After taking the festival out of bankruptcy, Sylvain Parent-Bedard is confident that a once dominant stand-up showcase for Hollywood can be revived and thrive. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief For a business that’s all about putting people in seats ...

The comedy legend returns to Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts, while “Weird Al” Yankovic will deliver a free outdoor performance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival has announced a lineup of 47 for the 2025 edition of its New Faces of Comedy Showcase. Since its inception in 1994, New Faces has ...

After a year away, the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival returned to Montreal with a star-studded line-up of the biggest names in laughter. On July 24, Variety presented their annual 10 Comics To Watch at a cocktail party sponsored by Cohen Gardner Law, who ...

Just For Laughs has inked $20M in new broadcast TV deals ahead of the launch of this year’s festival — the first edition of JFL Montreal in two years — organizers announced on Tuesday. Among the 50 hours programming announced as part of the deal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Season 3 opener of “Hacks,” stand-up legend Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, touches down in Montreal to accept the comedy special of the year award at the venerable Just ...

Just For Laughs’ flagship comedy series Roast Battle Canada and Just For Laughs Galas have been renewed and are set to return to the 2025 Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, running from July 16 to 27. The fifth season of Roast Battle Canada will ...

The trio of comedians will be honored at the Montreal comedy festival’s awards show on Friday. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Comedy-driven podcasts, where comedians interview celebrity guests, have become big business in the entertainment world.