Le Mag · CultureLe Drôle d’Hiver in Risoul

Updated on 21 Sept 2026 Le 1850 · Risoul Best read in November, December, January, February, March

Vacances Léo Lagrange is a non-profit group dedicated to sustainable, social and family tourism, governed by the French law of 1901 on associations. 2024 marks our organisation's long-awaited return to the resort of Risoul. It is with great emotion and pride that we welcome our club hotel “Le 1850” back into the group. To celebrate, we have decided to launch our “Le Drôle d’Hiver” comedy festival concept from this very first year! An artists' residency hosting more than 25 renowned professional performers in our Comedy Club, right inside our hotel.

Contact and bookings

Risoul Tourist Office
04 92 46 02 60
[email protected]

In partnership with Ici Provence

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25 December 2024

A one-of-a-kind, very funny and interactive show combining theatre and improvisation, in the tradition of the famous duo LES BONIMENTEURS (20 years of touring success).

The President of the Republic entrusts Agent K, a commander in the DGSE (the French foreign intelligence service), and Ducci of Les Bonimenteurs – two people who could not be more different – with a mission: to go out and meet the French people and lift their spirits through the incredible values of improvised theatre. More than just an improv performance, with its subtle, creative and intelligent humour, Les Hommes du Président has a genuine theatrical dimension, built around a story told in full interaction with the audience. An extraordinary stage performance, different every night, delivered at a cracking pace by an explosive duo with boundless imagination. Pure entertainment for all ages and the whole family!

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26 December 2024

Stan Benett World Tour: but only in France! International vocal performances and offbeat parodies – laughter and emotion guaranteed!

Step into the unique world of Stan Benett, the artist with 200 voices and 200 emotions! With an unrivalled talent for parodying international hits, Stan sweeps you up in a whirlwind of humour and emotion. From Michael Jackson to Vianney, by way of Maître Gims, no star escapes his uncanny impressions. Get ready to roar with laughter and be touched to the heart, because with Stan Benett every performance is an unforgettable experience in which laughter and tenderness go perfectly hand in hand.

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30 December 2024

You may have discovered him on social media, but it is now on stage that Greg really comes into his own.

After 10 years of loyal service with the Marseille marine fire brigade, come and find out how this young father gave it all up (well, almost – the kids are still around…) to attempt the impossible: becoming a comedian!

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31 December 2024 (New Year’s Eve party)

Bobzilla, Bob, Bobby, Michel des Collègues: a tireless giant of a man with titanium ears, the terror of Marseille’s dancefloors.

Blessed with a sure taste for “good music” of every shade, an innate sense of how to party and a musical culture as vast as it is eclectic, the man is as comfortable with a batcave bootleg as with a live funk set. He can follow a French pop track with a reggae hit and then an electro remix without anyone batting an eyelid. Bob has a gift for lifting the room, drawing on a palette as wide as it is varied. Nobody loves mixing genres to get people dancing quite like he does. And that is exactly what he has been doing for many years – and will be for a long time to come.

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2 January 2025

Until now the frazzled, slightly hopeless mum, Laurie Peret steps out of character to present herself as a woman, single and in her forties.

From her inability to run a household on her own, to the addictions she fights every other week, her love of dangerous men and the complicated story of her birth, she paints her daily life as “a succession of entertaining disasters for which she alone is responsible”. But although she is “her own worst danger”, she is doing fine. She is doing fine because she has finally met someone: herself. A punchy second show, far more stand-up than the first but just as musical. Her songs at a little piano – her trademark – are back, except that this time it is no longer a toy but a real instrument with a retro funk feel.

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16 January 2025

Maxime, famous for his bouncer sketch, returns with an authentic show that blends storytelling and brand-new sketches. “Et voilà” is the all-new show from Maxime Van Laer, which will take you on a hilarious journey through the twists and turns of everyday life.

With his sparkling humour and sharp eye for the world around him, Maxime invites you to explore the absurdities of modern society while making you burst out laughing. Get ready for offbeat sketches, juicy anecdotes and a good dose of surprises, because with Maxime Van Laer nothing is ever predictable, but everything is always irresistibly funny.

His talent for improvisation also earned him a spot as a regular panellist with Laurent Ruquier (2001) on “On a tout essayé”, as well as with Nagui and Frédéric Lopez.

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18 January 2025

Stand-up comedian KINO of JAMEL COMEDY fame

In his show “bon à rien mais prêt à tout”, Kino breaks the rules of comedy by mixing stand-up, soundtracks and audience interaction. He recounts his misadventures, backed by original, punchy staging. Some call him good for nothing.

He says he’s up for anything!

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31 January 2025

“Le sens de la vie” I wanted to take up horse riding, but I didn’t know whether I’d like it. And then, actually, I realised that no, not particularly.

Not Particularly was also the horse’s name, as it happens. Crazy, isn’t it? In his new show, Alexis Le Rossignol mixes storytelling with fridge-magnet philosophy and tries to answer a simple but really annoying question: what are we doing with our lives?

6 February 2025

Real name Xavier Dupont, Didou is a French comedian and actor from Monbazillac.

It was in this village in the Dordogne that the young man took his first steps on stage, playing the part of a mute when he was just 14. To take his career to another level, he did not hesitate to move to Paris, where he honed his skills with classes at the École du One Man Show and the Cours Florent drama school.

For some years now he has been performing his solo show, DIDOU, Imparfait, Libre et Heureux. Hugely popular, this crowd-pleasing show is for everyone. The young comedian, whose talent is beyond question, never fails to point out that there is a bit of everything in his show.

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11 February 2025

A trunk opens… You’re off on a merry-go-round at breakneck speed, bound for the land of imagination. Welcome to the attic of his childhood.

A secret place built and inhabited by his grandfather. A true clown who taught him everything: how to grow up, how to get up to mischief. In fact, the biggest piece of mischief he ever got up to was growing up… This versatile free spirit is electrifying venues the length and breadth of France with a spectacular, breathtaking One-Performer-Show. A quick-witted creator of emotions, he talks to us about his heritage and his roots in the North. A touch of nostalgia that also shows us how we are more and more at odds with one another. He touches on the sorry mindset of humanity and of the news. All those thoughts we impose on ourselves. Time that passes, and that we forget about, until we become adults and miss the thing that matters most… our childhood. Legend has it that he is schizophrenic. Not true – there are more of them than that… A whimsical, endearing, sensitive and off-balance world.

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14 February 2025 (Valentine’s Day special)

Actress and comedian Vanessa Kayo started out making her classmates laugh in the playground. She followed a classic academic path – the elite hypokhâgne and khâgne preparatory classes, then Sciences Po – and began her professional life as a French literature teacher.

A job she left in 2014 and which inspired her first show, Feignasse hyperactive, in which she also cheerfully pokes fun at the ups and downs of life as a woman, a daughter and a mother, and which quickly became a big hit with audiences. (Currently on MyCanal and 6play.) After that success, Vanessa is back with a new show!

Finding love when you grew up somewhere between Cinderella and Simone de Beauvoir…

Vanessa is finally a fulfilled woman: a great job, a great teenager and a new man in her life – a blond, perfect Dutchman – after an endless string of losers. Could he be the love of her life at last?

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18 February 2025

Noémie BOUSQUAINAUD and Thierry MARQUET We wanted to call it “Lady and the Tramp”, but that was already taken… “Ils exagèrent” is a clever blend of material from Noémie Bousquainaud’s and Thierry Marquet’s shows, for an explosive cocktail.

These 2 comedians share the same stage at the same time, for better and for laughter! In “Coucou les moches”, Noémie dares to do anything – and that’s how you recognise her! In “Saignant mais juste à point”, Thierry knows better than anyone how to listen and spot what nobody else had noticed! The best of their shows means 1 hour 30 minutes of laughter with these 2 completely madcap comedians… and all for the price of 1! So hurry to the theatre, because they may be going too far (“ils exagèrent”)… but missing them really would be going too far.

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20 February 2025

Dive into the world of hypnosis with Xavier Clausse, the master of hypnosis on social media with more than a billion views worldwide. An evening that will knock you off your feet – quite literally!

You have heard of hypnosis, and listened to programmes about this state we can be put into. In the end, we either believe in it or we don’t, and having stage hypnotist Xavier Clausse at “Le 1850”, in a fun show all about hypnosis, will let you make up your own mind.

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21 February 2025

TITOFF, a French pioneer of stand-up, opens the doors
to SHOWBIZ in his brand-new show!
For 45 minutes, go backstage in French show business, from Marseille to Paris. Through hilarious anecdotes, Titoff reveals what goes on behind the scenes: TV shows, chaotic rehearsals, encounters with stars, and the perks and pitfalls of fame.
With great humour he recounts the successes, the flops and, above all, the fits of laughter that have marked his career.

A sparkling show that highlights how the profession has changed and looks back at the days before social media and smartphones. SHOWBIZ, a unique evening for seeing the world of entertainment in a different light!

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25 February 2025

A show about real life, real people and the fronts they put up. A regular contributor to La Bande Originale on France Inter.

Who has never burst out laughing watching someone fall flat on their face? Nobody. That’s why Mélodie has decided to tell you everything: her past in the North, her clairvoyant’s predictions, her past lives, her attempts, her failures, her stumbles, her pelvic floor rehab. An ode to the glorious mess our lives can sometimes be.

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28 February 2025

True to her burlesque, absurd and musical world, she takes on the quirks of impersonation and lets the audience in on the secrets and tricks behind her caricatures.

By way of practical demonstration, you’ll meet your favourite celebrities: Carla Bruni, Céline Dion, Vanessa Paradis, Monica Bellucci, Sophie Davant, Roselyne Bachelot, Ségolène Royal, Véronique Sanson, Olivia Ruiz… The impressionist from Les Guignols is having the time of her life! The icing on the cake: even the greatest male figures, such as Johnny Hallyday, Nicolas Sarkozy, Francis Cabrel and Gainsbourg… make an appearance through Sandrine Alexi’s performances. The show closes with a huge tribute that is both hilarious and moving…

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4 March 2025

Clément Blouin “A magician? That’s not a proper job! Luckily I didn’t listen to Marcelle, my grandmother… Otherwise I wouldn’t be able to tell you how I persuaded Chloé to go to the cinema with me at 14, about my rivalry with Florentin, my time as a G.O. at Club Med, or my first gigs in Paris! And all that… thanks to magic!”

A show blending magic and comedy, with audience participation throughout a family-friendly evening – a truly lovely time. A touch provocative, Clément shakes up the audience without ever making fun of them!

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7 March 2025

Who said you can’t have a teenage crisis after 30? With great sincerity and infectious energy, Nash shares the journey that led to the stage today.

From dreams to professional and romantic struggles, by way of some juicy anecdotes, you would almost find it hard to believe that it all really happened – and yet… If you feel like recharging your batteries with good cheer, come and discover this ray of sunshine who is so close to the audience!

 

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16 March 2025

Born in Vitrolles, in an environment dominated by the far right, my future seemed doomed to failure.

I constantly felt hostility around me, as if I were always one too many.

Growing up, I found the strength to feel well and safe thanks to my family and, later, thanks to the family I created.

The day I became a father, I felt a profound transformation. I was no longer destined to fail.

I now had a mission: to be resilient for the people I love.

My show is an ode to resilience, an exploration of personal transformation and a celebration of family ties.

Come and discover my story, that of a man who overcame the obstacles and found his place in the world.”

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17 March 2025

Doctor of Comedy, expert lecturer in developing your Inner Idiot, trainer in Intellectual Self-Defence through Idiocy, black belt in the Neural Leg Sweep.

Prof. Carlos Flinnroï presents a course in self-defence through idiocy, against everyday micro-aggressions and against people who have an answer for everything.

In this pseudo-intellectual one-man show, the comedian paints a portrait of the nonsense that surrounds us and shows how to deal with it.

His method? Learning to love your “inner idiot” and so taking a step back.

 

19 March 2025

We all have our own Proustian madeleine, don’t we?

For me, it’s the smell of basil. For you, perhaps your grandfather’s eau de Cologne or a Backstreet Boys song. Those memories that take us back to childhood, unique to each of us.

We are strangers, with different lives. And yet tonight, for the length of a show, you’ll see: I am you, you are me.

We’ve all lived those little moments of real life: a job just to pay the bills, a broken heart, a lost key, an impulse buy despite being in the red.

It’s what makes us human, rooted in the present without forgetting where we come from. And that smell of basil that keeps coming back…

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20 March 2025

It is through the colourful characters that made her a hit on social media that Philippine talks to us about family and her reluctance to start one, about time passing and the talent it takes to be grown up without being an adult…

Wild, infectious energy, a sunny show, and one question: what about you, what would you say to the child you once were?

21 March 2025

Timothé Poissonnet is an all-round artist, tender and generous… Like a space cream puff filled with surprises.

And this one is never sickly: his live show takes your breath away, gets your feet tapping and leaves you feeling lighter. For Timothé knows how to lift the weights of our modern society, whirl them around in his fishbowl… and end up sending them flying! Timeless and unforgettable, this breathless face-to-face will literally hypnotise you.

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