Dessine Moi Une Impro !

A living canvas of comedy at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas

At Le Complexe - Salle du Bas, we love nothing more than watching a room light up with collective imagination, and that is precisely why we are thrilled to welcome Dessine-moi une impro. In our intimate basement room, close to the stage and closer still to the action, the concept blooms into something vibrant: your drawings, your suggestions, and your whimsy become the raw material for a troupe of quick-witted performers who turn doodles into characters, storylines, and punchlines. The show plays with the immediacy of live illustration and the thrill of pure improvisation, creating a family-friendly experience that still keeps comedy connoisseurs on their toes. Our team has tailored the space to showcase the visual element—projections, sketch pads, and a front-row perspective that lets you see the ink hit the paper before a scene springs to life. No two nights are alike, and that unpredictability is the joy: the next brilliant twist could come from a child’s crayon or a sly prompt from the back row, and our stage is ready to catch it all.

What’s new creatively this season

This season, the artists behind Dessine-moi une impro lean even further into audience artistry, with mini-challenges that invite spectators to create unusual constraints—hybrid creatures, impossible locations, or curious objects that the actors must justify on the spot. Our technical crew supports these variations with responsive lighting and crisp sound so that every shift in tone—from cartoonish slapstick to tender storytelling—lands with clarity. You can expect more playful musical cues and, on select dates, live accompaniment to heighten the stakes of the improvisations. In the broader comedy landscape, the appetite for spontaneous humor has surged thanks to the buzzy irreverence of LOL: Qui rit, sort!, the long-form inventiveness familiar to fans of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the sketch energy championed by Saturday Night Live and Le Jamel Comedy Club. Without mimicking those shows, Dessine-moi une impro taps into the same spirit of challenge and delight: a game-like framework, a fearless embrace of the unexpected, and a celebration of quick-thinking performers who balance jokes with narrative finesse. The result at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas is a sharply paced evening that stays accessible to first-timers while rewarding eagle-eyed regulars who come to see how the format evolves with each audience.

As a venue, we are proud to shape the experience around you. Seating at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas maintains the cosy, club-style intimacy that improv thrives on, and our staff eases the flow from arrival to applause so the spontaneity on stage never loses momentum. Arrive with a pocket notebook or a phone gallery full of quirky sketches—your visual prompts may be projected, riffed on, and woven into the night’s best-running joke. We often see the performers shift gears from fast, game-driven scenes to more cinematic formats with recurring characters, proving that illustration can be a springboard for both punchlines and pathos. If you’re drawn to the rule-bending dares that make LOL: Qui rit, sort! so addictive, or the rapid-fire games that powered Whose Line Is It Anyway?, you’ll appreciate how Dessine-moi une impro blends audience agency with theatrical craft. It is also a wonderful gateway for younger spectators to discover live performance: tangible, participatory, and warm. Here in our Salle du Bas, the drawings you bring and the laughter you share are the ink and color that complete the picture. We’re ready with fresh paper, bright lights, and an open stage—everything needed to transform one ordinary evening into a gallery of moments you’ll talk about all week.