Aymeric Lompret

The comedian and columnist is back with ‘Yolo’, a show that is both hilarious and committed. In this one-man show, Aymeric Lompret takes on the role of a homeless man and shares his vision of the world with a dark, hard-hitting humour that is always endlessly funny.

‘Haven't you seen my dog?
It's a pug. Pugs are cute, but they die young because they're genetically
because they're genetically bred to have the smallest snouts possible. So they
die of respiratory failure...
When it comes to pissing people off, the human brain is a fine machine.

‘Yolo' is the acronym for “you only live once”. It implies that we might have to rethink our priorities. A kind of carpe diem with a catchier injunction.
While some people are still waiting for Godot, Aymeric Lompret is looking for his dog. To each his own, as we've just said. This also confirms that we're in the theatre, where Yolo also happens to be the title of Aymeric's new show. The artist breaks free from the codes of stand-up to put his great talent as an actor at the service of the character he is playing. In this case, a homeless man who has chosen to keep on laughing, even in the face of adversity (You Only Live Once). One of those illustrious celestial tramps, funny without ever being cynical, who finds in front of us the piece of pavement that will host tonight's camp. How much distance is there between this character and the actor who brings him to life? It fluctuates, to be honest, and is deliberately blurred because we don't really care. The real issue is the story these two are telling us. Lompret's increasingly chiselled, precise delivery, the social and humanist resonance behind the jokes, the absurd flights of fancy, the false naivety, the genuine casualness.... What's really important is to remain sincere, never to be a smart-aleck or a lecturer.

On stage, the only objective is to find the dog. The more the day goes on, the more the day fades and the more urgent it becomes... Because at nightfall, being alone in slipping into the tent to sleep inside would only be a reminder that we are in fact sleeping outside. And everything that was funny this afternoon becomes much less so once plunged into the dark

A funny and moving show to discover on June 12, 2025 at the BFM, Geneva.

Authors: Pierre-Emmanuel Barré and Aymeric Lompret
Director: Pierre-Emmanuel Barré
Performer: Aymeric Lompret