Le Roi Borgne dans La vie ou la mort

Le Roi Borgne is the stage name of Mathieu Saïkaly, a multidisciplinary artist who moves between music, comedy and the stage.

He first came to wider public attention by winning La Nouvelle Star in 2014, before building a more personal universe at the crossroads of song and stand-up.

During lockdown, he turned to social media, where he published sketches that allowed him to explore a new facet of his work.

Far from abandoning music, he gradually integrated it into a freer stage form, where songs sit alongside characters, absurd reflections and existential questions. In 2025, Le Roi Borgne presents his first comedy show, La vie ou la mort?.

The starting point is as simple as it is dizzying: why preserve life? Starting from this slightly ambitious question, he tackles money, well-being, the Industrial Revolution, society and the big topics that can normally ruin a Monday morning.

On stage, Le Roi Borgne alternates stand-up, songs and appearances by offbeat characters. His show rests on absurd, poetic and at times outright zany humour, yet one that is always underpinned by genuine reflection on the contemporary world.

Le Roi Borgne champions a hybrid, generous kind of show, where you can laugh, think, sing and seriously wonder whether chickens have an opinion on the Industrial Revolution.