Elie Semoun - Cactus - Tournée

There's no need to look far to grasp the tone of CACTUS! By giving this name to his new show, Elie Semoun sets the scene: it's going to sting! For 30 years, the comedian has established himself as one of the most incisive and deliciously offbeat comics on the French stage.

His style, which blends subtlety and daring, has inspired many generations of artists. For his eighth show, Elie Semoun makes a slight shift: stand-up now takes up a more significant place, a first for him.

But don't be mistaken, CACTUS remains faithful to his taste for characters.

Among the gallery of his new monsters, you'll meet Jean Abdul, who will open the show, a son who takes his father to visit a care home, Xavier the wheelchair user who introduces his wife to his mother, a father confronted with his son's transition, a karate instructor who is racist, and a biting look at sexual harassment and religion.

With CACTUS, Elie Semoun offers a view of our society that is both profound and light, somewhere between violence and inspiration, where themes of intolerance, taboo and injustice are tackled without pretence, yet always with that incisive touch that characterises him.

3-752486 / 6-752577) with Rire & Chansons.