Bernard Mabille se dévoile

On Friday, 29 May 2026, Bernard Mabille takes up residence at La Commanderie, 2 rue d’Azans, 39100 Dole, to unveil a new chapter of his incisive pen. Trained as a journalist, once a collaborator of Coluche and later a writer for Le Luron, Roumanoff and Drucker, the Les Grosses Têtes columnist has honed his style through engagement with current events and the French language. With Se dévoile (Unveiling Himself), he picks up the thread of a one-man show that is more intimate and freer, where witty lines snap and ideas circulate.

Mabille scrutinizes the foibles of power, petty acts of cowardice and grandstanding without unnecessary frills, with rhythm and precision—and that knowing half-smile that hits the mark. The performance evokes the tradition of the chansonniers: the art of a barbed line that stings without crushing, and a knack for dialogue with the audience that creates the illusion of a conversation spoken aloud. It’s an occasion to take time to laugh at our age, like leafing through a newspaper we comment on together, carried by writing that favors finesse over clamor.