Program of the 41st Edition: Find spring temperatures, all the activities around and around the festival: Tremplin du Rire, Carrefour BD, outdoor concerts, meetings of the brotherhoods, … In short, so many missed meetings during all this time, which we look forward to. relive in their entirety under soft rays of sunshine.
A program that smells good of the beautiful season with artists who are regulars in Rochefort but also discoveries.
A first week under the Belgian flag, well almost… To open the festivities, we will have the honor to present to you ” Rochefort makes humor singr “, a creation stamped FIRR. Under the comic-musical baton of Pierre Theunis et Betty La Ferrara, we will welcome comedians ready to draw their microphone to make you laugh in song. Manon Lepomme, Vincent Taloche, Didier Boclinville, Elliot et Renaud Rutten will be part of it. We will then find Alex Vizorek with his new ” To life “, Pablo Andresin its many facets, the young William Guiz and finally the Franco-Belgian revealed by the FIRR The Pucine case.
A second week that will start off with a bang with a crazy duo made up of Pierre Aucaigne et Vincent Kohler and their ” Coming Out “. After having missed it in 2020, we will finally welcome Sellig to his ” Episode 5 “. Florent Peyré will also be there with his show “Nature”. Finally, we will explore the world of visuals, clowning and juggling with Elastic and Francesca.
The week “discoveries” will also have its share of beautiful names: Geremy Credeville, winner of the Grand Prix du Rire in 2013 with “Finally” will then give way to an explosive female trio: Isabelle Hauben, Manon Lepomme and Isabelle Innocente named “Les 3 Amies”. Jovany, triple winner of the Tremplin du Rire in 2017 and often described as the French Jim Carrey will in turn ride on our boards. It is Laurent Chandemerle who will close these three weeks and will celebrate with us his ” #30 years on stage “.
The last week of the festival will, as usual, be dedicated to discovering new nuggets of humor thanks to the “Tremplin du Rire”. Six candidates from the four corners of the Francophonie will compete against a jury of professionals. The 2022 vintage is made up of Carole Matagne (B), Gaëtan Delferière (B), Sofia Belabbes (F), William Pillet (F), Tristan Lucas (F) and Nadim Kayne (CH).