Félix Le Braz - Flashback - Génération Vhs - Le Boui Boui Lyon

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Félix Le Braz with Flashback Génération VHS

At Le Boui-Boui, we love the kind of comedy that feels both intimate and cinematic, and that is exactly the experience Félix Le Braz brings with his show Flashback Génération VHS. Our cozy room amplifies the warmth of his nostalgia-fueled storytelling: the hum of old cathode-ray screens, the ritual of pressing “rewind” with a pencil, and the communal thrill of discovering films together at the neighborhood video store. Félix moves between stand-up and finely drawn character work, recreating family living rooms, playground debates, and the awkward etiquette of the pre-internet era with a precision that lands laughs and memories in equal measure. The show’s sound cues—bleeps, tracking buzz, tape clicks—play beautifully in our space, transforming the stage into an analog time capsule. Expect quick-fire payoffs, sly callbacks, and a performer who treats the audience like accomplices in a scavenger hunt through the 80s and 90s. At Le Boui-Boui, this material blossoms: close-up, conversational, and irresistibly human.

Artistic news and what to expect on our stage

Félix Le Braz arrives at Le Boui-Boui in full creative momentum, refining a new wave of material that extends the emotional and comic range of Flashback Génération VHS. You can feel the craft: sharper transitions, bolder character pivots, and an ear for micro-details—store loyalty cards, rental late fees, Friday-night pizza boxes—that deliver punchlines with the satisfaction of a perfectly timed “stop/eject.” On our stage, he is testing and tightening recent bits that fans have been buzzing about, including Retour au Vidéo-Club, Minitel Dating, Camcorder Christmas, and Tracking Lines. Each segment snaps together like a stack of videotapes on a living-room shelf, moving from the joy of discovery to the social rituals that analog tech imposed on us. The show is packed with audience-grabbing moments—quick polls, hand-raising flashbacks, and shared memories—that let Félix weave local Lyon color into the set. As a performer, he’s leaning into nimble pacing and musicality, building laughter in rolling waves while letting the nostalgia land softly when it needs to. That balance—precision jokes with generous heart—is what makes his current run feel so timely and alive.

On the night, expect Félix to blend observational stand-up with playful reenactments, letting small props and vocal sound design turn tiny memories into big comic payoffs. He slips from the earnest clerk of a neighborhood video store to a heroic TV continuity announcer, then to a friend who swears the pan-and-scan is better “because you see more,” and every shift earns a fresh laugh. In set pieces like Cassette Catastrophe and Pause-Pizza 1997, he builds mini-sagas out of universal rites: recording over a family tape by mistake, guarding a well-worn cassette like a relic, or negotiating living-room diplomacy when the evening movie goes off the rails. Thematically, Flashback Génération VHS contrasts the tactile patience of analog life with today’s abundance, without ever scolding the present; instead, Félix mines the difference for elegant, high-spirited comedy. It’s joyous, clever, and communal—designed for a room like ours, where the performer is close enough to catch every grin and every gasp. At Le Boui-Boui, that proximity becomes part of the punchline, and Félix Le Braz knows exactly how to use it.