Chassol – Funny How?

Description

Funny How? is Christophe Chassols fifth album.

While it builds directly on his work with the Ultrascores, it also marks a turning point: a more contemporary sound, broader songwriting, and more explicitly political and social themes make Funny How? his most accomplished album to date. Its also his most accessible: inspired by American stand-up comedy, Funny How? sounds like a joyful mix of all the music that inspires the artist: soul, jazz, rap, musicals Thus, throughout the album, major stand-up figures like Dave Chappelle, Marina Franklin, Dulc Sloan, and Tiny Thickemz appear alongside emerging comedians filmed in more intimate comedy clubs, composing a moving portrait of the new American scene.

Drawing on archival footage and sequences shot for the project in New York and Chicago, and true to his principle of harmonizing reality, he reveals its hidden notes, replaying and developing them throughout a fascinating process. The result is a major work, a choral, political, and deeply musical narrative. In concert, the work unfolds majestically through a hybrid performance where music and images respond to and converse with one another.

The premiere of Funny How? on April 17 and 18, 2026, at the Cit de la Musique in Paris is already sold out. The album is scheduled for release on May 22, 2026.

Tracklist

A1 – In Comedy (And I Music)
A2 – Rude Crude Lude
A3 – True Story
A4- Laughter (Is The Best Medicine)

B1 -In Comedy (And I Music) II feat. ALA.NI
B2 – Punchlines
B3 – Punchlines II
B4 – How Do You Write A Joke?
B5 – What Is Stand-Up? feat. ALA.NI

C1 – A First Lady
C2 – Marina
C3 – Stand-Up Like Richard. feat. Vic Mensa

D1- A Raunchy Comedian
D2 – Dulce
D3 – Killed By Police
D4 – L.O.L.