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

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Felix Le Braz with Flashback Generation VHS

At Le Boui-Boui, we are delighted to host Felix Le Braz for his new show Flashback Generation VHS, a mischievous, high-energy dive into the analog years that so many of us still carry in our bones. In our intimate Lyon setting, this performance becomes an immersive time capsule: the whirr of a tape deck, the fuzz of tracking lines, the ritual of rewinding before you return the cassette. Felix transforms everyday memories of the 80s and 90s into vivid, laugh-out-loud storytelling, weaving physical comedy with razor-sharp observations. He plays with the particular awkwardness of family camcorders, birthday tapes that went disastrously wrong, and the way video-club clerks could make or break your weekend. Our room’s close quarters heighten the connection he builds with the audience—expect quick-fire exchanges, nostalgic sound bites, and affectionate teasing that lands because he’s looking you in the eye. Flashback Generation VHS is both a celebration and a playful autopsy of a pre-streaming world, tuned perfectly to the Le Boui-Boui experience.

Artist spotlight: current momentum and recent creations

Felix Le Braz arrives at Le Boui-Boui in full creative stride. Touring across France, he has been refining new material that blends cultural anthropology with pure, joyous silliness. In the past months he has previewed a handful of fresh bits that fans have latched onto, including Retour au Vidéoclub, a whirlwind account of Friday-night negotiations in front of the “new releases” wall; Mode Tracking, a riff on the universal panic of a picture that won’t quite lock; and La Cassette Coincée, a mini-odyssey about the fatal moment a favorite tape gets eaten by the VCR. Beyond the stage, Felix has been popping up in comedy lineups and collaborative nights, trading tags and stories with peers who share his love for character-driven humor and punchy callbacks. He’s also kept his community entertained online with short-form sketches like Magnétoscope vs. Lecteur DVD and Sélection Interdite Aux Moins De 12 Ans, compact comic capsules that foreshadow the thematic spine of Flashback Generation VHS. This momentum gives his stop at our venue a special spark: we’re welcoming an artist who is not just revisiting memories but actively expanding them into a living, evolving comedy universe.

From the first beat of the show at Le Boui-Boui, Felix sets a rhythm that feels like a mixtape made by a friend who knows your taste. The set breathes—precise when it needs to be, loose when the room is buzzing—so that crowd interactions can become punchlines, and punchlines can become running gags. Expect prop-light but idea-dense segments: improvised “dubbing” sessions, a playful guide to surviving the video-club late fees, and a gleeful taxonomy of tape-label handwriting that reveals entire family dynamics. While Flashback Generation VHS is steeped in references, it never requires you to catch them all; Felix builds each bit from human truth outward, so that anyone who’s ever shared a screen—old-school or brand-new—finds an entry point. For us at Le Boui-Boui, that’s the heart of this engagement: a comedian who knows how to make nostalgia inclusive, intimate, and fresh. The laughter feels communal, the memories feel shared, and our stage becomes exactly what it was designed to be—a place where stories connect across generations, one punchline at a time.