Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Yvain dans Pas Courageux

At Le Boui-Boui, we love shows that feel handcrafted for our room: sharp writing, quicksilver timing, and a performer who treats the stage like a living conversation. That is exactly what Yvain delivers with Pas Courageux. In our intimate Lyon setting, every raised eyebrow and whispered aside lands with precision, turning small revelations into big laughs. The show explores how hesitation, fear, and everyday awkwardness can be mined for comedy without losing warmth or empathy. From the moment the lights come up, Yvain’s presence and pacing make the audience feel like co-authors of the night, with crowd interactions that remain playful yet focused. Our stage design keeps sightlines clean and the sound crisp, so punchlines pop and callbacks boomerang through the room. In Pas Courageux, Yvain leans into vulnerability and self-deprecation, but he also threads in smart observations about friendship, work, family expectations, and the odd rituals we invent to appear brave. It’s a tight, contemporary hour, perfectly tailored to the up-close energy that defines Le Boui-Boui.

The current moment of a comic voice on the rise

We program artists who bring fresh momentum, and Yvain is firmly in that moment. Pas Courageux shows the craft of a comic refining new material night after night, shaping transitions, and building arcs that keep the laughter building without losing emotional texture. While the stand-up scene keeps evolving through platforms and clubs, the sensibility of this show sits naturally alongside the wave of contemporary francophone comedy audiences discover via Paname Comedy Club, Le Fridge Comedy Club, Jamel Comedy Club, Stand Up 3000, and festival showcases such as Montreux Comedy Festival. Yvain’s current set plays with narrative layering: a throwaway aside becomes a running bit, and a slip of “not being ready” morphs into a full-blown sketch about dodging decisions. Expect observational riffs on digital life, dating rituals, apartment living, and the tiny catastrophes that shape a day—material that feels true to city rhythms while remaining universal. In rehearsals and warm-up sets, he has been tightening segues, enriching characters, and calibrating crowd work to our room’s acoustics. The result is an evening that feels new and immediate, with the unmistakable spark of an artist actively building his voice.

From our vantage point at Le Boui-Boui, Pas Courageux is also a celebration of stagecraft. Yvain uses silence as a tool, letting the room breathe before snapping back with a precise tag. He varies cadence to set up misdirection—softening the audience with an intimate confession and then snapping the trap with a bold left turn. The themes are contemporary without leaning on trends for easy applause: social anxiety without cynicism, ambition without bragging, a playful autopsy of courage that asks how we move forward even when we’d rather freeze. The structure of the evening allows for organic callbacks that reward attentive listeners and give regulars a fresh way to experience recurring motifs. Our team fine-tunes lighting cues so that each beat lands with intention, and the bar’s pre-show atmosphere keeps the crowd primed but relaxed. Whether you’re a devoted follower of Lyon’s stand-up circuit or new to live comedy, the scale and spirit of our room make Pas Courageux feel unusually close, like you’re sitting inside the creative process while still getting a fully formed show. That alchemy—between an artist in full flow and a venue built for connection—is exactly why we’re proud to present Yvain on our stage at Le Boui-Boui.