Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Yvain dans Pas courageux

At Le Boui-Boui in Lyon, we champion the kind of comedy that comes alive only a few steps from the stage. That is why we are delighted to host Yvain dans Pas courageux, a club-ready hour that thrives on intimacy, pace, and the quicksilver connection between performer and audience. Our room is designed for this kind of encounter: lights trimmed for expression, sound honed for whisper-quiet asides and sudden punchlines, and a seating plan that puts every guest within earshot of the smallest shift in tone. From the moment our front-of-house welcomes you to the second our tech team cues the first beat, we aim to create a cocoon where laughter flows freely and stories feel shared rather than delivered. Pas courageux fits our space perfectly: a personal, mischievous, and high-energy show in which hesitation becomes a springboard for wit, and everyday scrapes turn into the kind of moments that make strangers nod at one another as if to say, “Yes, I’ve been there too.”

Artistically, Yvain arrives with momentum. In recent months he has sharpened Pas courageux across late-night club slots and tightly curated showcases, evolving an hour that fuses nimble crowd work with crisp, narrative-driven bits. Expect a modern, city-paced sensibility—smart observations about fear and bravado, digital-age reflexes, and the tiny rituals we invent to feel safe. Within the show, he threads together memorable segments that audiences have already taken to heart, including Message vocal à 2h02, a coiled confession about overthinking and voicemail etiquette; Mode Avion, a finely tuned exploration of our love-hate pact with smartphones; Le Gars du Service Après-Vente, a character-driven piece that flips customer support into existential theater; and Cours de self-défense émotionnelle, where the bravest move is sometimes admitting you have none. Alongside the stage work, Yvain’s short-form videos and recent podcast appearances have teased the tone of Pas courageux without giving away the show’s best surprises, building anticipation while leaving the punchlines to the live experience—exactly how we like it at Le Boui-Boui.

Why Pas courageux belongs in our room

The humor in Pas courageux is relational at its core, and our compact, brick-walled stage amplifies that electricity. From our vantage point, Yvain’s writing clicks when the audience is close enough to catch his quick pivots—one eyebrow raise, one breath held too long, and the room erupts. The hour moves through themes that are universal yet sharply contemporary: the dance between impulse and responsibility, the social choreography of group chats, and the daily negotiations we make with ourselves to pass for brave. You’ll hear new or expanded bits like Le Courage à petites doses, a wry take on micro-resolutions; Rendez-vous chez le dentiste, where self-control meets the whirr of the drill; and Groupes WhatsApp de famille, a tour of emojis, silence, and the politics of who replies when. On certain nights, Yvain tests bonus tags or alternate endings, a luxury of our format that keeps each performance alive and slightly different. As a venue, we thrive on that risk-reward energy, and we’ve tuned the room to catch every shade of it. If you want the fullest version of Pas courageux—the one where timing, breath, and audience spark align—seeing Yvain at Le Boui-Boui is the way to do it.