By dedicating a good part of her show to the people who raised her as well as to the lands that saw her grow up, Mégan Brouillard opens the door to her humor and welcomes us with open arms. A very relevant angle of attack for a first solo show.
Because, if the comedian has been working in the public eye for several years already — on the radio, on TV and on social networks, we can understand his “character” and the roots of his jokes much better thanks to Quackgrass.
It must be said: beyond these “official presentations”, we especially have a very good time alongside the artist, in particular because she delivers a truly original product. Not necessarily by the subjects she deals with, but by the way she approaches them.
From the start, the 25-year-old comedian, originally from Drummondville, recounts his youth, between visiting flea markets with his aunts, pulling tractors and “little greased pig competitions”.
A description of certain members of his family will then appear, such as his uncle who taught him to spit far away, his grandmother “narrated” who has character, his mother who “washes the cellophane paper to reuse it” or his two brothers who would be ready to exchange it “for a gun plumb”.
During a good part of her show, Mégan Brouillard paints the portrait of her loved ones, these beings who make up her “bed” – or her “forest”, depending.
“You didn’t think you’d come see a show by Marthe Laverdière this evening, huh?” the comedian laughed in particular, between two horticultural-looking jokes.
Because she laughs about it a lot, but with a lot of love, we can only become attached to these visibly tight-knit people. And this, even if certain sentences, delivered at an ultra-fast pace, were unfortunately lost in his flow of words.
On Tuesday evening, Mégan Brouillard delivered well-crafted texts which elicited many bursts of laughter from the audience. (Sébastien Dion)
If she dares to make fun of her family, she doesn’t hesitate to laugh at herself either. Surfing on his passion for shopping, his single life and his years in customer service.
Through her sarcastic “love” for smokers, the reversal of roles she observes between parents and children or the difference between new and old couples, Mégan Brouillard presents a little of her vision of the world around her. A refreshing view in many ways.
With timeless subjects, well anchored in our time, the comedian casts a wide net and will charm all audiences. Particularly with references ranging from the show Of the Kiwis and men to the popular Netflix series Bridgertonfrom Winners to online shopping, from the countryside to the metropolis. A few coronations and vulgar lines could, of course, however, disturb some sensitive ears.
The spectators on Tuesday evening at the Albert-Rousseau Hall, however, did not seem overly shocked. There was laughter from start to finish.
It must be said that the evening started well with Charles-Antoine Des Granges. The “taller, fatter, wider” comedian than everyone notably addressed his first job as Santa Claus, his unfulfilled love for fruit rolls as well as a ride on a carousel that ended badly… A particularly effective first part which warmed up the room abundantly.
Mégan Brouillard continues her tour across Quebec with her show Quackgrass. She will pass through Saguenay on October 9, then stop in Granby and Trois-Rivières in November as well as Gatineau and Sherbrooke in 2025. Then return to Quebec in April.
For more details, one can visit the artist’s website.
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