Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

At Le Boui-Boui, a close-up encounter with Yvain in Pas Courageux

At Le Boui-Boui in Lyon, we love when a performer’s voice fills the room so completely that you forget how intimate our stage is, and Yvain in Pas Courageux is built for exactly that kind of encounter. From the moment he steps under our lights, he draws the audience into a confessional, quick-witted journey that pokes at the tiny panics and large pretenses of everyday life. Pas Courageux brings the rhythm of stand-up together with the narrative twists of a one-man show, letting Yvain toggle between quips, characters, and sharply observed confessions without ever losing the thread. Our space amplifies his timing: the laugh that starts in the first row rolls to the back, then snaps right back to the mic as he tags a punchline or pivots into a story about work, love, or the thousand ways modern life dares us to be brave when we’re not. Expect a night that feels both handcrafted for our room and big in its ambition—an hour where charm, irony, and self-mockery meet the kind of precision you only get from a comedian who has been testing, trimming, and fine-tuning every beat.

Momentum, new material, and the spirit of today’s comedy

As a house that keeps its ear to the ground, we’ve watched Yvain build momentum the right way: audience by audience, clip by clip, and set by set. Pas Courageux has grown through packed late-night slots and smart rewrites, and the current version arrives at Le Boui-Boui with the confidence of a show that knows where it’s going—while still leaving space for the thrill of discovery. If you keep up with today’s scene, you’ll recognize the contemporary pulse that runs through his writing, the same electric pace that draws crowds to programs like Paname Comedy Club, Jamel Comedy Club, and the gala highlights that circulate after the Montreux Comedy Festival. Yvain’s latest material leans into the topics that audiences have been buzzing about in our hallways: social bravado versus private doubt, the quiet heroism of ordinary routines, and how we rehearse courage in tiny, funny rehearsals before life demands the real thing. Between shows, he has been polishing new tags and transitions, sharing short bits on social platforms, and road-testing fresh ideas with our fellow Lyon rooms—so when he touches down here, you can feel the craft and the currency of a set that is truly up to the minute.

Hosting Pas Courageux at Le Boui-Boui lets us do what we do best: put you within arm’s reach of a performer on the verge, where the nuances of delivery and the crackle of crowd energy shape the night in real time. Yvain’s stagecraft is lean and intentional—no heavy staging, just a tight mic, a responsive audience, and the comedian’s knack for shaping real-life awkwardness into laugh-out-loud clarity. The show trades in comic contrasts: the swagger we project online versus the quiet we practice at home, the pep talk we give ourselves before a date, the brave face that collapses in a split second when a plan goes sideways. Our team has seen the set evolve week after week, and each pass brings a new angle, a sharper turn, or a bolder closer. Catching it here means catching those living moments: the unexpected callback that detonates, the improvised riff that becomes tomorrow’s keeper, the surge of a crowd that Yvain rides with practiced ease. If you’re looking for a night that reflects the best of the current stand-up wave—smart, fast, personal, and very, very funny—Pas Courageux at Le Boui-Boui is precisely where to be.