Yvain Dans Pas Courageux - Le Boui-boui, Lyon

From our stage at Le Boui-Boui in Lyon, we are delighted to welcome Yvain with his new stand-up hour, Pas Courageux. In our intimate room, where every expression reads clearly and every punchline lands at the perfect distance, Yvain’s penchant for self-deprecation and razor-sharp observation meets an audience that loves being part of the moment. The premise teased by the title runs through the evening: the gap between the bravery we fantasize about and the tiny tremors we live with every day. Expect nimble storytelling, brisk detours into crowd work, and the kind of comedic honesty that blossoms only when performer and audience share the same breath. We’ve programmed this show because it is shaped for rooms like ours—close-knit, curious, and ready to follow a thought from a whisper to a roar—and because Yvain’s timing, rhythm, and ability to turn ordinary hesitations into extraordinary laughter are exactly what Le Boui-Boui exists to champion.

At Le Boui-Boui: a precise, living hour with room to breathe

Pas Courageux is a living work, and we see it evolve night after night at Le Boui-Boui. Yvain builds tension with a light touch, then breaks it with a turn of phrase or a carefully planted callback, pulling the audience into complicity rather than confrontation. The material circles themes of fear and pride, relationship stalemates, small-town bravado versus big-city anxieties, and the way everyday decisions—answering a message, stepping on a stage, taking the “serious” seat at a dinner—become tests of character. This season, Yvain’s creative momentum is unmistakable: new bits are arriving, older beats are being tightened, and his short-form clips keep sparking conversation online, drawing fresh faces to the club. As a venue devoted to live development, we give the show the space it needs—clean acoustics, a warm, focused room, and a pace that lets jokes bloom and murmurs turn into laughter. The result is an hour that feels both polished and immediate, crafted for the alchemy that only happens in a room like ours.

For fans of today’s stand-up: the spirit of the scene on our stage

Audiences who follow contemporary stand-up will recognize the pulse that animates Pas Courageux. If your evenings include émissions like Jamel Comedy Club, Montreux Comedy, Roast Battle France, or the Paname Art Café channel, you’ll feel at home with Yvain’s quick-fire rhythm, deft crowd interactions, and taste for tension-and-release storytelling. He leans into misdirection without gimmicks, favoring crisp premises and tightly wound tags over theatrical frills, and he treats audience participation as a creative tool rather than a shortcut. At Le Boui-Boui, the room amplifies that approach: the laughs ricochet, the silences are intentional, and the connection feels personal. We curate nights that let you sit close to the spark—no distractions, no distance—so you can catch the micro-shifts in tone that turn a line into a memory. Whether you come to test the latest wave of French stand-up or to discover a new favorite voice, Pas Courageux offers a finely tuned hour that balances bite with warmth, doubt with bravado, and craft with spontaneity. Join us at Le Boui-Boui and experience Yvain in a setting that lets every nuance—and every risk—shine.