At La Commanderie in Dole, Julien Rossier portrays Coluche in a tribute without caricature, built around his classic sketches.
About this event in the Jura in Dole
Coluche faces our times
At La Commanderie in Dole, “JULIEN ROSSIER IS COLUCHE!” starts with a premise: what if Coluche returned to look our times straight in the eye? The show does not tell his life story as a biopic. Instead, it offers a return to the stage, brought to life by actor and comedian Julien Rossier.
A silhouette, a voice, a pair of dungarees and a red nose: the familiar features are all there. But the approach goes beyond impersonation. With an uncanny resemblance, Julien Rossier embodies Coluche, capturing both his cheeky wit and his vitality. This tribute aims to remain faithful, without caricature, reviving the spirit, freedom and irreverence of the man the show's introduction describes as the most iconic of French comedians.
Classic sketches at the heart of the show
Le Schmilblick, Le CRS arabe, C’est l’histoire d’un mec, Gugusse, L’Auto-stoppeur… These pieces, which have left their mark on generations, return to the stage. Their strength lies in complete freedom of expression, biting social satire and direct humour presented as being just as incisive as ever, without having aged a day.
This tribute is therefore built through the sketches and their performance, rather than through a biographical narrative. The show embraces an accessible, funny and impudent style, while retaining a deeply human dimension.
The story of “this guy” is not treated as a mere memory: the show's introduction presents it as an urgent necessity, a return that brings Coluche's words face to face with the way we see our times.