Comment Draguer Après 50 Ans - Espace Gerson, Lyon

At Espace Gerson, “Comment draguer après 50 ans ?” meets an audience up close

From our stage at Espace Gerson, we cherish those nights when the room and the performer breathe in sync, and “Comment draguer après 50 ans ?” is designed for exactly that intimacy. The show lands in our Lyon home like a confessional with punchlines: the lights are tight, the timing is elastic, and the laughter ricochets off the walls just a few steps from the mic. Our audience knows how rewarding an unfiltered, conversational style can be, and here the subject is deliciously universal—how flirtation, seduction, and romantic daring evolve once you’ve crossed the half-century mark. Expect sharp observational humor about dating apps, first impressions, social codes that refuse to retire, and the tricks experience teaches you that youth never could. On our stage, those beats find their natural rhythm: silences that let the wink land, crescendos that build with a shared complicity, and a finale that leaves the room buzzing as much from recognition as from surprise. Espace Gerson thrives on that alchemy.

Fresh material, living sketches, and the pleasure of recognition

We welcome this new set because it feels like a snapshot of the present moment—smart, warm, and unafraid of the truth-telling that good comedy requires. The artist brings a slate of recent bits that speak directly to our crowd’s daily life and curiosity, arranged like chapters of a handbook you wish you’d had sooner. Among the evening’s pillars, pieces with telling titles set the tone: “Le profil parfait,” an inspired riff on crafting a bio that reads honest without oversharing; “Tinder à bout de souffle,” where the swipe becomes a sport and the algorithm a running gag; “Les enfants coachs,” a brilliant reversal in which grown kids teach the rules of modern flirting; “Le rendez-vous chez le cardiologue,” folding health checkups into first-date protocol; and “La piste de danse années 80,” a celebration of moves that never age, only improve. These sketches are built to breathe—there’s room for crowd work, for a knowing look at Lyonnaises and Lyonnais, and for those spontaneous callbacks that make a live performance essential rather than optional.

From our perspective in the wings, what stands out is the generosity of the writing and the tactile quality of the staging. The show uses our room’s natural intimacy to weave quick transitions—just a change in posture or a prop and we’re off to the next scene—with a pace that keeps every seat engaged. The humor ranges from sly to uproarious, but it always lands with empathy: the awkward first message, the wardrobe debate before a dinner, the dance between independence and companionship. At Espace Gerson, we love how this set treats the 50-plus chapter not as an end, but as a rich opening act full of curiosity, agency, and mischief. The artist leans into audience energy, improvises with our regulars’ spirited asides, and folds local nods into the fabric of the night. The result is an evening that feels handcrafted for our venue—lively, conversational, and confident enough to let each laugh bloom and each moment of recognition linger just long enough to create a shared memory.