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JULIEN ROSSIER IS COLUCHE Theatre

JULIEN ROSSIER IS COLUCHE

Sat, 30 Oct 2027 · 20:00
Cirque Royal, Brussels
JULIEN ROSSIER EST COLUCHE IN "IT'S THE STORY OF A GUY" More than forty years after having forever marked the history of humor, Coluche returns to the stage… for the duration of a show. With "Coluche! It's the story of a guy", the actor and comedian Julien Rossier brings back to life the cult texts and the irreverent spirit of the one who revolutionized French humor. A faithful tribute, carried by a striking interpretation, to be discovered on Saturday, October 30, 2027 at Cirque Royal de Bruxelles and on Thursday, November 18, 2027 at Forum de Liège. Tickets will be on sale starting Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. on fkpscorpio.be. What if Coluche came back today to look our era straight in the eyes? From the first moments, something strikes. A familiar silhouette. A voice. A presence. The words flow with that freedom of tone that made the legend of Coluche: raw, funny, punchy. Texts that continue to resonate today with remarkable modernity. "Coluche! It's the story of a guy" is not a biopic. The show does not tell the life of Coluche: it gives him back the stage. Through his sketches, his words and his uncompromising look at society, it is the whole strength of his humor that comes back to life. Throughout the evening, the iconic sketches follow one another: Le Schmilblick, The Arab CRS, It's the story of a guy, Gugusse, The Hitchhiker… Texts that have become cult where social satire, political humor and observations that are still as biting as ever about our society intersect. We laugh a lot, of course. But behind the laughter also hide lucidity, tenderness and sometimes anger. This ability that Coluche had to shake up conventions, to provoke without ever losing sight of the human. On stage, Julien Rossier seeks neither imitation nor caricature. He restores with accuracy the swagger, the energy and the very particular rhythm of Coluche. The strike, in the voice as in the gestures, even in the silences. The codes are there: the overalls, the yellow t-shirt, the policeman's cap, the red nose… For the duration of an evening, the illusion is disturbing. Between emotion, irreverence and bursts of laughter, "Coluche! It's the story of a guy" celebrates the legacy of an artist who deeply marked the history of French humor and whose texts have lost none of their strength. A popular, funny, insolent and deeply human show. The story "of this guy", it is no longer a memory, it is an urgency!
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Venue
Cirque Royal
Rue de Enseignement-Onderrichtsstraat 81, 1000, 1000 Brussels
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