Guillaume Sentou - Un Mec Cool

Guillaume Sentou at Le Complexe - Salle du Haut

At Le Complexe - Salle du Haut, we are thrilled to welcome Guillaume Sentou with his latest solo show, Un mec cool. Our intimate upstairs room is built for razor-sharp timing and eye-to-eye connection, and this evening is designed precisely for that kind of shared mischief. From the first beat, Sentou’s gift for character work, musical playfulness, and lightning-fast shifts in tone turns the space into a living laboratory of laughter. Expect a ride through everyday absurdities, gentle self-mockery, and a steady stream of crowd-aware asides that feel tailor-made for Lyon. The proximity of our seating lets you catch the smallest detail—an eyebrow kick, a sotto voce punchline, a sly callback you only notice because the room is close, quiet, and focused. Our technical crew has tuned light and sound to amplify those micro-moments: the soft hush for a confessional story, a crisp snap for a rapid-fire bit, a warm wash for a musical detour. It’s precisely the balance Un mec cool thrives on: intimate enough to be personal, tightly run enough to feel like a well-aimed celebration of the ridiculous.

Current momentum, media milestones, and what the room will magnify

Guillaume Sentou arrives in Lyon with real momentum. Audiences first got to know his comic nerve and physical precision through the duo Garnier et Sentou and, for many, his turns on On n’demande qu’à en rire remain a benchmark for inventive sketch writing and agile performance. In recent seasons, he has continued to broaden that palette on major stages, including the high-energy musical theatre juggernaut Les Producteurs, while also polishing the standalone voice that drives Un mec cool across France today. On our stage, that evolution takes center frame: the quick-change characters are still there, but the transitions are more elastic, the point of view more intimate, the punchlines punctuated by a musician’s feel for tempo. We’ve curated the room to spotlight that craft—short scene changes backed by precise cues, nimble lighting that follows shifts of persona, and a sound mix that keeps every whisper audible without sacrificing the snap of a big laugh. It’s a showcase for Sentou’s composite toolkit: storyteller, mime, singer, and satirist converging in a single hour where rhythm is king and surprise is the currency.

What can you expect when the lights go down at Le Complexe - Salle du Haut? First, a comedian who relishes audience proximity and uses it to turn a punchline into a shared discovery. The show is a succession of polished bits that draw from modern life—communication tics, parental folklore, the tiny negotiations of friendship and love—shaped into a narrative arc that feels effortless in the moment and carefully engineered underneath. In the wake of his visibility with Garnier et Sentou and the TV-era springboard of On n’demande qu’à en rire, Sentou’s writing now leans into observation that’s playful rather than cynical; the joy comes from recognizing ourselves in the details. Our venue enhances those details by giving each beat the space it needs: a breath before a twist, a blackout that lands like a period, a musical sting that releases the room into laughter. The result is the rare comedy night that feels handcrafted for the people in the seats. Un mec cool is the title, yes, but it’s also a promise of tone: easygoing, bright, technically tight, and utterly present—exactly the kind of encounter we built our upstairs room to host.