Nicolas Ribs - Stand Up Magic - Tournée

Nicolas Ribs brings Stand Up Magic to THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we are thrilled to welcome Nicolas Ribs and his touring show, Stand Up Magic, a finely tuned blend of quick-fire humor and exquisitely crafted visual illusions. Our stage is built for precision and proximity, and that is exactly where this artist shines: in the interplay between nimble storytelling, misdirection, and the kind of visual poetry that has made him a standout on international stages. Audiences discovered his cinematic style on America’s Got Talent in 2022 and celebrated his creativity on La France a un incroyable talent, where he refined a language of magic that uses everyday objects—newspapers, sketchbooks, clocks, typewriters—as portals to surprise. Stand Up Magic - Tournée brings these ideas to life in an intimate live setting, where you can feel the rhythm of his patter, hear the gasp of a reveal, and witness transformations a breath away. We have shaped the lighting and sightlines to support every beat and every flourish, so that each sleight, illusion, and punchline lands with clarity and warmth.

About Stand Up Magic - Tournée

Stand Up Magic - Tournée channels the pace and spontaneity of a comedy set while delivering the wonder of modern stage magic. Expect brisk, witty setups that accelerate into jaw-dropping visual sequences: a sketch becomes reality, a page turns and the world turns with it, and time itself seems to bend under a magician’s touch. Fans who followed Nicolas on America’s Got Talent will recognize the storytelling DNA of those acclaimed TV moments, but here the material has been reshaped for the immediacy of a live room—crisper, funnier, and more interactive. The show’s heartbeat is audience connection; the laughter primes the misdirection, and the misdirection returns the favor with astonishment. Our room’s intimate scale lets you catch the micro-expressions and the choreographed precision that television hints at but never fully captures. From the first riff of patter to the last visual crescendo, the experience feels conversational, personal, and delightfully unpredictable—proof that stand-up tempo and stage magic can be natural partners when guided by an artist who understands both cadences.

As a house committed to live creation, we’re proud to present Nicolas at a moment of artistic momentum. His recent television successes, including La France a un incroyable talent and his global exposure via America’s Got Talent, have fueled a wave of new material that deepens his signature style: analog objects meeting digital logic, tactile textures colliding with cinematic staging, and comedy serving as both rhythm and misdirection. On this Lyon stop of the Tournée, you’ll encounter pieces that echo the themes audiences loved—time, memory, the poetry of everyday tools—alongside fresh surprises tailored to the intimacy of our stage. We’ve tuned our technical design to highlight minute details: the rustle of paper, the blink-and-you-miss-it gesture, the satisfying click of a mechanism right before it betrays your expectations. This is not about distance and spectacle; it’s about closeness and craft, the kind of evening where you leave convinced you saw everything and still can’t explain a thing. We invite you to settle in, lean forward, and let the rhythm of Stand Up Magic take over—because in this room, wonder is best experienced up close.