Lotfi Abdelli - Je Suis Bien Chez Vous

Espace Gerson welcomes Lotfi Abdelli with Je suis bien chez vous

At Espace Gerson, we cherish the kind of comedy that thrives on proximity, wit, and the electricity of a room that listens as closely as it laughs. That is precisely why we are delighted to host Lotfi Abdelli with Je suis bien chez vous. In our intimate Vieux Lyon setting, his trademark blend of sharp social observation, elastic physicality, and easy improvisation finds the perfect stage. The title says it all: he makes himself at home, and in doing so invites you to do the same—whether you’re a long-time fan or discovering his work for the first time. Our team is preparing a clean, close-up sound, nimble lighting, and a stage plan designed for the quick pivots and audience interactions that characterize his nights. Expect a living dialogue: riffs that spring from the room, stories that bend to your reactions, and a pace that moves from tender confession to biting satire in a heartbeat. Je suis bien chez vous is comedy that feels personal, immediate, and—here at Espace Gerson—beautifully within arm’s reach.

Recent work, ongoing energy, and what you will experience on our stage

Lotfi Abdelli arrives in Lyon with the momentum of a multifaceted career that bridges theater, television, and film while remaining rooted in the one-man-show. Audiences know him from Abdelli ShowTime, a televised laboratory where his topical monologues, street-level characters, and satirical interviews sharpened week after week and fed directly back into his live writing. Long-time followers also remember the provocation and unapologetic candor of 100% Halal, while cinephiles discovered a different facet of his craft in Bastardo. That range—television bite, stage immediacy, and screen nuance—informs Je suis bien chez vous. On our stage, you’ll feel the crisp timing he honed on TV, the dancer’s body language that makes a silence as eloquent as a punchline, and the storyteller’s instinct for turning everyday bureaucracy, family dinners, or border-crossing mishaps into universal comedy. The current set is alive with references that speak to a Franco‑Maghreb audience and to anyone who has ever juggled multiple identities in one city day. If you follow his recent short-form sketches online, you’ll recognize the fresh angles and quick edits—translated here into the raw presence of a live night at Espace Gerson.

Practically speaking, Je suis bien chez vous is built for intimacy, and Espace Gerson heightens that design. Our room rewards nuance: the aside whispered towards the wings, the raised eyebrow that triggers a cascade of laughter in the balcony, the improvised exchange with a front-row spectator who suddenly becomes a supporting actor. We’re shaping the sound to catch the breath before the joke and the laugh that lands a beat later; the lights will track the storytelling like a camera, isolating a character or widening for a crowd wave. Lotfi Abdelli balances high-wire spontaneity with carefully chiselled beats, so the show rides between planned set pieces and moments that can only happen here, tonight, with you. Expect bilingual color, affectionate jabs at cultural clichés, human-scale portraits that feel lifted from a café corner, and an afterglow that keeps the conversation going long after the last bow. At Espace Gerson, we’re proud to provide the room, the craft, and the warm Lyon welcome that allow this artist to be, indeed, bien chez vous.