At the age of eight, Guélao discovers he has a gift: the ability to make people laugh. Later, he decides to become a comedian — but is that really a profession? And what do you do when the lights go out and loneliness comes knocking, whether you’re ready or not?
In Seul en scène (Stand-Up) Éric Metzger delivers a novel about the stand-up performer — a modern hero who, from comedy clubs to television sets, constantly puts his reputation on the line, including on social media. A novel that reads like a game of hide-and-seek between humor and melancholy.
