1:27 Just for Laughs Toronto cancels 2024 season, files for bankruptcy protection Documents made public by an insolvency trustee show Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs and affiliated companies ...

After weeks of rumours, Just for Laughs has officially been sold. The iconic Montreal-based company announced Wednesday it has been acquired by Canadian comedian Howie Mandel and ICM Partners, a Los ...

Just For Laughs is assuring comics concerned by its takeover of a satellite radio comedy station that it will exclusively air Canadian content produced by artists outside of the Montreal entertainment ...

Insurance and financial services brand Beneva has expanded its sponsorship with the Just For Laughs Group to become presenting sponsor of the Toronto festival, in addition to the event in Montreal, ...

This year's edition of Montreal's flagship Just for Laughs comedy festival — as well as its Toronto iteration — were cancelled after its parent company Groupe Juste pour rire inc. filed for creditor ...

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 ...

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The future is looking bleak for Toronto's premiere comedy event, as the Montreal company that operates the Just for Laughs comedy festival has announced the cancellation of the 2024 festival. The move ...

Just For Laughs has inked $20M in new broadcast TV deals ahead of the launch of this year’s festival — the first edition of JFL Montreal in two years — organizers announced on Tuesday. Among the 50 ...

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Yannis Pappas took that adage about “comedy is tragedy plus time” a little too literally. Prior to entering the humour trade, he took a bullet to his body and a bat to his head and was struck by ...

Groupe ComediHa! is embarking on a rebranding. The new group, which will now be headquartered in Quebec City, will now be called Just for Entertainment Group, while its annual comedy event in the ...