Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

Le Boui-Boui presents Yvain dans Pas Courageux

At Le Boui-Boui, we cherish comedy that feels close, immediate, and alive, and that is exactly what you will experience when Yvain brings Pas Courageux to our stage. Our room is intimate by design, the kind of setting where a raised eyebrow can land as powerfully as a punchline, and where every seat feels like the front row. From the first beat of the show, the audience is part of the conversation—laughter doesn’t just roll through the room, it ricochets off the brickwork and back to the performer, fueling spontaneous asides and razor-sharp callbacks. We have booked this run because Pas Courageux represents the kind of daring, detail-rich stand-up we champion in Lyon: a vibrant blend of storytelling, surprise, and finely tuned timing. Expect a performance that navigates the gap between how we imagine ourselves and how we actually behave, especially when life throws up small tests of bravery. In our space, those moments become shared recognition, the kind of communal release that turns a night out into memory.

Yvain now: craft, momentum, and a new hour that breathes

Yvain’s comedic voice balances disarming honesty with an eye for the absurd mechanisms of everyday life. In Pas Courageux, he dives into the subtle negotiations of modern adulthood—social pressure versus self-preservation, ambition versus comfort, idealism versus the sneaky logic of taking the easy route. The material is tightly written but delivered with an effortless looseness that keeps each performance alive; he is unafraid to let the room steer an improv riff before snapping back into meticulously prepared bits. If you’re a fan of the high-precision, club-honed stand-up that has shaped contemporary French comedy, you’ll recognize the spirit of the circuits highlighted by Paname Comedy Club, Jamel Comedy Club, Montreux Comedy, and Marrakech du Rire. Yvain’s current momentum comes from where we believe great comedy is forged: night after night on intimate stages, testing angles, layering callbacks, and sharpening the rhythm until every silence becomes a springboard. With this new hour, he threads confessional humor through observational set pieces, letting vulnerability be a source of strength. At Le Boui-Boui, that alchemy reads beautifully—our acoustics reward nuance, and his onstage agility turns a raised hand in the crowd into a fully fledged runner that pays off later in the show.

What makes Pas Courageux such a joyous fit for our venue is the way Yvain’s themes intersect with the live-wire energy of our audience. He plays with the paradox of fear and impulse: how a buzzing phone derails our focus, how a polite “maybe later” becomes a lifestyle, how a small white lie at work spirals into a full-blown double life by the end of the week. Each beat is staged with a storyteller’s patience; he builds tension, plants a stray detail, and then drops a callback that reframes an earlier confession. We see our guests lean in, sensing a payoff and meeting it with big, rolling laughter. As curators, we are always looking for acts that serve both comedy regulars and first-time visitors; Yvain speaks to both, marrying club-seasoned technique with an open, generous tone. Pas Courageux is the kind of hour that develops in real time: the skeleton is solid, but each night picks up new fibers—an exchange with the front row, a fresh punchline, a shifted cadence that finds an even cleaner laugh. That’s why we love presenting it at Le Boui-Boui: the show breathes with the room, and the room, in turn, becomes part of the writing. Whether you come as a devoted stand-up follower or simply to share an evening of bright, human comedy, this is an essential stop on our season’s program.