Do you think humor isn’t what it used to be? That our comedians no longer dare to denounce the failings of Quebec society as did Yvon Deschamps, Clémence DesRochers, Les Cyniques or even Rock et Belles Oreilles? So, it may well be that this fall’s programming will make you change your mind.
On October 7, at Outremont, Emmanuel Bilodeau presents his second solo show: Manu Bilodeux in trouble. Father of four children, a philosopher in his spare time and a poet in spite of himself, the man tackles “great existential and planetary questions”, shares his thoughts on a decade “which started out all wrong” and even has the audacity to offer a political speech in the unique style of Erin O’Toole.
On October 19, still in Outremont, it’s the turn of Christian Begin to unveil its third comedy show, The 8 deadly sins. More than twenty years later I’ve Got a Crush on You or I have an orangeade on youthe artist reconnects with the stand up in order to carry out an “inventory of fixtures without complacency or evasion”. Let’s bet that, to question our failings and his own, Bégin won’t be able to refrain from singing or playing a few characters.
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On October 25, at the Maisonneuve theatre, Guy Nantelwill present its sixth show: If I understand you correctly, you are saying… Affirming to express himself “courageously” and “in the greatest freedom”, the humorist, who of course returns to his participation in the race for the leadership of the Parti québécois in 2020, promises to adopt on our society a “caustic look , ironic and realistic”.
To those who will not yet be satiated with committed humour, we advise yvon Timeless Deschampsa benefit show hosted by Benoit Briere. On September 19, a host of comedians will defend a monologue byyvon The fields on stage at the Casino de Montreal. The profits will allow the Center Yvon Deschamps to pursue its mission with young people in the Centre-Sud district.
Never having recovered from the 1995 referendum defeat, Brick and Brick(François Ruel-Côté and Sébastien Tessier) use poetry as a political weapon. Find them at the Terminal Comédie Club (1875, avenue du Mont-Royal Est), on November 11 and 25, then on December 2 and 9.
As for Noemie Leduc Roy and Anne-Sarah Charbonneauthey suit you Womansplaning Show, an evening during which four guests will humorously explain a feminist word or concept. To see them destroy the patriarchy, one joke at a time, you have to go to the Lion d’Or on September 28, October 26 and November 22.
If there is one that does not circumvent social and political, cultural and identity issues, it is Adib Alkhalidey. With Quebec tabarnak, his fourth solo show, covered with praise last winter, the comedian of Moroccan-Iraqi origin will be at the Gesù from September 8 to 10 as well as October 7 and 8. On October 21, he offers the Maisonneuve theater!
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On November 8, at the Olympia, Jo Cormierunveils its first show: Animal. After touring Quebec as the opening act for MarianaMazza, it’s time for the one who doesn’t hesitate to call himself a “funny sparrow” to take off solo. In his colorful style, with a disarming frankness, the thirty-year-old questions the animality of human beings and the humanity of animals, juggles with existential questions and constructs theories as far-fetched as they are hilarious.
On November 30, also at the Olympia, it’s Christine Morency which is making a comeback. In his first show, Grace — unquestionably the one yours truly awaits with the most impatience! —, the “single woman with generous forms and a well-hung tongue” approaches, without the slightest modesty, the incredible situations in which her opinions, to say the least, have often placed her. Let’s add that the channel Z will offer this fall a series of six episodes documenting the creation of the show.
On the international visit side, note that David SedarisAmerican master of satire, will be at the Maisonneuve theater on October 2 (in English), that the Jamel Comedy Club will take over the Olympia on October 21 and that Gad Elmaleh will present By the wayhis new show, at the Bell Center on October 30.
Mariana Mazza and Guillaume Pineault will both see their first book appear this fall. Her own book is called Montreal North (Québec Amérique, October 12) and it is a tribute to the universe that defined her. His own book is called She won’t come back, Camille (Cardinal, 1er November), and we can assume that the comedian revisits certain episodes of his love life there.
Several comedians are running in this fall across the province. mention Eve Cotewho is testing his first solo show while finishing the Grandes Crues tour with Marie-Lyne Joncas, but also Melanie Couture, Simon Delisle, Michelle Desrochers, Jean-Sebastien Girard, Maude Landry and Matthew Pepper.
On the side of the most experienced, let us point out Fabien Cloutier, Boucar Diouf, Dominic and Martin, Simon Gouache, Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques and Daniel Lemire. We dare to believe that this happy mix of new figures and seasoned figures indicates the vitality of the milieu and the diversity of the public.