Lotfi Abdelli - Je Suis Bien Chez Vous

Espace Gerson welcomes Lotfi Abdelli with Je suis bien chez vous

At Espace Gerson, we take pride in presenting voices that cross borders and defy expectations, which is why we are thrilled to host Lotfi Abdelli with his new show, Je suis bien chez vous. As a landmark stage for comedy in Lyon, we champion artists whose stories resonate with our audience’s love of sharp writing, improvisation, and living, breathing theatre. Lotfi’s stature as a multi-talented performer—actor, stand-up comic, and movement-savvy stage presence—makes his return to the French circuit a genuine event. His trajectory has been marked by acclaimed projects such as Just Abdelli 100% Tabou and the television phenomenon Abdelli ShowTime, which cemented his reputation for unfiltered wit and a fearless appetite for social observation. In recent seasons he has continued to expand his reach with new material in theatres and a steady stream of digital sketches, keeping his fan base engaged across platforms. Je suis bien chez vous arrives to us as a fresh chapter: a set that plays with borders—between cultures, languages, and art forms—while keeping the laughter as immediate as a knowing nod from the front row.

What audiences can expect on our stage

Je suis bien chez vous is built for intimacy, and Espace Gerson’s close-knit room is the ideal amplifier for Lotfi Abdelli’s conversational style. Expect a performance that moves with the agility of a dancer—quick shifts of tone, a physical vocabulary that enhances every punchline, and a performer who treats the aisles like a playground. Lotfi thrives on connection; he listens, teases, and riffs with the audience, crafting a rhythm that feels both masterfully rehearsed and thrillingly in the moment. Thematically, the show leans into the ambiguities of “home”: what it means to feel welcome, how hospitality can be both ritual and comedy, and why the everyday awkwardness of travel, family, and bureaucracy makes the best raw material. He navigates identities with lightness and bite, moving between registers with ease—streetwise wit, actorly nuance, and the directness of a stand-up who knows when silence will land a joke as surely as a zinger. In our room, where every seat is within earshot of the smallest aside, the show’s detail—the rolled eye, the shrug, the conspiratorial whisper—becomes part of the story.

For those following the artist’s latest chapters, Lotfi Abdelli arrives at Espace Gerson in peak creative motion. The momentum generated by Abdelli ShowTime continues to energize his live work, and fans who discovered him through television will recognize the same frank intelligence here—only more elastic and playful in a theatre setting. He nods to the legacy of Just Abdelli 100% Tabou while refusing to repeat himself: the new hour blends autobiographical snapshots with the comedic lens he’s honed across stages from Tunis to Paris, and now Lyon. Our audience can expect topical sparks—encounters on tour, cultural misunderstandings turned upside down, the quirks of language—alongside those timeless observations that make a room laugh in unison because they feel uncomfortably true. As a venue, we relish artists who reshape the space with presence alone; Lotfi does exactly that, layering storytelling with physical beats and quick-fire crowd work. This stop at Espace Gerson underscores what we champion year-round: a stage where international voices speak directly to Lyon, where craft meets spontaneity, and where a show like Je suis bien chez vous can feel as personal as a conversation and as expansive as a world tour, all within the warm brick-and-spotlight embrace of our theatre.