Daniel Rabier - Au Dessous De La Ceinture ( Tournée )

Daniel Rabier at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we love nights when the room crackles before the first punchline lands, and that is exactly the electricity we expect as Daniel Rabier brings Au-dessous de la ceinture to our stage as part of his tournée. Hosting this new hour feels like welcoming a confidant who knows precisely how to tease out the laughter hiding in everyday taboos. The show’s spirit is mischievous and daring—yes, a little below the belt, by design—but also remarkably precise in its observation of modern relationships, work, and the ways we talk (and don’t talk) about desire. Our intimate sightlines and close-to-the-mic acoustics were built for stand-up timing, letting the audience catch every aside, every raised eyebrow, and every unexpected turn of phrase. Expect the kind of laughter that rolls from the front row to the back in a single wave, the sort of collective release that only a well-tuned room and a sharp comic can summon.

Fresh material, fresh angles: the tournée lands with bite

What makes this moment in Daniel Rabier’s artistic life so exciting is how unmistakably current the writing feels. In Au-dessous de la ceinture, the comedian raids the modern toolbox—texts, voice notes, dating apps, open offices—and pulls out the human core with a wink. On this tournée, he threads together newly minted bits that already have the bite of future favorites: “Le Télétravail,” with the sly etiquette of meetings where no one wears real shoes; “Premier Rendez-vous,” a symphony of silences, signals, and survival tactics; “Guide de Survie au Dîner de Famille,” where every seating plan is a diplomatic summit; “Mode Avion,” a hymn to the sacred art of switching off; and “Les Groupes WhatsApp,” a forensic inquiry into those 356 unread messages that somehow still demand an opinion. The material feels lived-in yet agile, riffed with the confidence of a comic who relishes the live moment—tightening a setup one beat at a time, then detonating it with a line you never saw coming. For us as a venue, it’s a thrill to host a set that evolves in real time with the audience, capturing the city’s mood night by night while keeping its spine—timing, character work, and a taste for the risqué—perfectly intact.

Our stage team is tuning the room to let those details breathe: a warm wash of light that frames Daniel Rabier’s expressions, crisp sound to deliver the sotto voce confessions as cleanly as the big laughs, and seating that keeps the energy taut from the first minute. If you love crowd work, brace yourself: he delights in quick-fire exchanges, but never at the expense of empathy. The humor may be below the belt, the craftsmanship is nothing but top shelf. Expect sequences like “Le Mémo des Ex,” where memory ambushes desire at the least convenient moment; “Le Coach Parental,” a tongue-in-cheek training plan for bedtime diplomacy; and “La Théorie du Signal,” part science send-up, part social x-ray. All of it arrives wrapped in the nimble rhythm of a tournée-tested hour built for live laughter. At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we’re proud to be the room where this material breathes, tightens, and triumphs—one gasp, one roar, one perfectly timed pause at a time.