Paul de Saint Sernin — first stand-up show

Culture · Comedy · Gare du Midi

The Quelle époque! panellist brings his first one-man show, eighty minutes, on 26 November. Moving from television to the stage is an unforgiving exercise — which is precisely what makes the evening interesting.

Paul de Saint Sernin made his name on television panels, a format where one good idea carries you three minutes. Stand-up demands something else: holding a room alone for eighty minutes, with no bounce, no guest, no edit. Most television crossovers come unstuck at exactly that point.

A first show, with everything that implies

First one-man shows are often the most interesting to catch: this is the moment a comedian is still finding the shape, when the material shifts between dates and the room can feel that something is not entirely bedded in. That beats a show locked down three years ago.

The local tip

Short format — eighty minutes without an interval, starting at 8pm. The evening ends early, which makes it a good midweek option. Book promptly: comedians who come from television sell out fast outside Paris.

Three minutes on a panel, eighty minutes on a stage.

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