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Tag: Just For Laughs

Episode #454: Dave Merheje
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Episode #454: Dave Merheje

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

Dave Merheje is an award-winning Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who co-starred in the Hulu series, Ramy, and recently co-starred on the big screen opposite …

For The First Time, JFL Has Put New Faces On YouTube
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For The First Time, JFL Has Put New Faces On YouTube

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 18, 2021August 18, 2021

Well, isn’t this special?! Perhaps because I was the only person to actually review 2021’s New Faces of Comedy (check out my Substack, it’s called …

Just For Laughs Plans For 2021 Montreal Festival Revealed
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Just For Laughs Plans For 2021 Montreal Festival Revealed

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021

As comedy festivals begin planning their comebacks in person this summer and fall, the biggest convention of them all remains in hybrid mode for 2021. …

Episode #343: Rose Matafeo
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Episode #343: Rose Matafeo

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 21, 2021June 22, 2021

Rose Matafeo is a comedian, writer and actor from New Zealand who began her comedy career at age 15. In 2018, her stand-up show Horndog …

Just For Laughs Escapes To Cancun, November 2021
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Just For Laughs Escapes To Cancun, November 2021

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 10, 2021June 10, 20213

Weird timing for this, but here we are… Today, Montreal-based comedy festival Just For Laughs unveiled the concept and lineup for their first-ever curated travel experience, Just …

Just For Laughs Announces Return of New Faces for 2021, This Time Livestreamed from Montreal AND Los Angeles
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Just For Laughs Announces Return of New Faces for 2021, This Time Livestreamed from Montreal AND Los Angeles

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 6, 2021May 6, 20211

After a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Montreal’s Just For Laughs has brought back “New Faces” for 2021, if you haven’t noticed as …

Just For Laughs Returning to Montreal for July 2021
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Just For Laughs Returning to Montreal for July 2021

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

While falling short of announcing a full slate of in-person performances for the summer, the folks at Just For Laughs in Montreal did commit themselves …

Here Are Your New Faces of Comedy (Creators) for Just For Laughs 2020
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Here Are Your New Faces of Comedy (Creators) for Just For Laughs 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 28, 2020September 28, 2020

Everything’s different about 2020, and that includes the annual New Faces of Comedy hullaballoo out of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival. This year, with the …

Just For Laughs 2020 festival, now virtual and free for all
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Just For Laughs 2020 festival, now virtual and free for all

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2020September 9, 20201

This July, Montreal felt much less funny thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the annual Just For Laughs (Juste Pour Rire) festival and comedy …

Montreal’s Just For Laughs Goes Virtual For 2020
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Montreal’s Just For Laughs Goes Virtual For 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 21, 2020July 21, 2020

And now it’s official. Montreal’s Just For Laughs won’t convene in person this summer, or this fall, or at all in 2020. Instead, JFL is …

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