Élie Semoun – Belfort

Élie Sémoun in concert on 15 November in Belfort. Book your tickets with NG productions! You don't have to look far to understand the tone of CACTUS! By giving this name to his new show, Elie Semoun is setting the tone: it's going to sting! Over the last 30 years, the comedian has established himself as one of the most incisive and delightfully offbeat comedians on the French stage. His style, a blend of finesse and audacity, has inspired many generations of artists. For his eighth show, Elie Semoun makes a slight shift: stand-up comedy now occupies a more prominent place, something new for him. But make no mistake, CACTUS remains faithful to his taste for characters. Among the gallery of his new monsters, you'll come across Jean Abdul, who will be opening for him, a son who takes his father on a visit to an EHPAD, Xavier the motor-impaired man who introduces his wife to his mother, a father confronted with his son's transition, a racist karate teacher, and a biting look at sexual harassment and religion. With CACTUS, Elie Semoun offers us a vision of our society that is both profound and light-hearted, between violence and inspiration, where the themes of intolerance, taboo and injustice are tackled unvarnished, but always with that incisive touch that characterises him.