Marine Leonardi « Mauvaise Graine »

Don't worry, her husband prefers her on stage to in the kitchen.

Marine Leonardi dissects everyday annoyances with cynicism and black humor, from couple life to motherhood. A liberating show that will leave you thinking: "I wasn't daring enough to say that."

French comedian Marine Leonardi doesn't need an apron to shatter certainties. In Mauvaise Graine, she dissects—with dark humor and a keen eye for detail—everything that creaks in everyday life: relationships, motherhood, the mental load, the social pressures that cling to you. She lays bare the contradictions, telling of love and exhaustion, the lopsided divisions, the roles we take on without thinking, and those little phrases we swallow for lack of courage to speak up. Her writing is direct, the punchlines dry but precise, midway between blunt confessions and clear-eyed observation. No moralizing, no grandstanding—just situations that ring true and that she turns into nervous bursts of laughter.

At L'Olympia in Paris, on December 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2026, Marine Leonardi presents a stand-up that probes everyday life without detour and strips away a few filters along the way. Mauvaise Graine is the art of turning the unsaid inside out to create a shared, frank, unvarnished moment.