EXCLUSIVE: Just for Laughs has made its New Faces selections for 2026, with 47 comedic artists in this year’s class, between ...

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. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Just For Laughs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Season 3 opener of “Hacks,” stand-up legend Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, touches down in Montreal to accept the ...

Stand up comedy showcases are planned for Sydney, Australia and Bermuda by new parent ComediHa! By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The new owner of the Just For Laughs festival brand has taken the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Singer, a talent booker behind the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal who is responsible for the New Faces showcase, ...

The organizers of Canada’s well-regarded Just for Laughs festival, a major gathering in Montreal where a number of comics have been discovered, have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy.

The former Montreal emergency room nurse turned internet star and comedian is headlining two shows for the Just for Laughs ...

Apparently, Just for Laughs can’t survive just on laughs — it needs money too. The storied Montréal comedy institution that, each year, awards the coveted distinction of “New Faces” to a crop of ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: While Netflix gears up for its second major comedy festival in Los Angeles come May, its biggest rival in North America has just closed up shop in a major bankruptcy ...

In the Season 3 opener of “Hacks,” stand-up legend Deborah Vance, played by Jean Smart, touches down in Montreal to accept the comedy special of the year award at the venerable Just for Laughs ...