⭐ This autumn, Lille becomes the capital of humour. The 22 Regional Contemporary Art Funds (Frac) are joining forces to create the exhibition « Bursts of Laughter! », and Le Tripostal hosts a selection of works blending humour, irony and subversion. In this context, what could be more natural than for laughter in all its forms to take over the centre throughout the season? Discover an eclectic, multidisciplinary cultural programme determined to extend the experience beyond the exhibition.
Highlights
✨ A rich and varied programme unfolding over several months
🎪 Stand-up shows, circus, music, talks and much more, creating a dialogue between visual and performing arts
🎭 Your ticket gives you access to the exhibition: admire an unprecedented national collection, bringing together the major works of the 22 Frac for the first time around humour and wit
General Info
📅 Dates and times: select your dates / times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: approx. 2 hours per evening
📍 Location: Le Tripostal
👤 Age requirement: open to all
♿ Accessibility: wheelchair accessible
❓ Check the FAQ for this experience here
🎟 Your ticket gives you access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm (except for the Chicken Wave evening)
Description
Le Tripostal opens its doors: a unique event brings together the collections of the 22 Frac around the perfect theme for letting off steam, humour in all its forms. Beyond this already extensive catalogue of works, enjoy a rich programme blending stand-up, circus, music, visual arts, all kinds of talks and much more, extending the themes of the exhibition!
Programme
🎤 Thursday 15 October — Stand-up #1 · Loko Comedy Club
A night where 4 stand-up comedians take turns on stage in the spirit of the Loko Comedy Club. A unique experience of friendliness, spontaneity and pure stage madness!
With Stéphanie Machart, Tom Boudet, Phayik Charaf & Habib.
8pm > 10pm
Price: €12 / €8 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm)
👣 Saturday 17 October — Family Footbar · La Ruse
A youth and all-ages performance, playful (even quirky) and interactive, Family Footbar draws on the imagination of popular fairs. A place of celebration, fantasy, reunion and play, the project values live performance as a space of conviviality.
In this “not like the others” fair, where the theme of the foot takes centre stage, you quickly find yourself caught up in the spirit of subversion and tongue-in-cheek humour.
Fairs are about: stalls, games, a game leader, a card to get stamped, prizes, a lively atmosphere, chase scenes, a refreshment bar… Family Footbar has it all. It awaits all feet and toes with open arms, from the shyest to the most intrepid!
11am > 6pm
Price: Free
Take part in a giant card game inside the POP ROOM!
Three slots: 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm
Free, but booking is required
🎙 Thursday 22 October — Talk-show · Jonathan Lambert
In collaboration with Furet du Nord and La Voix du nord
Discussion with Jonathan Lambert, hosted by a journalist, about his relationship with art, his artistic influences and his photo-novel Who Stole My Legs?
A French comedian, host and actor, Jonathan Lambert is known for his absurd humour and eccentric characters, which made their mark on television with memorable sketches, before he went on to build a rich career on stage and in film.
Invited by Éditions du Seuil to create his photo-novel in 2026, Jonathan Lambert took up the challenge with the publication in 2026 of Who Stole My Legs?
7pm > 9pm
Price: Free
😂 Thursday 29 October — Les voix de l’imprévu
By the Ligue d'Improvisation des Hauts de France.
On a big screen, video excerpts pass by: TV shows, films, adverts, documentaries, political debates, cartoons... The sound is cut. The actors discover the footage at the same time as the audience and dub the characters live and on the spot, without having seen the sequences in advance. Just before each projection, the theme and roles are decided together with the audience. No text. No rehearsal. Only instinct, listening and the improvisers' sense of timing.
8pm > 10pm
Price: €12 / €8 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm)
🎧 Saturday 31 October — Chicken Wave
The Lille collective Chicken Wave mixes DJ sets and real-time video creation for an all-night party.
8pm > 2am
Price: €6
📚 Wednesday 4 November — Talk-show · David Foenkinos
In collaboration with Gallery A & La Chouette
A discussion with David Foenkinos, hosted by a journalist, about his relationship with art, his artistic influences and his works.
7pm > 9pm
Price: Free
✨ Thursday 5 November — Carte blanche to Lolla Wesh & Brigitte Pintade
In collaboration with Théâtre du Nord.
Guided tours of the exhibition led by drag queen and comedian Lolla Wesh.
Tour times: 5pm / 6pm / 7pm.
Price: €14 / €10 / Free
DJ set by Brigitte Pintade from 6pm to 10pm (Free)
Drag Show by Lolla Wesh at 8pm (Free)
🤸 Sunday 8 November — Duo La Rime
A special day of performances with Compagnie La Rime, inside the exhibition, in collaboration with Le Prato. “Handstand contortion, bespoke poetry, in words & gestures.” Contortion & bespoke poetry in words and gestures.
Have you ever read poetry? Have you ever seen a contortionist? A contortionist reading poetry? Have you ever seen two circus artists improvising movements and gestures to poems in French or Spanish?
La Rime is a warm and playful invitation to watch and listen to poems and circus arts from a new perspective!
By and with Macarena Gonzalez-Neuman & Eugénie Hersant-Prévert
Two slots: 2pm and 4pm
Price: €12 / €8 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm)
🎭 Thursday 12 November — Raymond Devos 2.0 • Cie Merci pour Les Fleurs
Raymond Devos 2.0 is an evening of contemporary reinterpretation of texts by the legendary comedian, presented by Cie Merci pour les Fleurs in collaboration with the Raymond Devos Foundation.
“I believe in immortality and yet I fear dying before I get to know it,” said Raymond Devos. Twenty years after his death, what remains of the Devos genius?
Tom Lepottier, Eden Ducourant and Robin Migne set out to find the man, Raymond, a private individual and an expert in laughter. Through memories, interviews, performances and other moments that shaped this word juggler's journey, they trace the path of an artist who, twenty years on, may never have been more alive.
Cie Merci pour les Fleurs revisits the world of Raymond Devos in an evening blending humour, theatre, memories and wordplay.
(Connection with the installation of the work « Vers l’éclat » by Daniel Druet, in the bookstore area)
8pm > 10pm
Price: €12 / €8 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm)
🎤 Thursday 19 November — Stand-up #2 · Loko Comedy Club
A 100% female night with Méchante Coline, Ruby Pinata, Céline VDB & Stéphanie Machart for another dose of laughter and stage madness.
8pm > 10pm
Price: €12 / €8 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm)
🧘 Thursday 26 November — Yogahahaha
“Yogahahaha” is a Laughter Yoga night in collaboration with Cosmic Love. A laughter yoga & movement session co-led by Marine Bigo (yoga teacher) and Céline Duchesne (laughter yoga specialist). A break filled with joy and fun to disconnect from the routine, release tension and above all laugh out loud! Get ready to relax and let loose! No previous experience required - suitable for all ages! Comfortable clothes recommended. The last few minutes will be to a house/aerobic track, transitioning to Cosmiclementine's DJ set!
7:00pm–7:30pm: Laughter Yoga & Movement (POP ROOM), co-led by Marine Bigo (yoga teacher) and Céline Duchesne (laughter yoga specialist). During Marine's part, there will be key poses with videos coordinated live by Nicolas Bassez on certain poses. 7:50pm - 8:00pm: Descend to the ground floor + ginger shot + last minutes on a track
Price: €12 / €8 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 7pm)
8:00pm–10:00pm: DJ set by Cosmiclementine (Free)
🎤 Thursday 10 December — Stand-up #3 · Loko Comedy Club
Four stand-up comedians take the stage for another night of friendliness, spontaneity and laughter.
Programme:
- -Habib
- - Gaetan Petit (100% Ch'ti comedian)
- -Yassine Bentayeb (columnist on Rire et Chanson)
- 8pm > 10pm
Price: €12 / €8 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm)
🎪 Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 December — Le Cabaret à Gilles
Catch up with Gilles… Defacque and the core team of his Cabarets, the Hors-Pistes, those who circle the track, stirring things up, the trusty accomplices, renowned for their offbeat humour and antics:
Janie Follet, Jacques Motte, Stéphanie Petit, Séverine Ragaigne, Bernard Debreyne,
William Schotte (music)
And Alain D’Haeyer, the Prato clown companion who sings in the distance…The accomplices of Gilles Defacque reunite for an offbeat cabaret blending clowning, music, humour and team spirit.
8pm > 9pm
Price: €15 / €12 / Free (with access to the exhibition from 6pm to 8pm)
Get your tickets now for Bursts of Laughter! x Le Tripostal Comedy Club in Lille!
