Clash !

Clash at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas

At Le Complexe - Salle du Bas, we love watching a full room lean forward in the same breath, and that is exactly the energy that Clash brings to our underground stage. Designed as a high-voltage encounter where sharp wit meets playful rivalry, this format invites a rotating squad of stand-up voices and improvisers to collide in fast, funny, and fiercely original rounds. The compact intimacy of Salle du Bas heightens the stakes: every whisper of a setup, every gasp before a punchline, every eruptive laugh ricochets off the stone and wood of our space. Clash thrives on audience participation; you pick the prompts, you nudge the themes, and—crucially—you decide who edged the night. Expect a smart blend of prepared material and on-the-spot invention, with signature segments such as Punchline Ping-Pong, Story in Reverse, Swipe Left, and Hot Take Hotline keeping the pace tight and the laughter nimble. Our team has tailored the lights and sound so that each face-off lands with cinematic clarity, while the room’s cozy layout ensures performers and public share the same pulse. For us, Clash is more than a show; it’s a live experiment in chemistry, where comedians test new angles, adapt to your reactions, and turn the room’s collective mood into something unrepeatable.

Artistic momentum and what’s new on stage

This season, we are pushing the artistic dial forward with Clash by sharpening the format and expanding the creative palette of the night. You’ll notice brand-new competitive rounds like Mic Drop Minute—an outrageously tight sixty seconds to make a premise sing—and Roast Relay, a tag-team volley that rewards both verbal agility and camaraderie. We’ve also added Blindfold Riff, which forces comics to navigate a suggestion without visual cues, and Emoji Plea, a crowd-powered challenge that translates your phone-era shorthand into punchlines. These join returning crowd favorites Five-Second Feud and Crowd Control, where your votes and shouted prompts steer the narrative. Because Clash is a living, evolving project, the show now cycles through special editions across the calendar: All-Star Clash showcases heavy-hitters from our recent lineups; New Jokes Only is a laboratory night devoted to brand-new bits; and Late Showdown leans into edgier themes with a looser, after-hours spirit tailor-made for the intimacy of Le Complexe - Salle du Bas. Beyond the stage, our artists are keeping an active creative footprint—testing fresh sketches in previews, sharing recorded excerpts from Mic Drop Minute and Punchline Ping-Pong on social platforms, and collaborating with local improv collectives to cross-pollinate styles. We’ve fine-tuned our lighting rig to spotlight the split-second shifts that make improvisation sparkle, and we’ve reconfigured seating in Salle du Bas to improve sightlines, so every beat of Story in Reverse or the escalating rhythms of Roast Relay can be followed without missing a cue. The result is a sharp, generous night that reflects the current pulse of our comedy scene: new voices emerging alongside seasoned acts, material that evolves in real time, and a room that breathes with the performers. At Le Complexe - Salle du Bas, we host Clash as an ongoing invitation to witness comedic craft under pressure—laughter forged in the moment, guided by your reactions, and shaped by a format that celebrates invention.