Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

At Le Boui-Boui: Yvain dans Pas Courageux

At Le Boui-Boui, we love nothing more than welcoming audacious comic voices into our intimate room and letting the closeness between artist and audience work its magic. That is exactly why we are thrilled to host Yvain dans Pas Courageux. From the very first minutes on our snug stage, Yvain’s energy feels tailor-made for the space: quick on his feet, delightfully self-deprecating, and irresistibly conversational. As a venue known for championing sharp stand-up that speaks to everyday life, we have seen how a comedian’s honesty can bloom in a room like ours, and Yvain leans into this with gusto—testing boundaries without breaking trust, inviting laughter without losing heart. The thread running through Pas Courageux is instantly relatable: fears that nibble at us, excuses we tell ourselves, and the awkward heroism required just to get through modern life. Here, proximity becomes a narrative tool; the audience reaction guides his timing, the low ceiling catches every whisper, and the result is a tightrope walk between vulnerability and punchline that plays to every strength of Le Boui-Boui.

Artistic momentum and what to expect on stage

Yvain arrives at Le Boui-Boui with fresh momentum and a notebook brimming with new angles, shaped by months of lively rooms and the kind of live-testing that keeps stand-up urgent. In Pas Courageux, he has been carving out crisp, modern routines that capture our collective jitters with both tenderness and bite. Expect nimble shifts from personal confession to social observation, stitched together with callbacks that keep the whole hour buoyant. Fans who have been following his recent clips will recognize the agile storytelling and razor edits brought to the stage, now stretched into full arcs and punctuated by tight tags. Within the show, he weaves distinct bits that audiences have already been buzzing about, including ‘Le super-héros du dimanche,’ where bravery meets house chores; ‘Mode avion,’ a hilariously fraught ode to digital detox that never quite happens; and ‘Prétexte pour ne pas sortir,’ a cascade of inventive, all-too-credible excuses. He also teases fresh segments like ‘Courage en kit’ and ‘Plan B, C et panique,’ which build on the show’s central question: What does courage look like when the small stuff—queues, phone calls, family dinners—feels like a boss level?

Our team at Le Boui-Boui crafts the room so these stories land with maximum impact: crisp sound, warm lights, and the kind of stage proximity that invites playful crowd work without overwhelming the flow. Yvain uses that closeness to turn tension into a comedic engine—letting a pause breathe, letting a grin do as much work as a punchline, letting a throwaway aside become the line everyone quotes on the way out. The structure of Pas Courageux reveals itself gradually, with recurring motifs that feel like little secret handshakes between performer and audience. Keep an ear out for the evolving chapter around ‘Tout va bien (sauf quand ça va mal),’ where minor daily disasters stack into a domino run of laughs, and the nimble vignette on urban micro-heroics that keeps circling back to the first row. If you enjoy stand-up that marries quick wit with a storyteller’s patience, this is your sweet spot: a show that captures the jitters of our time, fashioned into relatable, resilient laughter—and a perfect fit for the close-quarter electricity that defines Le Boui-Boui.