David Azencot - Mature - Tournée

Espace Gerson welcomes David Azencot with “Mature”

At Espace Gerson, we are delighted to host David Azencot as he brings his new show, “Mature,” to our stage in the heart of Lyon’s Vieux-Lyon. Our room was built for stand-up: intimate, precise, and close enough to feel every beat of a punchline. That proximity is exactly where David thrives. A sharp observer with a background in the fast-paced world of creative industries, he distills everyday contradictions—parenting in a changing world, the dissonance between ideals and habits, the delicate art of aging without giving up curiosity—into tight, incisive routines. With “Mature,” he invites the audience to a candid, spirited hour that never talks down. Expect humor that is grounded and modern, the kind that questions certainties without heavy-handedness, that laughs at fear without dismissing it, and that uses personal anecdotes as gateways to bigger themes. In our space, where silence and laughter travel quickly, his sense of timing and conversational rhythm take on a vivid, almost confessional intensity.

Artistic momentum: from recent shows to a new hour on our stage

David’s current artistic momentum shows in the way “Mature” builds upon the rigor of his previous shows, notably “Inflammable” and “Couvade Party,” while pushing further into the territory of responsibility, desire, and doubt. If those earlier hours framed his voice—energetic, articulate, and socially aware—this new set hones it, with jokes that connect personal life to public debate and then boomerang back to the immediate, human-scale details inside a home, a café, or a queue at the bakery. His writing is both cinematic and economical: premises arrive crisply, detours feel earned, and callbacks land with satisfying resonance. The material feels written for a room like ours—brick, warm light, a listening audience—where irony and sincerity can coexist. Each beat seems calibrated to heighten the feeling that you are in a dialogue, not just witnessing one. Here at Espace Gerson, we relish that give-and-take: the crowd’s quick reactions, the performer’s pivots, and the shared sense that every night is a little different, that “Mature” keeps evolving through contact with the room.

Hosting David Azencot at Espace Gerson means presenting an evening that blends craft with spontaneity. The show’s architecture is clear—clean thematic blocks, deft transitions, and a measured escalation of stakes—yet he leaves space for improvisation powered by the audience’s energy. The humor moves nimbly from the intimate to the societal: how we teach children what we barely understand ourselves, how the climate conversation seeps into daily routine, how technology flatters and exposes us, and how friendships shift as we reckon with time. What we value in this new hour is the balance: the punchlines cut, but the outlook remains alive to nuance; the tone is playful, yet the questions are genuinely felt. That is why “Mature” sits so naturally on our stage. It is a show for spectators who enjoy intelligent stand-up that welcomes complexity and still keeps you laughing. In Lyon, our audiences appreciate that blend, and in our venue, you can feel it carry from the first row to the back of the room, one laugh at a time.