Brussels at the Avignon Festival: between stand-up and start-up

Almost as well known as “le pont” is the Avignon Festival, also known as the OFF festival. Since the beginning of July, the 76th edition is in full swing, until the end of this month. Each year, this little town welcomes no less than 1.7 million visitors from around the world, who immerse themselves in (street) theater, comedy and contemporary performing arts. On the programme: more than 1,500 performances every day. And hub.brussels is there too, to represent and promote most promising comedians from Brussels.

Spotted among many other posters in Avignon: a dozen “real Brusseleirs” participating in the “Les Belges à Avignon” project. Thoses 9 comedians from Brussels are planning on impressing the french audience with their typical Brussels charm, not to mention a barrage of sharp jokes.

The group of 9 already enjoys some fame in the Brussels scene. Today they are looking for a wider audience. Humor is a universal language, so they like to direct their jokes at their French neighbors in the South!