Meet the Just For Laughs’ New Faces of Comedy Class of 2023
One of the biggest programming moments of Just For Laughs’ ComedyPRO that everyone looks forward to are the New Faces. It’s a chance for the festival to showcase emerging comic talent to comedy movers and shakers giving most of them their first look at the industry. Over the years the showcase has evolved into different […]
Interview: Just For Laughs’ Christine Walters Talks ComedyPRO 2023
Interviewed by Matt Kleinschmidt Just For Laughs is one of the premiere comedy festivals in the world. Occurring every July in Montreal, Canada. It’s a multi-week celebration of the art of comedy in all forms. At the end of July they host gathering within the festival called ComedyPRO, which is an industry-leaning event chock full […]
Just For Laughs Toronto Announces First Part of 2023 Lineup
Just For Laughs is coming back to Toronto for 2023. The comedy festival will be hosting some of the biggest names in comedy from September 21st through the 30th. And today, we learned the first slate of names for the festival. The festival will feature Andrew Schulz, Leslie Jones, Jonathan Van Ness, Nicole Byer, Marlon […]
Just For Laughs announces its 2018 New Faces
Every year the folks at Just For Laughs comedy festival pick a handful of comedians that we should all keep our eyes on, they call this group of comedians New Faces. It’s a prestigious honor bestowed by the festival coordinators and many New Faces of years past have successful careers in whatever they decide to […]
Just For Laughs’ 2018 awards recipients include Tiffany Haddish, Lil’ Rel Howery, Jo Koy
The Just For Laughs Festival just announced the winners of its 2018 awards show recipients. This year they’re celebrating the work of Tiffany Haddish, Hannah Gadsby, Jo Koy, Lil Rel Howery, and Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch. The awards celebrate everything from stand-up comedian of the year, breakout star, best special, best writers Comedy Person […]
Just For Laughs’ 2018 ComedyPRO lineup comes into focus with announcement of panels, podcasts, and keynotes
Just For Laughs in Montreal is a comedy festival like no other that spans the course of the entire month of July. The final week of the festival is known as ComedyPRO. What ComedyPRO offers that the rest of JFL does not is not only killer stand-up comedy showcases and talent, but industry-friendly programming, where […]
Variety announces its 10 Comics To Watch 2018
Every year around this time the folks at Variety announce their 10 Comics To Watch. It’s a list of up-an-coming comedians at the early stages of their career. Some are just starting to get TV credits, some might’ve just put out a comedy album or half hour special. The point of the list is for […]
Just For Laughs teams up with Kevin Hart’s LOL Network for short film competition
Eat my shorts! The Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal has announced a partnership with Kevin Hart’s LOL Network for a short film competition called Eat My Shorts! whose goal is to find the funniest short films out there. Beginning now, filmmakers are invited to submit their shorts to JFL and it’s review board. […]
Sam Jay to tape her first comedy album in NYC on September 21st
Sam Jay is on a tear right now, the comedian just returned from Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival where she was selected as one of the fest’s coveted New Faces this past year. She also taped a Half-Hour for Comedy Central set to air in the next few weeks. To add onto all the great […]
Just For Laughs announces its 2017 New Faces
One of the year’s most anticipated lists is finally here: Just For Laughs has released its 2017 class of New Faces. This year, there are four categories of comics receiving the honor – along with the traditional New Faces showcase, the New Faces: Unrepped edition, and New Faces: Characters, this year there’s a New Faces: […]