A comedian for 16 years, Shirley Souagnon has toured France and the French-speaking world with her 4 shows.
#Inclusion
#Intersectionality
#Mental Health
#Entrepreneurship
#Resilience
Spoken languages : French, English
You can find many of her sketches at the Jamel Comedy Club, “On n’demande qu’à en rire,” the Montreux Festival, or on Netflix in “Comedians of the World.”
With over 6 million cumulative views on YouTube, Shirley has contributed to the development of stand-up comedy in France and continues to do so through writing workshops across the Francophone world.
Starting in the fall of 2025, Shirley will embark on a cinema-meeting tour with her latest show “Être Humain” (“Being Human”). An opportunity to laugh and discuss the major theme of mental health. “…precise, punchy, and committed jokes…” notes Télérama. The text offers “a reflection as personal as it is universal,” to quote Le Parisien.
Highlights of her career:
•2010: Columnist on Mouv’ “Dans Comedy Club Live”
•2011-2014: Columnist on the weekly show “Samedi Roumanoff” on Europe 1
•2015: Host of the show “Mieux Vaut en Rire” on France Ô
•2016 – 2018: Host of the Afropunk Festival
•2018: Participated in the book “Noire n’est pas mon métier” (“Black Is Not My Job”) and a 30-minute stand-up on “Comedians of the World” (Netflix)
•2019: Opened the Barbès Comedy Club in Paris & TEDx Paris Conference
•2021: Collaborated on the Netflix series “Drôle” by Fanny Herrero
•2022 – 2023: “Être Humain” tour
•2025: “Être Humain” cinema-meeting tour
Conference Topics:
•Inclusion, Intersectionality. Mental Health.
•Entrepreneurship. Resilience.
•Other Skills: Coaching in Public Speaking and Writing Texts for Comedy Formats
