Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

Le Boui-Boui welcomes Yvain in Pas Courageux

At Le Boui-Boui, we love nights when the room hums before the first word is spoken, and that is precisely the mood we expect when Yvain brings Pas Courageux to our intimate stage. Our black-box theater was built for stand-up: a close, low-lit space where the smallest glance, the quick intake of breath, and the snap of a punchline land with exhilarating clarity. From our perspective as hosts, Pas Courageux fits the room like a glove—a show that turns everyday jitters and private doubts into communal laughter, inviting the audience to lean in, react, and sometimes become part of the momentum. We program artists who thrive on proximity, and Yvain’s timing, physicality, and conversational riffing make that closeness a feature, not a risk. Expect an hour where the themes of fear and bravado get unpacked with playful self-mockery, where mundane rituals become miniature epics, and where the energy of the crowd powers the next tangent. At Le Boui-Boui, that chemistry is the point: compressed space, crisp light, and the feeling that the whole room is a single, responsive listener.

Artist spotlight and current buzz

We follow artists as they evolve, and Yvain arrives with material that reflects the pace and pulse of contemporary French stand-up. Pas Courageux showcases a voice tuned to micro-observations—those awkward greetings in stairwells, the phantom buzz of a phone, the heroic plans that evaporate at the first sign of rain—delivered with a clean rhythm that favors punch over ornament. If you track today’s scene through reference points like Jamel Comedy Club, Canal+’s Soixante, the gala nights at Montreux Comedy, or Netflix’s One Night in Paris, you’ll recognize the lean, cinematic beats and the appetite for true stories sharpened into bits. As a venue, we hear audiences ask for fresh angles without gimmicks, and Yvain brings exactly that: an elastic set that can pivot from whispered aside to full-bodied act-out, weaving callbacks through the hour so the laugh you had at minute five blooms again at minute fifty. The “news” here is the immediacy—newly honed pieces, topical sparks, and that work-in-the-room instinct that turns a spontaneous exchange into a highlight. Pas Courageux is less about bravely conquering fear than about cheekily befriending it, and the wit is in the details.

Hosting Yvain in Pas Courageux also means putting our Le Boui-Boui signature on the viewing experience. We keep the focus on the artist: a warm wash of light, sound that feels natural rather than amplified, and seating that puts everyone close enough to read a shrug. For this show, we recommend arriving a touch early to settle into the vibe of the room; conversation tends to ripple before curtain, and that shared anticipation feeds the timing on stage. The set moves swiftly—no wasted motion, no indulgent detours—so attention is rewarded, especially when a throwaway line returns as a surprise button later on. Our team is there to make it easy: clear entry, friendly guidance to your seats, and a room reset that respects both the performer and the audience. In Pas Courageux, Yvain mines the brave-and-not-so-brave corners of daily life, and the closeness of Le Boui-Boui lets you feel each shift in temperature: a pause that deepens a premise, a glance that turns a confession into a conspiratorial wink, a burst of laughter that ricochets and lifts the next beat. It’s the kind of night we like to build: human-scale, high-contact, and full of live-wire moments you can only catch in the room.