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Tag: Montreal (Just For Laughs)

Bill Burr hits the Bell Centre, Andrew Dice Clay joining The Nasty Show for Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2020
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Bill Burr hits the Bell Centre, Andrew Dice Clay joining The Nasty Show for Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 4, 2020February 4, 2020

Just For Laughs has announced the first two gets for Montreal this July, and they’re both biggies. Bill Burr will play the Bell Centre for one …

Episode #284: Becky Robinson
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Episode #284: Becky Robinson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 12, 2019December 12, 2019

Becky Robinson grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Ore., and studied business at San Diego State University before she threw her everything into show …

Louie Anderson to deliver Just For Laughs 2019 keynote
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Louie Anderson to deliver Just For Laughs 2019 keynote

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 19, 2019June 19, 2019

Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival has booked Louie Anderson to deliver its keynote address for the 2019 comedy confab next month. Anderson’s address, “Never Give …

Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival is leaning in more to its Canadian roots in 2019
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Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival is leaning in more to its Canadian roots in 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 30, 2019May 30, 2019

Last week, the folks at JFL (Just For Laughs) announced a slew of additional headliners for the annual comedy celebration that takes place each July …

Episode #219: Zainab Johnson
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Episode #219: Zainab Johnson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 6, 2018

Zainab Johnson had other plans for her life, perhaps professional basketball or teaching, before a tragic accident changed her life and her worldview. Johnson tells …

Highlights from Andy Kindler’s 2018 State of the Industry Address at Just For Laughs Montreal
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Highlights from Andy Kindler’s 2018 State of the Industry Address at Just For Laughs Montreal

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 28, 2018July 29, 2018

Andy Kindler delivered his most sincere and focused State of the Industry Address in years at Just For Laughs in Montreal. Which, of course, is …

Howie Mandel on owning Just For Laughs: “I was chasing this”
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Howie Mandel on owning Just For Laughs: “I was chasing this”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 28, 2018

Howie Mandel recently opened a comedy club bearing his name in Atlantic City, and he’s long been a mainstay judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. …

Darren Knight’s Southern Momma hits a bump north of the border at Just For Laughs 2018
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Darren Knight’s Southern Momma hits a bump north of the border at Just For Laughs 2018

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 28, 2018July 28, 2018

Can a white Tyler Perry make it in show business without the wigs, makeup or disguise? That’s not a rhetorical question in comedy, circa 2018. …

First impressions of New Faces 2018 at Just For Laughs Montreal
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First impressions of New Faces 2018 at Just For Laughs Montreal

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 26, 20181

New Faces is decidedly different this year in Montreal. Perhaps it’s due to the Amazon Prime Video camera crews following the aspiring stand-up comedians around …

Chris Redd at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2018
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Chris Redd at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2018

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2018

Chris Redd experienced a breakout summer in 2016, first as a scene-stealer in the The Lonely Island’s movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, then as …

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