Paul Mirabel

Paul Mirabel is a French stand-up comedian born on November 29, 1995 in Montpellier, France. He is one of the fastest-rising names in French comedy, winning the Moliere Award for Best Comedy Show ("Moliere de l'humour") in April 2025 for his show "Par amour." Mirabel began performing stand-up while studying business in Paris, doing up to 100 open-mic sets per month before his career took off nationally.

Paul Mirabel's breakthrough came at the Montreux Comedy Festival, where his performance titled "Je me suis fait racketter" (I Got Mugged) was recorded and published on YouTube in February 2020. The clip accumulated over 23 million views by 2021, making it the most-watched excerpt on the Montreux Comedy Festival's YouTube channel. In 2018 he won the Campus Comedy Tour prize as the funniest student in France. He also refined his stage craft at the prestigious Cours Florent drama school in Paris. In 2023 he appeared in Season 3 of LOL: qui rit, sort! (the French edition of the Amazon Prime game show), reaching the final. His show "Par amour" (2024) explored themes of love, relationships, and family - launching in September 2024 at the Theatre des Varietes in Paris, selling out the Dome de Paris in 2025, and scaling up to the Accor Arena in April 2026. At the 36th Nuit des Molieres on April 28, 2025, Paul Mirabel won the Moliere de l'humour, beating out Berengere Krief, Nora Hamzawi, and Waly Dia.

Paul Mirabel's "Par amour" tour is one of the biggest live comedy events in France in 2025-2026. After sold-out runs at the Theatre des Varietes and the Dome de Paris, the show moved to the Accor Arena (Paris) for dates in April 2026. He also tours French-speaking Canada, with shows at the Grand Theatre de Quebec.