humor at full volume; for newcomers, it’s the perfect gateway into their world. We’re set to offer the warm, precise conditions that a performance like this requires—crisp sound, sightlines that put you in the actors’ pocket, and a room primed for collective laughter—so that every moment of Cann Interdit au Public resonates the way it should: loudly, joyfully, and right on the edge.