Christophe Alévêque - Vieux Con ? La Suite - Tournée

Christophe Alévêque brings Vieux con ? La suite to THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we welcome artists who challenge, entertain, and spark conversation, and few do this with the bite and brilliance of Christophe Alévêque. With Vieux con ? La suite, he returns to the essentials of his art: razor-sharp social satire delivered with the swagger of a veteran and the curiosity of a newcomer. On our stage, his timing lands with the intimacy our room is known for, inviting the audience into a live laboratory where the news cycle is a playground and contradictions are comedic ammunition. Expect a night where current events, everyday absurdities, and generational static are filtered through his unmistakable voice. Our team has tuned the space for the show’s quick pivots—pauses that let laughter roll, sudden accelerations that carry a punchline straight to the back row, and that delicious complicity when a whole room realizes it’s in on the same joke. This is the kind of evening we love to host: unfiltered, humane, and gloriously alive.

Artistic momentum and the DNA of the new set

Christophe Alévêque arrives in Lyon in full momentum, touring with a set that changes as the headlines do. Vieux con ? La suite is not a museum piece; it’s a living organism pulsing with today’s contradictions—one that he retools night after night. The show’s backbone blends acerbic monologues, sly self-deprecation, and those sudden, rueful flashes of tenderness that give his satire its staying power. On our stage, you’ll hear fresh set pieces like Débat du Café du Commerce, where the nation’s grand theories meet the pint glass; Factures, mon amour, a bittersweet riff on inflation’s daily grind; Boomer Blues, an unflinching and hilarious family portrait of generational impatience; Climato, j’écris ton nom, a sardonic declaration of love-hate to ecological doomscrolling; and Le Bulletin de Mécontentement, a brisk “state of the nation” that morphs with the news. His hallmark improvisations are part of the thrill: he reads the room, grabs a headline, and twists it into a punchline with the precision of a seasoned tightrope walker. If you’ve seen him before, you’ll recognize the energy; if you haven’t, prepare to meet an artist in full command of his tools, cutting through noise to the nerve.

For us at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, this engagement is also about hospitality: the right light, the right sound, the right tempo to let an idea breathe or a jab land. The show’s rhythm thrives in our intimate configuration, where a raised eyebrow can ripple across the balcony and an aside turns into a collective wink. Alévêque’s new chapter is as topical as it is theatrical—no filter on the cost of living, the politics of fatigue, the consolation prize of small pleasures, the everyday heroics of just keeping one’s sense of humor. He thrives on proximity, and our room gives him exactly that, amplifying the sly, conspiratorial tone that makes audiences lean in. Expect smart, generous crowd work; expect the unexpected; expect the joy of recognition when a well-aimed phrase suddenly sums up what everyone has been thinking all week. Vieux con ? La suite at our house is an invitation to laugh with both hands, to argue on the way out, and to carry home the rare afterglow of a night where comedy feels like a public service done with a grin.