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Just For Laughs Comedy Festival to Return Post-Restructuring in 2025
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.
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Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Sets Post-Bankruptcy Return Under New Ownership
Stand up comedy showcases are planned for Sydney, Australia and Bermuda by new parent ComediHa!
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Just for Laughs Sells Comedy Catalog Amid Bankruptcy Protection
Quebec-based Amuz Distribution will sell the library of around 1,000 hours of comedy programming to global buyers.
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Just for Laughs Sells Some Assets Amid Bankruptcy Protection
Quebec City-based ComediHa! announced it picked up unspecified assets as part of a sale.
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Just for Laughs Comedy Festival Parent Company to File for Bankruptcy Protection
The consortium that originally included ICM and Howie Mandel has canceled its 2024 edition as new investors or asset sales are considered.
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Ramy Youssef Talks His Muslim Faith, Family and Hollywood Strikes
“Well, here it is! My father told all of you this would happen. Enjoy the last Montreal,” the ‘Ramy' creator told a Just For Laughs comedy festival panel on Saturday as talk of the U.S. actors work stoppage came up.
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Quinta Brunson Steals Just For Laughs Spotlight With Best Comedy Award
“It’s wild to be in front of all your comedy heroes,” the ‘Abbott Elementary’ creator and star told the ComedyPRO conference in Montreal.
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‘The Office’ Star Rainn Wilson Talks Mental Health, Comedy and Bill Maher Podcast Backlash
“Like all human beings, I was never really satisfied,” the sitcom star said during a Just for Laughs keynote about the healing power of laughter in overcoming “anxious discontent" in people's lives.
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Just For Laughs: Where Stand-Up Comedy Thrives Amid Hollywood Strikes
Lucrative concert touring has become more than a side hustle for global talent gathered in Montreal to show studio scouts, streaming execs and club bookers how their comedy connects with audiences.
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Just For Laughs Reveals New Faces Of Comedy Talent Lineup (Exclusive)
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.
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‘Killing It,’ ‘Solar Opposites’ Cancel Just For Laughs Cast Panels Due to Strike
Craig Robinson and his Peacock comedy co-stars were to tease its second season, while the Hulu series' stars Thomas Middleditch and Sean Giambrone will skip touting their upcoming fourth season in Montreal.
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Rainn Wilson, Marlon Wayans, Thomas Middleditch Join Just for Laughs Festival Lineup
‘The Office’ star will keynote the festival's ComedyPRO conference, while Wayans will bring his solo comedy show to Montreal.
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