Prime Club - Le Complexe, Lyon

Prime Club takes over Le Complexe - Salle du Bas

At Le Complexe - Salle du Bas, we are thrilled to welcome Prime Club, our high-energy stand-up showcase that distills the spirit of the city’s comedy scene into a single, punchy night. From our intimate basement stage, close enough for performers to feel every breath of the room, Prime Club gathers a rotating cast of comedians whose current momentum spans club favorites and festival headliners. Many of the artists stepping up at our mic are fresh off notable appearances on recent programs and stages such as Paname Comedy Club, Montreux Comedy Festival, Le Marrakech du Rire, and Jamel Comedy Club, bringing into our room the same sharp writing and confident delivery you’ve seen trending across socials. We curate the bill so that rising voices share the spotlight with seasoned acts fine-tuning the last turns of phrase before their next tours and recorded specials. The result is a living snapshot of contemporary francophone stand-up, presented in English-friendly rhythm and unmistakably Lyonnais warmth, perfectly suited to the electric, brick-walled intimacy of Le Complexe - Salle du Bas.

What you’ll experience on the night

Prime Club is our promise of variety and pace: a nimble host sets the tone, then a sequence of punchy sets keeps the laughs rolling and the ideas surprising. You’ll hear observational crescendos about everyday absurdities, quick-fire one-liners shaped by months of club work, and personal stories that find their balance between vulnerability and bite. The show is also a playground for comics to test new angles born from their latest TV and festival spots, with callbacks to the energy they took to Paname Comedy Club, audacity honed for Montreux Comedy Festival showcases, and the festival-ready showmanship you’ve seen at Le Marrakech du Rire. Because the lineup changes regularly, no two Prime Club nights are the same; one evening might feature tight crowd work and musical tags, another might lean into character pieces and meticulously constructed closers. Our basement room’s proximity amplifies timing and presence, letting you catch every micro-expression and beat of silence that turns a good joke into a great one. For us, that immediacy is the magic: Prime Club turns Le Complexe - Salle du Bas into a workshop and a stage, a place where comedians chase new peaks and the audience rides shotgun.

From our side of the curtain, programming Prime Club is an ongoing conversation with what’s happening now in stand-up: the bubbling scenes around Lyon and Paris, the breakout clips that make the rounds online, and the artists refining their hours before bigger theatres and filmed projects. We keep the night crisp—focused sets, seamless transitions, and a sound mix tuned to make every punchline land cleanly in the back row—while leaving room for spontaneity when a comic seizes on a moment in the crowd. Expect a lively bar atmosphere before and after the show, and a pace that respects your evening while giving each act the oxygen to shine. Whether you’re discovering tomorrow’s touring headliner or catching a familiar face fresh from Paname Comedy Club with brand-new material, Prime Club at Le Complexe - Salle du Bas is built to be your regular checkpoint for the most current, stage-tested stand-up in town. Come ready to lean in, laugh hard, and witness the kind of unexpected riffs that only happen when a hot room meets comics with something new to say.