Thibaud Agoston - Nouveau Spectacle

An intimate night with Thibaud Agoston at Espace Gerson

At Espace Gerson, we champion artists who bring a razor-sharp point of view to the stage, and that is exactly why we are delighted to welcome Thibaud Agoston with his Nouveau spectacle. From our vantage point in an intimate room built for stand-up, we can promise the kind of proximity that lets every breath, glance, and switch of rhythm land right where it should. Thibaud’s writing navigates the spaces between cultures with a distinctly Franco‑Swiss sensibility, blending deadpan observation, intellectual playfulness, and a surprising tenderness that catches laughter at the very moment it becomes reflection. Nouveau spectacle is the fresh chapter audiences have been waiting for: living material, honed in front of real people, shaped by the room, and delivered with the agility of a comic who enjoys the danger and freedom of a present-tense performance. Expect a tight, contemporary set where social habits, media reflexes, and the day’s absurdities are filtered through one of the most textured voices of his generation.

Current momentum, recent showcases, and what to expect on our stage

Our programming team tracks how artists evolve across platforms, and Thibaud Agoston’s current momentum is unmistakable. His recent visibility in broadcast and festival showcases such as Montreux Comedy and Génération Paname has underscored both his precision as a writer and his ease in front of diverse audiences. Those appearances capture his knack for compressing big ideas into fast, elastic bits—exactly the qualities that thrive in a room like ours. Nouveau spectacle extends that trajectory with new angles on identity, algorithms of attention, and the tiny negotiations of everyday life, stitched together by riffs that are quick on their feet and never afraid of silence. We sense in his new hour a deliberate balance: the muscularity of club-hardened jokes, the elasticity of improvisation, and the thematic through-lines that leave you feeling you’ve experienced a complete work rather than a string of hits. It is a performance that lives in the moment, but it is also an artist’s statement—clear, witty, and restlessly curious.

Because Espace Gerson is built for detail, you will notice how Thibaud Agoston shapes a pause, turns a callback, and re-aims a premise to catch the exact frequency of the Lyon audience. Our sightlines and close acoustics let you read the flicker of irony in a raised eyebrow as well as the snap of a punchline. Nouveau spectacle benefits from that intimacy: the pacing tightens, surprises bloom, and the room’s collective energy becomes part of the writing itself. We program comedy that rewards active listening, and Thibaud’s new material—refined in clubs, sharpened on filmed showcases, and carried by a performer who relishes the high wire—lands with both immediacy and afterglow. Whether you follow him from his recent Montreux Comedy and Génération Paname turns or you are discovering him here for the first time, prepare for a set that moves quickly, thinks deeply, and feels tailor‑made for the kind of close-up encounter only our stage can provide.