Sten & Chardon

Sten Chardon arrives at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

We are delighted to welcome Sten Chardon to THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, where our stage thrives on sharp writing, fearless timing, and the energy that only a live audience can ignite. Sten’s artistic momentum has been undeniable this season, with fresh material refined in front of packed rooms and clips that have been widely shared on social media. Arriving in Lyon with a confident new hour, he brings the blend of observational bite and warm complicity that has made his recent dates a word-of-mouth success across France. From the little glitches of modern life to the larger contradictions that define us, his pen is precise and playful. At our venue, the intimacy of the room and the crispness of our sound make every pause, switch of rhythm, and punchline land with clarity. You’ll feel as if you’re sitting in on an inspired conversation—except the conversation keeps surprising you with revelations, reversals, and laughter that ripples through the audience.

A razor-sharp hour, crafted for Lyon’s live energy

On our stage, Sten Chardon builds momentum with the kind of craft you only catch in person—watch how he seeds ideas early and then reappears with callbacks that hit even harder the second time around. Expect him to pull at the absurd seams of daily life in sketches like Mode Avion, where the crowd will recognize their own compulsive screen habits, and Notifications, a cascade of micro-stresses that somehow becomes communal catharsis. His portrait of public transport in Le Dernier Métro turns a familiar commute into a choreography of near-misses and silent negotiations; in Micro-colères, he maps those tiny irritations that escalate into epic, hilariously disproportionate internal monologues. For audiences who crave a slightly more personal angle, Comme Tout Le Monde finds Sten probing what it means to fit in, stand out, and laugh at the very attempt to do both. The result is a show that is paced like a conversation with a friend who always has one more, better story—only at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, you get the staging, lights, and acoustics that make each beat count.

As a venue, we love how this new chapter in Sten Chardon’s artistic journey aligns with our programming: contemporary, generous, and unafraid to test ideas in real time. His recent season has seen him tighten transitions, lean into crowd interactions with nimble improvisation, and reveal a more nuanced palette between punchlines—moments where sincerity meets irony without canceling it. If you’ve discovered him through recent online snippets tied to Mode Avion and Le Dernier Métro, the full live arc is where these pieces truly breathe. Here in Lyon, the room’s close proximity to the stage invites eye contact, shared surprise, and the kind of contagious laughter that spreads from the front row to the back. Our team has fine-tuned the experience—from the warm welcome at the door to the precision of the tech booth—so that Sten Chardon can push timing to the millisecond and let the audience’s reactions sculpt the rhythm of the night. Whether you’re a dedicated follower of French stand-up or simply curious about one of the season’s most talked-about comics, this is the place to catch the material while it’s at its freshest—live, immediate, and uniquely amplified by THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON.