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

Félix Le Braz brings “Flashback, génération VHS” to Le Boui-Boui

At Le Boui-Boui, we love artists who transform our intimate room into a living time capsule, and Félix Le Braz does exactly that with Flashback, génération VHS. His show taps into a collective memory that Lyon audiences cherish: the glow of a CRT screen, the ritual of rewinding tapes, the sacred shelf of a neighborhood video club, and the low-tech wonders that shaped friendship and family life. On our stage, his stand-up becomes a playful archaeology of the pre-streaming era, where tracking lines were a shared struggle and recording over a cherished tape could start a household cold war. Expect sharp, good-humored storytelling about mixtapes, game cartridges that only worked after a determined blow, schoolyard trading of taped TV specials, and the bumper ads that are now as nostalgic as the main feature. Félix’s quicksilver energy suits Le Boui-Boui’s close quarters: he riffs with the front rows, pounces on spontaneous memories from the crowd, and builds a community of laughter around everyday relics—Walkman clicks, plastic cases, neon windbreakers, and the eternal mystery of mislabeled cassettes.

Artistic momentum, new material, and a room made for stories

Welcoming Félix Le Braz for Flashback, génération VHS comes at a moment when his craft is visibly evolving: tighter punchlines, richer anecdotes, and a brisk, contemporary pace that keeps the nostalgia bright rather than dusty. In recent months he has doubled down on audience-driven improvisation, shaping fresh beats from genuine interactions, and bringing short-form moments from stage to socials without losing the warmth of live performance. That momentum carries into our room, where every reaction matters and callbacks travel instantly from one side of the audience to the other. Félix’s writing zeroes in on how yesterday’s tech taught us patience and play—waiting for a favorite cartoon to air, scheduling the living room around a primetime movie, or recording a family event only to discover the last ten minutes taped over by a late-night show. He mines that tension with precise timing, the kind that makes even the smallest detail—the whirr of a VCR, the click of a remote—land like a punchline. For a venue like Le Boui-Boui, which rewards craft and connection, this show is a perfect fit.

What you’ll experience here isn’t just a run-through of references; it’s a full-bodied stand-up hour built on set pieces that breathe in the room. Félix stages mini-scenes that feel cinematic despite the minimalism: a living-room premiere night; a high-stakes negotiation for the family remote; the awkward romance of swapping tapes like love letters; the ritual of renting the same film again because it felt different last time. He leans into the soundscape of the era—bleeps, buzzes, clacks—so every gag lands with sensory clarity, and he invites spectators to chime in with their own “first console,” “first recorder,” or “first bootleg” memories. The result is a rolling conversation that keeps the pace buoyant and the laughs personal. At Le Boui-Boui, the proximity means you catch every raised eyebrow and whispered aside, and you feel the material grow in real time as Félix calibrates to the room’s rhythm. If you carry the 80s or 90s in your bones—or if you discovered them through retro rabbit holes—Flashback, génération VHS at Le Boui-Boui is where those memories turn into shared punchlines, one analog crackle at a time.