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Jim revient at Le Boui-Boui: our stage, his comeback energy

At Le Boui-Boui, we love when comedy breathes, and Jim revient has exactly the kind of electricity that our intimate Lyon room amplifies. With the audience just a few steps from the mic, the laughter lands faster, the exchanges feel personal, and the surprises multiply. Jim thrives in this proximity. He plays with silences, riffs on reactions, and shapes the rhythm of the night from the very first beat. The title says it all: this is a return—playful, confident, and unapologetically direct. Expect sharp observations about everyday life, quick detours into the absurd, and that unmistakable bounce between crafted writing and spontaneous improvisation that our stage encourages. If you enjoy the quick-fire energy that has made LOL: Qui rit, sort! a hit, the precision often celebrated at Montreux Comedy, or the irreverent groove of Le Jamel Comedy Club, you’ll recognize the spirit with which Jim revient is conceived—built for the room, in the moment, and designed to leave the crowd buzzing as they step back into the Lyon night.

What’s new artistically, right now

Jim revient is not a greatest-hits victory lap; it’s Jim in the present tense. This season, he’s writing leaner, punchier setups and stretching them with left-field tags that catch fire when an audience leans in—something our venue’s close quarters make irresistible. He has been testing brand-new angles on the chaos of digital life, the rituals we invent to stay calm, and the miniature dramas that unfold at the bakery, in shared apartments, on the last seat of a late tram. There’s a renewed taste for crowd work too, but never as a gimmick; Jim uses the interaction to illuminate a bigger idea, then snaps back into his material, keeping momentum and narrative clarity. In an era when short clips travel fast, he’s crafting pieces with a clean spine that can live onstage first and foremost. Think of the immediacy of recent formats audiences binge—LOL: Qui rit, sort!, the precision sets spotlighted by Montreux Comedy, and the punchline-first ethos you catch at Le Jamel Comedy Club—filtered through Jim’s own temperament: generous, curious, and slightly mischievous. It’s an approach that makes every performance an event and every return to Le Boui-Boui feel like a brand-new premiere.

From our vantage point at Le Boui-Boui, the beauty of Jim revient lies in its elasticity. The show is built to breathe with the crowd, so the same backbone of jokes can swell into unexpected digressions: a front-row anecdote that becomes a running gag, a tiny misunderstanding that blossoms into a five-minute bit, a local reference that suddenly unites the entire room. Jim leans into the lived-in humor of Lyon—its rhythms, its cafés, the way we queue, the way we talk to each other—without ever losing the universality that makes strangers laugh together. Structurally, you’ll notice a clean arc: brisk open, a middle stretch that piles premises into crescendos, and a final run where callbacks pay off like fireworks. We position the room for clarity and connection—tight sightlines, crisp sound, and that signature Le Boui-Boui closeness—so every eyebrow raise and whisper lands. Come early, soak up the hum before lights down, and let Jim revient take it from there: one microphone, one voice, and a city-sized dose of comic momentum shaped precisely for our stage.