Olivier De Benoist - Le Droit Au Bonheur - Tournée

Olivier de Benoist brings Le droit au bonheur to our Lyon stage

We are delighted to welcome Olivier de Benoist with Le droit au bonheur, a new date in his ongoing tournée that has been filling theaters across the country. Hosting him in Lyon is a pleasure and a responsibility we relish: audiences here know his quicksilver wit, his knack for turning everyday life into sparkling comedy, and his irresistible stage presence. Many first discovered him thanks to On n’demande qu’à en rire, and more recently through his regular jabs and rejoinders on Les Grosses Têtes, where his sharp timing keeps listeners on their toes. After the success of Le petit dernier, he returns with a show that reframes his trademark themes—coupledom, parenting, and polite society—through the prism of the pursuit of happiness. We’ve prepared our room to match his rhythm: a clean, unobtrusive set, nimble lighting, and sound tuned to catch every aside, because half the pleasure with Olivier is in the throwaway line that lands a second later and sends the entire hall into laughter.

Le droit au bonheur taps into our era’s obsession with feeling good, using the comedian’s playful logic to dissect self-help mantras, couple therapy clichés, social media’s advice overload, and the tiny rituals we invent to convince ourselves we’re thriving. On stage, Olivier de Benoist builds teasing, quasi-philosophical “cases” about the small negotiations of daily life—who does the dishes, who chooses the holiday, who keeps the remote—before delivering tongue-in-cheek verdicts that are as cathartic as they are hilarious. Expect finely chiseled wordplay, mischievous reversals, and the warm complicity he cultivates with the crowd; he loves a well-placed aside and an audience reaction he can spin into comedy gold. Our Lyon audience appreciates comedians who balance elegance with audacity, and his style fits that bill perfectly: urbane but daring, affectionate yet impertinent. The pacing of Le droit au bonheur moves from sly confessions to exuberant routines, giving viewers time to savor each punchline and the craftsmanship behind it.

Inside the tournée Le droit au bonheur: what’s new and why it matters in Lyon

As part of the tournée Le droit au bonheur, Olivier de Benoist has been refining fresh material that echoes his current appearances on Les Grosses Têtes, where topical jokes and razor-edged repartee keep him in permanent creative motion. His recent sets bristle with observations about modern pressures—productivity cults, the tyranny of “perfect” families, the algorithm as a nosy neighbor—filtered through that signature charm that lets him say the unsayable and remain disarmingly likable. For our Lyon public, this date is an opportunity to see how he has evolved since Le petit dernier: the writing is more incisive, the stagecraft leaner, and the laughter just as generous. We work closely with his team to ensure every inflection is heard and every silence holds its comic charge, creating the intimacy that lets his humor breathe. Welcoming Olivier de Benoist here feels like hosting a conversation with an old friend who keeps surprising you—one who turns private grumbles into collective delight. Join us as Le droit au bonheur takes its place on our Lyon stage and proves that, for one evening at least, happiness really can be a shared right.