Totally "Maboul" (As loony as they come)!

"For this exclusive creation, we've brought home the top ten of our trips across the world and placed this funny show in the hands of Stéphane Crête," says Francis Simard of Just For Laughs.

"It’s more of a variety show than a circus, with inspiration drawn from the great hits of Vaudeville. I want to get out of the traditional cabaret and jump into a more theatrical and modern form. I want to shift the public's perception of humour," says Stéphane Crête, who's doing more and more staging and directing as time passes.

Acrobatics, dancing, high-wire, the performers come from various disciplines to converge into a unique concept – Maboul.

"I want to play on the contrasts to bring out the magic in each of these styles. Why not think of diabolo in the kitchen, a form of magic emerging from the minute details of daily living," Stéphane Crête explains.

"I'm going to encourage the spontaneous creativity of all the artists. I myself have often worked in a 'gang' situation. We're going to quickly develop into a family because the pleasure of the audience is derived from the fun being had by the performers on stage," emphasizes Crête, who performs as Brad in A galaxy near you, and who is also a member of the Momentum group who have captured the imagination of Just For Laughs.