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Jim revient at Le Boui-Boui: an intimate return bursting with new ideas

At Le Boui-Boui, we live for those electric nights when a comic steps back onto our stage with a pocket full of new punchlines and the hunger to test them in front of a real, up-close audience. That is exactly the energy of Jim revient. Our intimate room in Lyon was built for the kind of quicksilver exchange Jim thrives on: a low stage, an attentive crowd just an arm’s length away, and the freedom to lean into the moment. Expect an hour that blends tight, well-honed writing with the looseness that only a small theatre can unlock. Jim uses the proximity of Le Boui-Boui to riff on what happens in the room, turning glances and whispers into callbacks and running gags, while steering the show through themes that feel instantly recognizable to city life in 2024—phones that won’t shut up, friendships tested by schedules, and the awkward poetry of everyday encounters.

What’s new in Jim’s world—and what he’s bringing to Lyon

Jim revient arrives at Le Boui-Boui with fresh momentum. He has been sharpening this material across clubs and late-night slots, leaning into a quicker, more elastic style that echoes the rhythm fans love in recent stand-up capsules on platforms like Montreux Comedy, Jamel Comedy Club, Paname Comedy Club, and Rire & Chansons. The new hour is built around compact, high-impact sequences—bits he’s teased online under titles such as “Mode avion,” “Le voisin du dessus,” and “Sans filtre”—and longer narrative arcs where a tiny misunderstanding snowballs into joyous chaos. Our stage gives him license to flip between the two modes: he can fire off crisp one-liners, then slow down to unpack a story, mining small details for maximum payoff. He’s also threading in topical segments that rotate from week to week, which means the Jim revient you see at Le Boui-Boui will carry a few surprises no clip can spoil, with fresh tags shaped by the Lyon crowd’s reactions in real time.

From our vantage point in the room, this is comedy that rewards curiosity: come early, settle close, and watch how Jim builds momentum from the first laugh to the last callback. We tailor the light and sound at Le Boui-Boui to magnify that conversational intimacy—no frills, just a clear mic, a focused spotlight, and the thrill of seeing a comic steer an entire audience with a raised eyebrow. Jim revient is paced to keep you leaning forward: quick observational snapshots, playful audience asides, then a trio of longer passages that bring everything together. If you’ve followed the boom in French stand-up, you’ll recognize the modern pulse; if you’re discovering Jim here, you’ll get the full experience of why comics love working this room. Seats move fast in our small theatre, and the most immersive laughs are always in the first rows—exactly where a show like Jim revient hits its sweetest rhythm.