Tu Voeux Ou Tu Voeux Pas ?

Welcoming tu voeux ou tu voeux pas to Le Complexe - Salle du Haut

At Le Complexe - Salle du Haut, we love nights when the room itself becomes part of the punchline, and tu voeux ou tu voeux pas is precisely that kind of occasion. Our upstairs space invites closeness: the low stage, tight sightlines, and crisp acoustics put audiences within arm’s reach of the performer’s timing, throwaway looks, and under-the-breath asides that make live comedy so electric. From our vantage point, this show’s playful wordplay around “voeux” and “veux” sets the tone for a witty deep-dive into wishes, choices, and the polite pressure that surrounds them—family dinners, office parties, New Year’s resolutions that wobble by week two. Expect a full-throttle, contemporary set built on razor-sharp observation, quick pivots, and gleeful crowd interplay, the kind of evening where a single raised eyebrow can detonate a whole row. Our team has shaped the room’s light and sound to frame the performer’s nimble shifts from confessional storytelling to rapid-fire bits, so every turn of phrase—and every sly pause—lands exactly where it should.

Fresh material, up close: what to expect

From our stage, we’ve watched this artist road‑test new pieces with a meticulous, playful craft, and the latest run brings freshly minted gems that feel tailor-made for Le Complexe - Salle du Haut. Fans of character-driven comedy will relish sequences that unspool like mini-plays, including new sketches such as “Vœux vs. Réalité,” a breakneck catalogue of promises made at midnight and forgotten by Monday; “Service Après Vœux,” where customer support is hilariously repurposed for broken resolutions; and “Minuit Moins Une,” a countdown routine that bends time with escalating bad decisions. There’s also the irresistibly cheeky “Le Père Fouettard du Management,” a boardroom fable about KPI-obsessed bosses who measure generosity, and “Plan Épargne Vœux,” in which wishes are invested like savings with spectacularly mixed results. Recent audience favorites—“Wishlist Syndrome” and “Le Post‑it des Miracles”—return in sharper, faster versions, stitched together with call-and-response moments that make each performance a one-night-only experience. The writing is contemporary, the rhythm relentless, and the delivery intimate enough that you can hear every breath before the punch lands.

As programmers, we’re drawn to shows that evolve in real time, and tu voeux ou tu voeux pas has been in joyful motion—new tags, tighter transitions, and sly callbacks that knit the evening into a cohesive arc. In our upstairs room, the performer plays with space: stepping downstage to confide a secret, then sliding into a serpentine riff that swirls from holiday rituals to HR memos without ever losing the laugh. Our lighting isolates the smallest gestures, while the room’s natural warmth feeds the conversational vibe—perfect for a set that thrives on shared recognition and good-natured teasing. Whether you come ready to jump in or prefer to sit back and revel, you’ll feel the cadence of a seasoned comic working at close range, shaping silence into suspense and turning a throwaway aside into the night’s biggest roar. Le Complexe - Salle du Haut is proud to host this spirited, high-velocity performance, and we can’t wait to watch the new material stretch its legs in front of a Lyon crowd that knows how to listen, and how to laugh.