Prime Club - Le Complexe, Lyon

Prime Club at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas

At Le Complexe - Salle du Bas, we love nothing more than the electricity that runs through our intimate basement room when Prime Club takes the stage. From our vantage point in the heart of Lyon’s live comedy scene, this show is a curated, high-tempo stand-up rendezvous where a rotating lineup of sharp voices road-tests brand-new material alongside their most reliable crowd-pleasers. Our team fine-tunes the sound and light for crisp delivery and tight pacing, keeping transitions brisk so the laughs never lose momentum. Prime Club thrives on contrast: quick-fire newcomers sharing the bill with touring headliners, conversational storytelling rubbing shoulders with punchline-heavy sets, and moments of playful audience interaction that make every date different. Because it’s designed as a discovery platform, you’ll hear jokes that are still warm from the writing desk—drafts that often evolve into future hours, televised sets, and festival highlights. We take pride in giving these bits their first true stress test under the low ceilings and close quarters that make Le Complexe - Salle du Bas a magnet for comedy lovers.

Artists’ current buzz and where you’ve seen them

One of the joys of presenting Prime Club is watching the artists’ momentum week after week. Many of the comics you meet on our stage are currently polishing segments for televised and streaming showcases such as Le Paname Comedy Club (Canal+), Génération Paname (France 2), and the Montreux Comedy Festival galas, while others have been spotted on talk and culture shows like Quotidien (TMC) or Clique (Canal+). The more digital-minded performers are also dropping crisp ten-minute cuts on YouTube via One More Joke, taping short sets with Le Fridge Comedy Room (Canal+), and jumping on popular podcasts including Un Bon Moment and FloodCast to share stories behind their latest bits. Some are gearing up for summer runs at the Festival d’Avignon Off, others are lining up regional theater dates to expand their solo hours after testing key chapters here. Because Prime Club is deliberately constructed as a laboratory, a set you hear today might reappear—tightened and re-scored—on a platform you binge tomorrow. For audience members, that makes our basement the perfect vantage point to catch tomorrow’s specials in their raw, surprising, and often riskier form.

What should you expect when you join us at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas for Prime Club? A compact, high-contact room where the host sets the tone with a warm welcome and razor banter, then threads together four to six sets with just enough breathing space for the room to reset. We craft the running order to keep energy varied and surprises coming, which means storytelling comics, absurdists, and precision one-liner artists can all shine in their best light. The night often features callbacks and playful riffs that knit the bill together—little moments you won’t find in a recorded special—and, when the chemistry is right, a dash of crowd work that stays respectful, witty, and inclusive. Our bar team keeps things flowing before the show and during the interval, while our technical crew ensures punchlines land clearly at the back row. Whether you’re a first-timer or a regular, Prime Club rewards repeat visits: no two lineups are identical, material evolves rapidly, and the atmosphere—close, convivial, and famously Lyonnais—turns each date into its own snapshot of the city’s comedy present. Reserve early, arrive curious, and let the night do the rest.