She doesn’t speak loudly, doesn’t move much air, looks younger than she is but “bangs” like Georges St-Pierre; Maude Landry presented her excellent show “Involution” in Montreal on Tuesday evening.
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She also came onto the stage with panache, in a cascade of rolling roles for her media premiere at the Gésù. An anticipated event the comedian has been pushing back since the pandemic began.
With self-irony and her own style – in which she masters all facets – a mixture of traditional observational stand-up, enriched with the absurd, philosophy, fine intelligence and singing, the 31-year-old comedian presented herself solidly and surprisingly.
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A wide range of issues such as self-esteem – a winding road that hasn’t always been easy for her -, mental health (borderline personality disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder), sleep, fear of aging and the bag of flour – “the worst bag.” for flour: you want a mug, well no, it’s all over your kitchen” – the comedian always finds a way to end his jokes with the unexpected, and always gets the audience laughing.
Probably happy to be on stage Tuesday night, Maude Landry also had a lot of fun with the space filled with peers, some of the artistic elite and people from the audience. Very adept at his crowd work, the comedian has never turned down an invitation to get wet and it has served him well.
Halfway through the show, the comedian offered a successful musical interlude. Maude Landry accompanied himself on acoustic guitar and offered three catchy songs of his own, most notably “The Hornless Unicorn” which had the crowd laughing, singing and applauding.
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Although this is his first solo show, the comedian has been rolling his ball for a number of years and already holds two Oliviers (discovery and humor capsule on the radio). We could also see her on “Info, Sex und Lügen” or hear her on “Der Abend ist (still) young”.
The staging, signed by Guillaume Lambert, perfectly complemented the artist’s personality and served its purpose with accuracy. She gave the impression of being in her parents’ basement.
The comedian, who in the past provided the first parts of Adib Alkhalidey and Louis T., this time entrusted the warming up of his room to the excellent – and very funny – rock magician Nicolas Gignac.
Maude Landry will present “Involution” at the Cabaret du Lion d’Or through June, with a few stops in Quebec, with a scheduled premiere on February 22 at the Grand Théâtre. For all dates: https://maudelandry.com/#tickets