Le Complexe Comedy Club - Le Complexe, Lyon

Le Complexe Comedy Club at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas

From our vantage point inside Le Complexe - Salle du Bas, the heartbeat of Lyon’s stand-up scene pulses strongest on the nights we open the doors for Le Complexe Comedy Club. This is our homegrown showcase: an intimate, brick-and-spotlight setting where the laughter bounces off low ceilings and every seat feels close to the stage. We curate lineups that mix rising voices with seasoned pros, encouraging artists to bring their sharpest five-minute bursts, their boldest new premises, and their tightest closers. The room’s design is purpose-built for comedy—clear sightlines, warm sound, and a club ambiance that lets performers read every grin and gasp. As hosts, we amplify the spontaneity: a nimble emcee, rapid-fire transitions, and the freedom for comics to riff with the crowd, test fresh angles, and unveil surprise punchlines. It’s a living laboratory of humor where the audience becomes an essential collaborator, and the applause tells us what deserves to return for another round.

Fresh lineups, fresh laughs

Our current season celebrates the momentum of French stand-up, and Le Complexe Comedy Club keeps that momentum alive in Le Complexe - Salle du Bas. Audiences may recognize faces or formats they’ve discovered on celebrated showcases like Jamel Comedy Club, Montreux Comedy Festival, or Le Paname Comedy Club, and fans of contemporary formats will feel the wink in references to TV and streaming phenomena such as LOL: Qui rit, sort!. We love when comics arrive straight from festival circuits or viral clips to debut material that’s still warm from the notebook, threading together personal stories and social observations. In recent weeks, our stage has sparked with compact, high-velocity bits and recurring mini-sets—titles like “Métro B, 18:07,” “Premier Date au Bouchon,” “Admin Apocalypse,” and “C’est Compliqué (Mais Pas Trop)” have landed with the electric mix of local flavor and universal truth. That is the core of Le Complexe Comedy Club: living, evolving stand-up whose best moments are born right here, between a bold premise and a perfectly timed callback.

When you step into Le Complexe - Salle du Bas for Le Complexe Comedy Club, expect a shared experience designed by and for comedy lovers. We keep the evening tight and kinetic: a host sets the tone, comics rotate in crisp sets, and the rhythm builds from wry chuckles to full-room roars. Conversation spills from the bar to the front row, then back to the mic, and the interplay becomes part of the show’s engine. Some nights lean observational, others tilt absurdist; some comics unspool stories with meticulous callbacks, others blitz through jokes-per-minute—yet the throughline is always authenticity, timing, and craft. Our team fine-tunes lights and sound so every whisper lands and every tag can breathe, and we protect the sanctity of the punchline with a room culture that respects the stage. Whether you come to discover a new favorite voice, to follow performers you’ve spotted on national showcases, or simply to soak up the club energy that only a live room can create, Le Complexe Comedy Club is where Lyon’s laughter gathers and grows.