Marine Leonardi « Mauvaise Graine »

Marine Leonardi gets to the heart of what hurts. A French comedian with a sharp eye, she moves between dark humor and a keen sense of detail to scrutinize the small tensions of everyday life: relationships, motherhood, the mental load, and the expectations that arrive unannounced. Her writing is direct, her timing precise, and her stories dig into what we often prefer to keep silent about—the discreet contradictions that settle into our lives.

On 13 February 2027 at the Summum in Grenoble, she presents Mauvaise Graine, a stand-up show about love and exhaustion, about lopsided divisions and roles carried out mechanically. Marine Leonardi lines up unvarnished confidences and clear-eyed observation, turning swallowed phrases into finely honed jokes, without moralizing or sermonizing. You’ll recognize familiar scenes, moments that tighten the chest and make you smile, and that way of saying out loud what runs through your head, with a candor that rings true.