Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

Pas courageux at Le Boui-Boui: a close-up with Yvain

At Le Boui-Boui, we thrive on comedians who can turn the smallest everyday tremor into a roaring laugh, and that is precisely why hosting Yvain with Pas courageux feels so right for our room. Our stage is intimate by design, placing the performer just an arm’s length from the first row; it amplifies nuance, timing, and those sly shifts of expression that Yvain uses to devastating comic effect. In Pas courageux, he builds an irresistible portrait of someone who negotiates with fear the way others negotiate with phone batteries—carefully, obsessively, hilariously. The show’s rhythm is brisk but personable, with Yvain pacing between confessional storytelling and crisp, punchy observations. Recent bits audiences have loved in previews include “Chronique d’un Trouillard,” a sequence that dissects how bravado collapses in the face of tiny anxieties, and “Mode Avion Social,” where he attempts to switch off awkwardness the way we switch off notifications. In our room, these sketches land with a special charge; the laughter loops back instantly, and Yvain leans into it, letting each chuckle reshape the next line. If you cherish stand-up that’s warm, quick, and precise, Pas courageux feels tailor-made for a night at Le Boui-Boui.

Yvain on our stage: fresh material and recent sketches

We have followed Yvain’s current momentum closely as he continues to refine a voice that is sharper with every club date. The new material he brings to Le Boui-Boui shows a comedian working at full confidence, layering callbacks and visual details that reward attentive listeners. His recent sketches “Le Héros des Petites Peurs” and “Service Après-Peur” extend the show’s premise beyond simple self-deprecation; they morph into mini-adventures where a doorbell becomes a thriller cue, a group chat a courtroom, and a dentist appointment an action film with the world’s quietest explosion. We’ve seen how our audience responds to that blend of imagination and vulnerability—he earns big laughs without ever punching down. Yvain’s onstage persona, half-analyst and half-amateur stuntman of daily life, dovetails with our room’s acoustics and close seating: whispers carry, silence can be comedic punctuation, and every hesitation becomes a setup. In Pas courageux, he also tightens the throughline of modern nerves—public speaking, dates, office politics, the wobble between bravery and bluff. Those who have enjoyed our recent late-evening comedy slots will recognize the crisp pace: no filler, just smart premises building to clean, satisfying payoffs.

As a house devoted to living, evolving comedy, we value artists who test material in front of real people, reshape it, and deliver it with renewed spark; Yvain is doing exactly that right now. Expect finely tuned chapters like “La Colocation avec la Peur,” where dread is imagined as the worst roommate, and “Escape Game de la Vie,” a playful riff on how routine can feel like a maze with cheeky puzzles and moving walls. In our experience, these sketches work best up close, and Le Boui-Boui’s convivial energy brings out their full color—each aside, each raised eyebrow, each last-second switch in perspective. You’ll hear the room breathing with him as he navigates relationships, workday bluffing, the micro-panics of public transport, and the unheroic truth of scrolling instead of acting. The craft is in the details: an unexpected verb, a look that undercuts a boast, a silence that becomes a confession. We curate our season around moments like this—where a comedian’s current creative streak meets an audience that wants to be surprised. With Pas courageux, Yvain offers precisely that: recent, resilient sketches, performed at a pace and proximity that make every laugh feel earned, present, and joyfully shared at Le Boui-Boui.