The Jeff Goldblum Gala just added to Just For Laughs in Montreal
Just For Laughs has announced that iconic actor Jeff Goldblum will host a Videotron Gala presented by Air Canada this summer in Montreal! Goldblum is best known for his starring roles in blockbuster hits Independence Day and the Jurassic Park saga. He has lent his versatile talents to comedies, dramas and thrillers on both the […]
Aziz Ansari, Maria Bamford, and “Silicon Valley” winners of the 2016 Just For Laughs Awards
Every year the Just For Laughs Festival honors entertainers in the comedy field with awards. This year is no different and the announcements have been made. Writer, actor, director and one of the biggest stars in comedy today, Aziz Ansari is this year’s Just For Laughs Comedy Person of the Year, heading a star-studded list […]
“Jeff Ross presents Roast Battle” announces celebrity judges and matchups
Comedy Central and Jeff Ross announced that comedic heavyweights Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and David Spade will serve as celebrity judges deciding the fate of 16 insult-comedy combatants during the four nights of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle. Additional judges are to be announced. The Thunderdome-of-comedy bracket-style tournament will be filmed live in […]
Judd Apatow to receive Generation Award at Just For Laughs
Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow is to be honoured with the 2016 Generation Award at the Just For Laughs Awards presented by Air Canada. A longtime friend of the festival, Apatow is being honoured as one of the most important comedic minds of his generation. His career achievements include highly successful films and television series as well as […]
Your Just For Laughs “New Faces of Comedy” Class of 2016
It’s official and better late than never. The Just For Laughs Festival has made this year’s “New Faces” showcase announcement. The lineups for NF: Comedy, NF: Characters, and NF: Unrepped are now all set and we’ve got the full breakdown for you. Let’s welcome in the Class of 2016. NEW FACES OF COMEDY:(L to R) […]
Louis C.K. added to the Just For Laughs lineup in Montreal
The Just For Laughs Festival, presented by Videotron in association with Loto-Québec has officially announced Louis C.K.’s return to the Festival. Louis C.K. returns to Montreal for his very own solo performance, since the Festival’s 2011 edition. In January 2015, he became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden four times on the […]
Mike Lawrence is the 2016 “Roast Battle” Champion
16 people entered, one man left and that man is Mike Lawrence. Lawrence is the 2016 Roast Battle Champion. He was crowned Sunday evening after a live telecast on Comedy Central and 4 night competition from Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival. Lawrence took down Sarah Tiana to take the title. It wasn’t an easy route […]
Just For Laughs 2016: Awards and anecdotes
The 34th edition of the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal was nothing less than spectacular this year. From the incredible lineup to parties and from the beautiful city it resides in to the people that inhabit it. The festival is an oasis of comedy memories, meet-ups, breakthroughs, and discovery. This year saw appearances […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #81: David Mandel from VEEP
We just returned from Montreal for the Just For Laughs festival. They recap their time across the border which included the last of Trump v. Bernie, The Goddamn Comedy Jam, British comedians, new faces and Roast Battles. While there, we sat down with David Mandel, a comedy luminary and the current showrunner of HBO’s Veep […]
My First Montreal: Cameron Esposito tells us about her first Just For Laughs trip
Last week, Cameron Esposito was in Montreal for the Just For Laughs Festival. It wasn’t the first time she’s made the trek to Montreal to tell some jokes. We had a few minutes to catch up with her so we wanted to know what her first time was like at the world’s biggest comedy festival […]