Comedy greats Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Kumail Nanjiani and Jimmy Fallon got their big break taking part in the festival’s annual showcases of hot emerging stand-up talent in Montreal. By Etan Vlessing ...

After a 2024 event cancellation, the stand-up showcase for Hollywood talent scouts and execs in Montreal is planned to run July 16 to 27. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Just For Laughs ...

In days of yore, the best opportunity for a stand-up comedian to break out was to be tapped by Johnny Carson’s team for a “Tonight Show” slot. Getting invited to the couch afterward was a whole other ...

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 for Laughs ...

The Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal has set the dates for its return in the summer of 2025 after bankruptcy wiped out the 2024 edition. The fest, known as a conduit for emerging comedy ...

Just For Laughs’ digital content, including Just For Laughs Gala Stand-Up Comedy Specials, Just For Laughs Gags and LOL Just For Laughs programming on online platforms and OTT, has reached over 100 ...

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 ...

The Just for Laughs Festival, the world’s largest comedy festival, continues to surprise us—this time with its English-language edition. Just for Laughs Montreal has just unveiled the first wave of ...

Fret not, comedy fans: It’s just been announced that Jerry Seinfeld, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Mike Birbiglia and Gabriel (Fluffy) Iglesias will be among the wits heading here for the 44th Just for Laughs ...