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Canadian Comedy at the Just For Laughs Festival

July 27, 2019

I've been at Just for Laughs all week soaking up the Canadian shows I can. I started with a Comedy Pro Panel - Comedy in Canada: What's the Deal? The panel consisted of: Michelle Daly (Senior Director of ...

She The People hits the Just For Laughs Festival and leaves us wanting more

Sassy Jo

July 22, 2019

Comedy, Reviews

Last night, I popped my JFL cherry with a show that has been getting rave reviews wherever it goes. SHE THE PEOPLE kicked off their Just For Laughs run leaving me wanting more. I had the chance to interview...

Laughing Forward!

Liesa Dbrs

July 19, 2019

Comedy, Interviews

I am happy to write this article today because it’s about something that all of us need to know about. Since June this year, I've discovered a new field of interest that has been keeping me really busy but also...

Aliya Kanani’s ‘Where You From, From?’ at OFF-JFL in Montreal

Team Mobtreal

July 15, 2019

Press Release

30 countries, 10 schools, 6 languages (okay, not totally fluently, but who’s counting?) ...so, where is she from? Good question. After a recent run of sold-out shows at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy ...

Bonnie McFarlane is coming to the Just For Laughs Festival

Belinda Messick

July 1, 2019

Comedy, Events & Festivals, Interviews

Are you ready Montreal? Bonnie McFarlane hails from Northern Canada but is still always cold. A national headlining comedian, McFarlane's radio and television credits includes an HBO special, two Comedy Centra...

Dave Merheje is back at The Just For Laughs Festival

Sassy Jo

June 23, 2019

Comedy, Interviews

Dave Merheje is back Montreal! He hits the Just For Laughs Festival this year with two shots. He'll be hitting the stage at Club Soda for The Ethnic Show and the Katacombes for his OFF-JFL Special as well. I...

She The People is Coming to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival

Sassy Jo

June 19, 2019

Comedy, Interviews

She The People is a sketch comedy show entirely created, designed, and performed by the fearlessly funny women of The Second City in Toronto. After a successful run in Chicago, DC and Toronto, the ladies are co...

OFF-JFL and Zoofest kick it up a notch this summer

Sassy Jo

June 14, 2019

Press Release

This summer’s going to be a scorcher! OFF-JFL and Zoofest, presented by Bell in association with Pabst Blue Ribbon, are cranking up the temperature this July, promising to deliver one of the hottest OFF-JFL and...

A Historic week in Canadian Comedy

Sassy Jo

February 26, 2019

Comedy

The story broke on February 21st. Comedians were horrified to hear a new deal between Just For Laughs and SiriusXM on the takeover of the Canadian radio property called "Canada Laughs 168" which was apparently...

JFL 2018: Kicking it all off with 2 Drink Minimum Live Podcast!

Katelynd Kuhar

July 31, 2018

Comedy, Reviews

It was only Wednesday, July 25th at 3:00 pm and you could really feel it in the air… Just for Laughs had officially taken over Montreal, with a veritable cornucopia of comedy to sponge up. Podcasts, panels, awa...

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