The Just For Laughs Welcome Desk is located at the Hyatt Regency Montreal (1255 Rue Jeanne-Mance), in front of the Creation Room, on Level 6.

Ben Miner live from JFL on Canada Laughs, SiriusXM 168

Every year, Just For Laughs chooses the most promising up and comers to feature in New Faces of Comedy, and the show never disappoints. Want to see the best new talent before they’re playing sold-out theatres across the continent? Stand-up superstars are born at the festival each year, so come and find out who everyone’s […]

Every year, Just For Laughs chooses the most promising up and comers to feature in New Faces of Comedy, and the show never disappoints. Want to see the best new talent before they’re playing sold-out theatres across the continent? Stand-up superstars are born at the festival each year, so come and find out who everyone’s […]

The Just For Laughs Welcome Desk is located at the Hyatt Regency Montreal (1255 Rue Jeanne-Mance), in front of the Creation Room, on Level 6.

THE WAKE THE DECEASED: Gilbert Gottfried  Dying sucks. But what if you were able to attend your own funeral, and actually hear what all of your friends would say about you after you were gone. And then you got to tell them what you really think of them. Sweet! THE WAKE is a live format […]

Ben Miner live from JFL on Canada Laughs, SiriusXM 168

Business is powered by relationships and the Trendr Networking Lunch will allow you to grow your relationships within the comedy world. It is most definitely a cliché, especially in entertainment, but it is not always what you know but who you know! This will be a great opportunity for ComedyPRO participants to discuss their unique […]

With Neal Brennan + Moshe Kasher more info soon.

Ward & Al live from JFL on Canada Talks, SiriusXM 167

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Content is King and Comedy is Queen! Never before has so much great comedy hit the ‘small’ screen. Whether on cable, network television or over-the-top, fans are getting their fill of the funniest, smartest writing and performances ever. Breakout hits like Transparent, Orange is the New Black, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Broad City, Girls, VEEP, and The […]

Married comedians Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky host this hugely successful and hilarious podcast. If you enjoy 7th grade humor, you’ll love Your Mom’s House. See for yourself on July 23!

From broadcast networks (Modern Family, Big Bang Theory) to cable and streaming (Louie, Silicon Valley, Man Seeking Woman) comedies are currently enjoying a remarkable resurgence. Still, there is a mountain of comedy specs that never had their real day in court. Just For Laughs, in partnership with Thruline Television, has conquered that mountain. During the JFL/Thruline […]

A comedic look at the crumbling of our world with Eddie Pepitone and other funny people!

Cast and creators of the hit NBC comedy series Undateable will warm up for their coming third season with a live appearance at Just For Laughs ComedyPRO, Thursday, July 23, at 4 pm, in the Grand Salon Opera, Hyatt Regency Montreal. In attendance will be series stars Chris D’Elia, Brent Morin, Bridgit Mendler, Bianca Kajlich, […]

The Todd Shapiro Show live from JFL on Canada Laughs, SiriusXM 168

Watch Stuart Goldsmith as he delves into the comedic mind of his guest and goes in depth into how they create funny stuff. If you love comedy, make comedy, write comedy, or just have an interest in comedians and what makes them so annoying, this one’s for you.

Variety’s newly anointed ’10 Comics To Watch’ will be presented at this exclusive cocktail party brought to you by Variety and Just For Laughs. The 2015 Variety “10 Comics To Watch”:  • Nate Bargatze • Tone Bell • Kate Berlant • Flula Borg • Bianca Del Rio • Bridget Everett • Nikki Glaser • Ricky Velez • Mega64 […]

Unmasked with Ron Bennington Guest: Bill Burr

Move over Key and Peele, there are new sketch comics in town, and they’re set to blow up Montreal on July 23. The future stars of SNL don’t hold back during one of the funniest shows of the series. New Faces of Comedy-Characters: Full lineup will be announced on Monday, July 20, 2015 ENCORE PRESENTATION: TBA

No comedy mega-star came out of the womb with an agent, and Just For Laughs’ New Faces: Unrepped is here to remedy that oversight by the big man himself. On July 23, New Faces: Unrepped gives audiences and industry-members a first look at the hottest names tearing up the underground comedy scene. Commission-free comedy at […]

The best shorts of the year! 90 minutes of cinematic laughter! Lol! You chose the tagline, we provide the goods. *Full film lineup will be announced in June

The Just For Laughs Welcome desk is located at the Hyatt Regency Montreal (1255 Rue Jeanne-Mance), in front of the Creation room, on Level 6.

For the fourth consecutive year, the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) and Just For Laughs will showcase 5 new program ideas presented by the comedians, writers and sketch-performers who created them, in an open-pitch format to a panel of industry experts. Some of the world’s most beloved shows have stemmed from comedy performers with a […]

Ben Miner live from JFL on Canada Laughs, SiriusXM 168

It is no secret that some of the most hilarious comedy comes out of Canada. The “Discover Canada’s Creators” Luncheon is an opportunity for agents, managers, producers, TV and Web Executives from around the world to network and discuss all the exciting content being produced by these intelligent and very funny Canucks. Imagine this lunch […]

Jen is leaving her bedroom and taking her I Seem Fun podcast on the road all the way to Montreal. Presented for the first time at the Festival, watch Jen talk about what’s on her mind and how she’s feeling about things that day.

Everybody has secret weirdness, Pete Holmes gets comedians to share theirs. Don’t miss your chance to keep it crispy and see Pete make it weird LIVE and IRL on July 24.

Ward & Al live from JFL on Canada Talks, SiriusXM 167

This will be one hour of pure, uncensored, comedy honesty. Back for a fifth year, this panel is easily one of the most amusingly revealing hours you’ll spend at the festival. We get the 10 best and brightest comics of the year together and encourage them to reflect on how they pulled it off, and […]

Here Comes The Grudge. A dazzling display of stream of conscious self-sabotage. Things could be worse and I look forward to it!

The Todd Shapiro Show live from JFL on Canada Laughs, SiriusXM 168

With all the comedy superstars swarming around the city, hard at work making everyone laugh, it only feels right to make them walk the red carpet and laud them with awards. So join us as we celebrate the year’s best comedy at the Just For Laughs Awards Show! HOST: JEFF ROSS • COMEDY PERSON OF […]

One of the biggest events in the comedy world each year is Variety‘s unveiling of their annual ‘10 Comics To Watch’ feature. The issue is usually released during the last week of the Just For Laughs Festival which holds a cocktail reception for the newly anointed comedians. The best and brightest ‘10 Comics To Watch’ […]

Unmasked with Ron Bennington Guest: Chris D’Elia

It’s no secret that comedy is Canada’s number one cultural export. From Mike Myers to Seth Rogen, this country sends its best and brightest talents over the border, across the pond, and down the 401 year after year, where they go on to create, write and star in the comedies that inform our culture. Presented […]

Jason Reitman’s Live Read Series, now in its fourth year, was created as part of Film Independents LACMA Film Series. Each month, Jason directs contemporary actors in a live stage reading of a classic screenplay. Previous scripts include Princess Bride, The Apartment, Reservoir Dogs, American Beauty, Ghostbusters and The Empire Strikes Back, with roles read […]

After a grueling week of trekking around the city, making the rounds and watching the world’s best comedians leave it all out on the stage, the comedy industry’s bevy of artists, managers, agents, casting executives and high-level network execs don’t need much of an excuse to cut loose. FUNNY OR DIE Midnight Party is their […]

The Just For Laughs Welcome desk is located at the Hyatt Regency Montreal (1255 Rue Jeanne-Mance), in front of the Creation room, on Level 6.

For French Canadians Mike Ward is a comedy legend, for the rest of the world he’s just a drunken buffoon with a lot of funny stories. On his podcast, Mike Ward is Full of Crap, Ward addresses issues, airs grievances, and shares anecdotes, all in his signature crassly hilarious style. Watch the superstar live in […]

CBC Punchline is joining forces with the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) and Just For Laughs in a search for the funniest, newest, most innovative digital-first (or short-form) comedy content. In today’s changing entertainment environment, digital-first content has found a home on the web, on broadcast television, and even on social media platforms like […]

In the last few years, social media has given comedy fans unprecedented access to the best comedians from around the world. With this increased visibility for artists of all levels, there has been a huge demand for live English-language comedy. Now many US, Canadian, UK and Australian stand-up comedians are doing very well touring internationally. […]

Comedian Dana Gould takes a look at our world… through his eyes… for your benefit. Joined by fellow comedians and other interesting people with a focus on the weird and the real. Conversation. Music. Monologues.

HBO’s Emmy®- and Golden Globe®-nominated series, Silicon Valley, takes a comic look at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Silicon Valley was recently honored at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, winning Best Comedy Series and Best Supporting Actor in […]

More than 1 billion unique users visit video-sharing websites each month, viewing over six billion hours of video; 100 hours of video are uploaded to these sites every minute. CISCO predicts that video traffic will be 79% of global Internet traffic in 2018. The sum of all forms of video (TV, video on demand, Internet, […]

After four successful seasons, political satirist extraordinaire Armando Iannucci has made the decision to hand over creative reins of HBO’s Veep to one of the foremost comedy writers today, Emmy Award nominated David Mandel. Mandel’s extensive résumé includes writing credits on some of the greatest shows in TV history, including Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. […]

Hound Tall is a live podcast, hosted by Moshe Kasher, that takes a single topic and figures out the mysteries of the universe. An hour long chat with an expert and a panel of comedians, they learn all there is to know about things. And also laugh at them.

Formerly of the Howard Stern Show, Artie Lange has embarked this year on what he considers to be “the best medium for [comedy]”. Along with two of his buddies, Joe Matarese and Chris Cotton, who are also comedians, and also hilarious, Artie is now unleashed from the confines of TV and radio into the world […]

Just For Laughs invites you to hobnob with this year’s New Faces and Homegrown comedians over some cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

Come to Papa is a weekly show hosted by comedian Tom Papa, and it’s coming to Montreal! Tom explores the funny side of life with the legends of comedy, film and all around cool people. Some of his guests have included Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Rob Zombie, Mario Batali and a host of rising stars […]

From the 1970s thru the 1990s, there was no hipper, no more outrageous comedy in print than The National Lampoon, the groundbreaking humor magazine that pushed the limits of taste and acceptability – and then pushed them even harder. Parodying everything from politics, religion, entertainment and the whole of American lifestyle, the Lampoon eventually went […]